Professional Summary:

Daily work is conducted as an integrated team member of the Multi-Domain Joint Operations (MDJO) Directorate under the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Mission Capabilities (DCTO(MC)) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide subject-matter expertise in warfighting technologies and capabilities for Joint Information Advantage and Battlespace Awareness.
• Deliver technical assessments and analysis to provide recommended innovative approaches, technologies, and capabilities to address critical joint warfighting capability gaps.
• Provide technical analysis and advice to inform capability requirements development and validation through the JCIDS process.
• Provide technical expertise to inform mission engineering studies, prototype development, experimentation, and global integrated wargaming.
• Collaborate with Service, Joint Staff, and OSD stakeholders to support the transition of technologies from prototypes and joint experimentation activities to Service programs of record.
• Prepare and deliver reports and briefings to DoD leadership.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 20 years' of relevant work experience.
• Technical expertise in cutting edge technologies and application of technologies into new and innovative warfighting capabilities.
• JCIDS experience working with the Joint Staff in the military requirements process, highly desired.
• In-depth technical knowledge and experience with advanced DoD weapon systems and their capabilities, concept of operations, and concepts of employment.
• Technical expertise in system capabilities, performance, and operations in at least two of the following areas: land, sea, air, and space platforms; offensive, defensive, kinetic and directed energy weapons; sensors for ISR and fire control; cyberwarfare; communication networks; electromagnetic spectrum management to include EW and 5G; application of automation; command, control, and battle management; fires close air support, long range fires, targeting, air and missile defense.
• Technical expertise in kinetic weapons/platforms, EW & non-kinetic effects, and/or defensive capabilities.
• Experience leading the planning and execution of complex engineering and systems analysis efforts for the DoD and/or IC.
• Executive presence with highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop high-quality, professional briefings and written reports to succinctly capture key issues for DoD decision-makers.
• Self-starter, able to take initiative and accomplish work independently with minimal guidance.
• Must be highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Operational experience in any aspect of Joint Fires, desired.
• OSD, Joint Staff, and/or Service Staff experience, desired.
• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• TS SCI Clearance is required

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers' portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest's corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees' creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careeers/our-benefits.