Senior Technical Advisor - Aviation Platforms​/Engineering Systems

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Senior Technical Advisor – Aviation Platforms/Engineering Systems

K ’s Aviation & Ground Systems Directorate provides Systems Engineering & Integration support to the Army’s Aviation and Ground soldiers with project based and full‑time personnel support services. K  sets the standard with a wide range of services including Government Engineering, Logistics, Business, and International focuses, while ensuring customer satisfaction and providing excellence in contract deliverables.

K  is searching for a Senior Technical Advisor to develop and implement integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions. In this role, the candidate will provide technical leadership for cross‑functional teams responsible for executing customer‑defined tasks. The candidate will ensure that distinct systems, platforms, and technologies work together seamlessly to enable real‑time data dissemination, robust decision support, and enhanced operational effectiveness across all domains.

The Senior Technical Advisor serves as the chief technical authority and is responsible for strategic planning, development, execution, and management of comprehensive, data‑driven and actionable technology enhancement solutions involving engineering advancements, enterprise architecture, secure intelligence and operational environment solutions, data interoperability, or multi‑vendor ecosystems. Leading cross‑functional technical teams, the candidate is accountable for delivering integrated and advanced solutions on time and within scope, ensuring continuity of technical vision and retaining institutional knowledge throughout the project lifecycle.

• Leverage government‑provided secure infrastructure, networks, systems, and software to oversee technology development, system architecture, platform integration, and data & threat analysis efforts.
• Establish a standard methodology that is scalable and flexible to build rapid prototypes as well as accommodate various solutions that are functional and feasible to meet the customer’s mission and objectives.
• Oversee prototype demonstrations in operationally relevant environments, conduct technical and operational assessments against defined performance criteria, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet real‑world requirements.
• Engage with a Change Review Panel (CRP) to mitigate and approve changes to project baseline, including scope, schedule, cost, and compliance requirements.
• Assist stakeholders with coordination and briefing project information and help the customer in solutioning based on specified requests.
• Work in conjunction with the Program Management team to develop detailed project technical responses and cost estimates.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to multi‑discipline engineers, technical leads, and technicians.
• Understand contractual requirements to ensure successful contract performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10‑15 years of direct experience with engineering/integration activities supporting the Government, preferably with the Army.
• Direct demonstrated experience managing aviation and product development projects for DoD aviation including hardware and software.
• Exposure to model‑based systems engineering techniques and human‑systems integration principles.
• Experience with agile development lifecycle.
• Relevant experience with ISR architecture infrastructure including Space, Aerial, and Ground.
• Demonstrated performance integrating new and emerging technologies with medium Technology Readiness Levels into an operational environment.
• Recent and relevant experience with AI/ML capabilities for sensor fusion, data compression, and actionable intelligence.
• Experience with aviation avionics system architecture development for on‑platform integration and qualification.
• Experience with ISR related sensors (e.g., RF/EW, SAR, EO/IR, SIGINT).
• Understanding of communications and networking for DoD networks.
• Place of performance in Huntsville, AL or Washington, D.C. area.
• Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance required.
• CONUS and…