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Amentum
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) Project Specialist
Supporting the Most Exciting and Meaningful Missions in the World
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) Project Specialist
Join a team of Research, Design, Test, & Evaluation (RDT&E) professionals who are identifying, developing, demonstrating, and assessing technologies and concepts to help protect America’s homeland in support of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of Mission and Capability Support (MCS).
Amentum is seeking a Project Specialist with Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) experience to support portfolio requirements management, concept development, technical demonstrations, and systems integration initiatives. The successful candidate will drive project execution in collaboration with DHS S&T leaders, DHS Component staffs, contract team members, vendors, and other subject matter experts and supporting organizations.
The position is telework but must be within the vicinity of Washington, DC/the National Capital Region.
Essential Responsibilities:
Serve as Amentum project specialist for customer-focused C-UAS project activities, directly reporting to project leadership to support below activities.
Provide C-UAS subject matter expertise to help guide all project execution issues
Develop, review, and track capability gap and requirements activities and related project documents
Review engineering performance on the project to ensure quality, conformance with conceptual design, and completeness of engineering tasks
Develop and review technical description documents and test and evaluation plans
Develop and review system integration activities and related project documents
Work with vendors and other team members to develop, execute, and assess technology demonstrations and evaluations
Review performer/vendor’s technical documentation for accuracy and completeness
Advise program management team on matters affecting project success, schedule, and cost impacts, and develop project recovery plans as required
Develop and review technical assessments of emerging C-UAS technologies and systems
Ensure project compliance with performance, budget, and schedule requirements
Represent the organization in meetings and conferences as required
Develop purchase requests and track project contract acquired property from delivery through final acceptance by government
May supervise other staff members
Min Requirements:
U.S. citizenship
Must be able to pass DHS entry of duty (EOD) requirements to start, and maintain Public Trust suitability status
Reside in vicinity of the National Capital Region
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science field and 6 years related work experience, or equivalent
Experience with DHS, DoD, or industry for major systems or programs
Proficiency with developing schedules, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), dashboards, word-processing, spreadsheets, Microsoft Project, and integrated software applications
Up to 20% travel may be required
Preferred Quals:
Active Public Trust designation
Active secret security clearance
Knowledge of C-UAS operations/analysis and/or assessments, testing and evaluation used to detect, identify, monitor, and mitigate UAS
Understanding of sUAS threats, electronic and communications systems, components, and materials
Knowledge of DHS, DoD, or other law enforcement C-UAS efforts during the last five years
Experience using MESH networking communications equipment
Knowledge of Android Team Awareness Kit
FAA part 107 license
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.