Senior Engineer for Joint Warfighting Capabilities

Engineering Washington, District Of Columbia

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Ventus Executive Solutions (VES) is a small company that works in the innovation and consulting arena and hires particularly talented individuals. We are dedicated to promoting mentorship and personal development, recognizing that our team's growth is integral to our collective success. We offer excellent salaries and benefits.
 
Ventus Executive Solutions (VES) is seeking a Senior Engineer for Joint Warfighting Capabilities with a technical expertise for warfighting capability development, integration, and transition of close time-critical gaps in high-priority, multi-component warfighting missions to join our exciting team at Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)).
 
This opportunity is ideal for someone to provide subject-matter expertise in warfighting technologies and capabilities for Joint Information Advantage, Battlespace Awareness, and Command and Control.  This person will deliver technical assessments and analysis to provide recommended innovative approaches, technologies, and capabilities to address critical joint warfighting capability gaps. The person in this role will be an integrated team member of the Multi-Domain Joint Operations (MDJO) Directorate under the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Mission Capabilities (DCTO(MC)) within OUSD(R&E) assisting in closing time-critical gaps in high-priority, multi-component warfighting missions. Additionally, the candidate will collaborate with stakeholders to support technology transitions and prepare reports and briefings for DoD leadership. The ideal candidate has highly effective communication and interpersonal skills. The candidate should have experience with advanced DoD weapon systems and their capabilities, concept of operations, and concepts of employment.
 
The anticipated work location is in DC metropolitan area.
 
Travel: less than 10%.
Required Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
  • 15+ years of relevant work experience
  • Solid working knowledge of current and future airborne and space ISR systems to include the proliferated low earth orbit (PLEO) constellations.
  • Technical expertise in cutting edge technologies and application of technologies into new and innovative warfighting capabilities.
  • 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, non-kinetic, and directed energy weapons
    • Sensors for ISR and fire control
    • Electromagnetic spectrum effects and management to include EW and 5G
    • Application of automation, command, control and battle management.
    • Logistics, CBRNE, fires, close air support, long range fires, targeting
    • Air and missile defense
    • UAS systems
    • Counter-UAS systems
    • Protection and security
  • 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.
  • Active TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (SCI).
Desired Experience
  • Master’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; highly desired
  • JCIDS experience working with the Joint Staff in the military requirements process.
  • Capability portfolio management experience and responsibilities with CPMRs, IAPRs, or TMTRs.
  • OSD, Joint Staff, and/or Service Staff experience

Ventus Executive Solutions provides our government and commercial clients with a range of professional and innovation services including: technology innovation acceleration, business consulting services, professional engineering and program oversight, and program and budget support. We support analysis and studies in a variety of areas including defense, energy and health care where we aid organizations in solving complex problems in new and innovative ways. We work with our clients to identify core issues and then put together a cost-effective world-class team to solve problems and enable our clients to create and seize opportunities. VES is a Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB).

Ventus Executive Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and uses E-Verify in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

To find out more about Ventus, visit our website: www.ventus-solutions.com

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