Tech Advisor — Mission-Centric ISR & Ops Liaison

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Fort Washington (MD); On-site; USD 115,199 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies seeks a Tech Advisor to provide specialized engineering expertise and serve as a key liaison between mission partners and developers. You will gather requirements, tailor capabilities, and train users to ensure effective adoption of advanced tools and workflows.

The role supports multi‑domain operations, with a Top‑Secret clearance and a focus on aligning technical solutions with mission priorities to deliver operational value.

Qualifications

• 9+ years relevant experience with a Bachelor's in a related field; 7 years with a Master's; 4 years with a PhD or JD; or 13 years with a HS.
• Experience providing technical, engineering, or systems‑integration support to mission‑focused or operational teams.
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Top‑Secret clearance.
• Ability to gather, interpret, and translate user requirements into actionable technical tasks.
• Experience liaising between technical developers and end‑users, preferably in a defense/intelligence setting.
• Strong understanding of mission‑partner operations, AORs, TTPs, and operational priorities.
• Ability to train and support technical and non‑technical personnel.
• Excellent problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication across multi‑functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience supporting capability customization or feature enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and technical expertise to mission partners and capability‑development teams in support of system enhancements and operational integration.
• Serve as the primary liaison between capability developers and mission‑partner personnel to ensure effective communication and alignment of requirements.
• Gather inputs, feedback, and technical requirements to support methodology development, tool improvements, and capability customization.
• Deliver assistance, instruction, and on‑site education to mission‑partner personnel to enable effective use of developed capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with developers to refine and tailor capability features and functionality based on mission‑partner needs.
• Apply knowledge of mission‑partner AORs, TTPs, operations, and priorities to guide technical solutions and ensure operational value.
• Facilitate a robust user community by enabling the sharing of analysis methods, workflows, and use cases across sites.
• Support troubleshooting, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement of mission‑partner capabilities.
• Promote consistent capability adoption across multiple mission‑partner locations.

Skills

Technical liaison

Requirements gathering

Communication

Problem solving

Independent work

Training & support

Cross-functional collaboration

Defense/Intelligence domain

Capability customization

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's in related field

Master's in related field

PhD/JD in related field

High School Diploma + 13 years experience

Job description

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies seeks a Tech Advisor to provide specialized engineering expertise and serve as a key liaison between mission partners and developers. You will gather requirements, tailor capabilities, and train users to ensure effective adoption of advanced tools and workflows.

The role supports multi‑domain operations, with a Top‑Secret clearance and a focus on aligning technical solutions with mission priorities to deliver operational value.