Subject Matter Expert - Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection

Leidos; Colorado Springs (CO); À distance; USD 110 000 - 193 000; Temps partiel

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Health and Wellness programs

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Paid Leave and Retirement

Résumé du poste

Leidos is seeking a senior subject matter expert in EMP protection to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on military systems vulnerable to electromagnetic pulse threats. The role focuses on technical reviews, MIL-STD guidance, and field-testing oversight, with telework possible as a consulting employee.

The candidate will train peers, contribute to standards and handbooks, and collaborate with government personnel in a program office setting to advance nuclear-survivability

Qualifications

• Minimum 17 years of applicable experience in EMP-protection for military electrical systems.
• U.S. citizen with active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility.
• Experience writing MIL-STD documentation and presenting results to senior military personnel.

Responsabilités

• Perform comprehensive technical reviews and edits of EMP-related documents for DTRA stakeholders.
• Provide technical recommendations to DoD standards and handbooks on EMP-protection requirements.
• Train personnel on EMP-protection principles.
• Observe field tests of EMP-protection systems and comment on MIL-STD compliance.
• Participate in technical working groups on EMP testing, design, and modeling.

Connaissances

EMP protection

Test engineering

Technical writing

Military standards

Formation

Bachelor's or Master’s in Physics/Engineering

Description du poste

The Intelligence Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a senior subject matter expert for work regarding the protection of military systems from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) environments generated by nuclear-weapon detonations. Leidos’ customer is the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), located at Fort Belvoir, VA. The position is part time for a consulting employee. Applicant may telework remotely. Overall task: Provide technical assistance regarding the protection of military systems against EMP threat environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive technical reviews, assessments, and necessary edits of EMP-related technical documents (such as test plans, test reports, etc.) to assure the documents’ completeness, correctness, and clarity for DTRA and DTRA’s stakeholder community.
• Provide technical recommendations and assistance to DTRA and its stakeholders in creating or updating DoD military standards and associated military handbooks regarding EMP-protection requirements and best-practice guidance, which support nuclear-survivability policies and regulations for military systems.
• Provide training of EMP-protection principles and practices to newer members of the EMP-protection/hardening technical community.
• Travel to, and observe, field tests of EMP-protection systems executed in accordance with military standards (e.g., MIL-STD-188-125-1A) and provide critical, technical comments and reports based on these observations with respect to military-standard compliance.
• Participate in DTRA’s technical working groups regarding other EMP-related testing in the field or laboratory; technology designs, research, and development for advancing EMP hardness and hardness-testing; and EMP modeling-and-simulation (M&S) topics.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Physics, or Engineering, or comparable technical field with at least 17 years of applicable experience pertinent to the protection of military electrical systems from EMP threats, to include experience as a test engineer, test director, writer of technical reports, contributor to military standard (MIL-STD) documentation, and with the demonstrated skill sets to present test results to senior military personnel.
• Possess knowledge regarding the substantiation and implementation of EMP-protection requirements per the following military standards: MIL-STD-2169D, MIL-STD-188-125-1A/-2A, MIL-STD-3023A, and MIL-STD-4023, and technical guidance per military handbook MIL-HDBK-423.
• Must be a U.S Citizen (no dual citizenship).
• Must currently have an active Top Secret clearance, and be eligible for an SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in vulnerability studies for military systems from EMP environments, and potential means to protect such systems from these environments.
• Experience in observing, performing, and directing EMP-protection tests of military systems and reporting observations.
• Experience collaborating with senior Government personnel who operate out of a program office environment, such as at a Government/military agency.
• Demonstrate professional skills in technical writing.

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Pay Range

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Pay and Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

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Commitment and Diversity

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