Technical SETA - STO

Summary

Everforth ECS is seeking a Technical SETA - STO to work in our Arlington, VA office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon additional funding.ECS seeks a Technical Science, Engineering, and Technical Advisory (SETA) candidate to provide onsite support to DARPA's Strategic Technology Office (STO). STO's mission is to develop technology to give national security leaders trusted, disruptive capabilities to win in all physical domains. STO seeks to carry out DARPA's mission of creating high-risk, high reward “breakthrough” technologies with a focus on ambitious, difficult, and revolutionary projects that achieve significant changes or fundamental shifts in technical capabilities and give our warfighters new ways to fight.The successful candidate will support a DARPA program manager by participating in or leading all activities in project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, program-funded test coordination, and coordination with members of the Department of Defense for transition. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating meetings, assessing performer technical progress, projecting performer outcomes, and ensuring that project management best practices are followed by performers, independent verification and validation (IV&V) entities funded by DARPA, and within DARPA itself. Duties range from developing point papers, slide decks, and other materials that convey the need, status, and importance of a program to researching unique problem set ideas to aid in National Security priorities.Salary Range: $100,000 - $230,000 (actual salary depends on overall experience)General Description of BenefitsAbility to obtain and maintain DoD TS/SCI clearancePhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering5+ years of experienceAbility to communicate effectively with excellent oral and written skills.Ability to learn new subjects and gain rapid insights into current and next-generation research topics, preferably with hands-on leadership of research programs at the performer level in multidisciplinary fields.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Technical SETA - STO to work in our Arlington, VA office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon additional funding.ECS seeks a Technical Science, Engineering, and Technical Advisory (SETA) candidate to provide onsite support to DARPA's Strategic Technology Office (STO). STO's mission is to develop technology to give national security leaders trusted, disruptive capabilities to win in all physical domains. STO seeks to carry out DARPA's mission of creating high-risk, high reward “breakthrough” technologies with a focus on ambitious, difficult, and revolutionary projects that achieve significant changes or fundamental shifts in technical capabilities and give our warfighters new ways to fight.The successful candidate will support a DARPA program manager by participating in or leading all activities in project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, program-funded test coordination, and coordination with members of the Department of Defense for transition. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating meetings, assessing performer technical progress, projecting performer outcomes, and ensuring that project management best practices are followed by performers, independent verification and validation (IV&V) entities funded by DARPA, and within DARPA itself. Duties range from developing point papers, slide decks, and other materials that convey the need, status, and importance of a program to researching unique problem set ideas to aid in National Security priorities.Salary Range: $100,000 - $230,000 (actual salary depends on overall experience)General Description of BenefitsAbility to obtain and maintain DoD TS/SCI clearancePhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering5+ years of experienceAbility to communicate effectively with excellent oral and written skills.Ability to learn new subjects and gain rapid insights into current and next-generation research topics, preferably with hands-on leadership of research programs at the performer level in multidisciplinary fields.#J-18808-Ljbffr