Tactical Scientist — Field Translator for CWMD Tech

CSPC Solutions; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CSPC Solutions is seeking a Tactical Scientist to serve as an embedded operational translator for a federal CWMD RDT&E effort. The Tactical Scientist bridges operational needs and technical development, guiding scientists and engineers to ensure investments are driven by mission viability, lethality, and survivability.

Based onsite at Fort Belvoir, VA, you will translate mission requirements into precise specifications, develop CONOPS, conduct field tests, and support transitions to production

Qualifications

• Background in U.S. special operations and counter-WMD experience.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into technical specs and communicate with operators and technical staff.
• Experience supporting or leading RDT&E, capability development, or operational experiments.
• Knowledge of CONOPS development, wargaming, and effects-based planning methodologies.
• TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain higher access as required.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the operational voice in technical development efforts, translating mission requirements into actionable, precise technical specifications for scientists and engineers.
• Conduct multi-source research and analysis, threat assessments, and operational environment modeling to identify risks and opportunities.
• Develop and refine CONOPS, mission threads, and courses of action through wargaming and effects-based planning.
• Plan and execute controlled tests, field experiments, and exercise integrations to evaluate capability, performance and suitability, and to collect user feedback for iterative refinement.
• Provide reach-back analytical support and real-time decision support and assist with direct integration of developed capabilities into live or planned operations.
• Develop and apply MOEs and MOPs to validate operational impact.
• Support transition planning for mature prototypes to production, including development of training materials and sustainment models.
• Guide and advise scientists and engineers with operational authority, ensuring technology investments remain grounded in real‑world mission viability.

Skills

Special operations experience

Translate operational requirements

RDT&E support

CONOPS development

Wargaming

TS/SCI clearance

Travel willingness

Job description

CSPC Solutions is seeking a Tactical Scientist to serve as an embedded operational translator for a federal CWMD RDT&E effort. The Tactical Scientist bridges operational needs and technical development, guiding scientists and engineers to ensure investments are driven by mission viability, lethality, and survivability.

Based onsite at Fort Belvoir, VA, you will translate mission requirements into precise specifications, develop CONOPS, conduct field tests, and support transitions to production