
Optics Technical SETA, Secret Clearance
Description:
Candidates sought to provide support to the program manager with specific focus on technical project management and execution. The successful candidate will assess individual technical and programmatic risks, track performer progress relative to plan, project anticipated performer outcomes, and ensure that project management best practices are followed at performers, within the independent verification and validation (IV&V) activities funded by DARPA, and within DARPA itself.
Requirements:
- Doctorate, Master’s Degree with three years, or Bachelor’s and five years of relevant experience studying optics or photonics
- Prior photonics or free-space optics research experience.
Desired capabilities and characteristics:
- Knowledge of materials, optical modelling, fabrication, design, and optical communication methods is highly beneficial
- Demonstrated ability to learn new subjects and gain rapid insights into current and next generation research topics.
- Willingness to commute to Ballston, VA
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
- Strong organization skills with the ability to multi-task and respond to quick turn-around requests
- Flexible and readily adaptable to change
Responsibilities:
- Take part in periodic performer assessments to analyze program, technical and schedule risks; develop risk mitigation strategies; communicate findings to program manager
- Technical evaluations and guidance on reports, briefings, and other performer communications
- Presentation and report preparation
- Support further research solicitation and proposal evaluations
- Program administration, including development of technical analyses, identification of technology gaps, technical risk management, project cost estimation, technology transfer efforts, as well as supporting technical reviews.
- Attend and organize program reviews/site visits/field tests.
Clearance: U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance is required. TS/SCI clearance, desired
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