Technical Consultant; Government

Business Unit: Government Solutions

Location: Fairfax County, Virginia;
On-site

Security Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI Required

Travel: 0-25%

Compensation: $145,000–$175,000 base salary, plus performance-based bonus eligibility and up to a $6,000 signing bonus commensurate with experience, qualifications, and clearance.

Black Marlin Defense is a maritime consultancy helping founders, investors, and government organizations make better-informed decisions across the maritime ecosystem. The Government Solutions unit supports defense organizations in evaluating, integrating, and transitioning advanced maritime and related technologies through technical analysis, operational planning, experimentation, and strategic advisory services.

Our work spans autonomous systems, contested logistics, long-range precision fires, maritime infrastructure, undersea systems, artificial intelligence, and next-generation defense technologies. The Government Solutions unit operates where operational experience, technical expertise, and strategic decision-making intersect.

Black Marlin Defense is seeking a Technical Consultant to support a Department of War client across maritime and joint force initiatives. This role provides analytical, technical, and strategic support to senior government leaders, program offices, and operational organizations responsible for developing, evaluating, and fielding emerging capabilities.

Successful candidates will help shape prototype demonstrations, operational experimentation, capability assessments, acquisition strategies, and executive-level decision support while working alongside military operators, engineers, and government civilians.

This position is ideal for professionals who enjoy solving complex national security problems at the intersection of technology, operations, and strategy.

• Provide analytical, technical, and strategic support to Department of War Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) and Prototyping & Engineering (P&E) initiatives.
• Develop executive briefings, technical reports, white papers, and decision-support products for senior government leadership.
• Support the planning and execution of prototype demonstrations, operational experiments, and live-fire events.
• Conduct research and analysis on emerging technologies and their operational applications.
• Collaborate with engineers, military operators, acquisition professionals, and industry partners to develop practical solutions to complex defense challenges.
• Participate in technical interchange meetings, requirements development, and capability assessments.
• Translate technical concepts into actionable recommendations for operational and acquisition stakeholders.
• Support client engagements across the National Capital Region and at other government locations as required.

• Maritime operations
• Naval warfare systems
• Undersea warfare
• Special operations
• Multi-domain operations
• Naval Surface Warfare Centers

• Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)
• Long-range precision fires
• Integrated air and missile defense
• Autonomous and unmanned systems
• Containerized weapon systems
• Combat systems
• Tactical data links

• Live-fire testing and operational experimentation
• Defense acquisition
• Program management
• Programmatic financial management mechanisms

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Operations Research or Analysis, or another technical discipline.
• Five or more years of military, government, FFRDC, or defense consulting experience.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze…