Senior Technical Advisor​/DoD Engineering & Test - Secret

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• Salary Range - $145,000 to $190,000
• Location
  - Approved locations for this role - Huntsville, AL, Patuxent River / Lexington Park, MD, Eglin AFB / Fort Walton Beach, FL, Dahlgren, VA / Fredericksburg, VA, Port Hueneme / Ventura County, CA, Edwards AFB / Palmdale, CA, Dayton / Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, Newport, RI, Crane / Bloomington, IN, Panama City, FL, Arnold AFB / Tullahoma, TN, San Diego, CA
• Clearance - A successful candidate must have an active "Secret" clearance to be considered.
• Benefits - Best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

The Senior Technical Advisor/ DoD Engineering & Test serves as a senior technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting complex Department of Defense programs, customer engagements, capture efforts, and proposal development.

The position is particularly focused on technically complex engineering, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Test & Evaluation (T&E), systems integration, and lifecycle support efforts supporting DoD customers.

This individual brings a strong engineering or technical foundation combined with broad experience supporting complex defense missions. The Technical Advisor must be capable of rapidly understanding unfamiliar technical challenges, engaging credibly with engineers, scientists, test personnel, operators, and Government technical leadership, and helping teams translate mission requirements into practical and executable solutions. The Technical Advisor provides technical expertise wherever needed to strengthen contract execution, customer engagement, solution development, and competitive pursuits.

Primary Responsibilities:

Customer & Contract Technical Support:

• Serve as a senior technical SME and advisor supporting complex DoD contracts and customer missions.
• Provide technical expertise to programs involving T&E, RDT&E, engineering, systems integration, logistics, sustainment, configuration management, and mission support.
• Support Program Managers and project teams in evaluating complex technical requirements, risks, challenges, and potential solutions.
• Participate in customer meetings, technical interchange meetings, design reviews, test planning activities, program reviews, and other technical engagements.
• Engage directly with Government engineers, scientists, test personnel, operators, acquisition professionals, and technical leadership.
• Assist teams in evaluating technical requirements and determining the personnel, equipment, facilities, processes, partners, and specialized expertise necessary for successful execution.
• Provide independent technical perspective on complex or high-risk program issues and help identify practical paths forward.
• Support technical reviews of plans, approaches, deliverables, and other work products when senior technical expertise is required.
• Help bridge communication between Program Managers, engineers, specialized SMEs,…