Interdisciplinary Engineer​/Scientist

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You will execute strategic roadmaps, providing technical guidance for high-priority R and D in sensing, application integration, and cross-platform interoperability, with a focus on sensing, data fusion, and communications.

You will lead high-priority tech development, prototyping, and integration lifecycle for key R and D initiatives, delivering SOWs, test strategies, and milestone/impact briefings to command leadership.

You will partner with program flight plan leads to develop strategic roadmaps for System of Systems integration priorities, ensuring alignment with NAWCAD objectives.

You will define R and D priorities with CTO, STILO, and S and T managers; maintain domain expertise in sensors, networks, and interoperability to align strategic capabilities across NAWCAD.

You will advise NAWCAD command on cooperative sensing readiness, maturity, and transition timelines, serving as technical advisor to guide critical research and acquisition decisions.

You will mentor team engineers and physicists on system integration, cultivating high-performing project leads to guide cooperative sensing from concept to programs of record.

You will engage with external groups and interface with DoD program and project managers to build collaborative opportunities through working groups, co-development initiatives, integration efforts, technical conferences, and direct outreach.

You will prepare and modify avionics procurement specifications, drawings and technical documentation for new replacement, modified items of avionics equipment and/or the development and review of avionics systems research.

You will lead the design, modification, acquisition, integration, validation and final approval of the avionics equipment.

You will review and develop Statements of Work (SOWs), conduct detailed Technical Evaluations of research and development programs and source selection activities, and review of Contract Data Requirements List submittals.

You will lead airworthiness efforts including Interim Flight Clearances, technical directives, NATOPS/NATIP changes, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and certifications.

You will demonstrate Networks and Data Links experience, Weapon System Integration experience, Combat Decision Aid development experience, Platform Host Mission Computer Integration experience.