Technical SETA - STO at ECS Tech Inc

Arlington, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Technical Analysis, Risk Analysis, Test Coordination, Department of Defense Coordination, Meeting Coordination, Technical Progress Assessment, Outcome Projection, Project Management Best Practices, Independent Verification, Validation, Research, Communication, Leadership, Physics, Engineering

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

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. Qualifications * Ability to obtain and maintain DoD TS/SCI clearance * PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering * 5+ years of experience * Ability 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.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will support a DARPA program manager by participating in or leading all activities in project management and technical risk analysis. Duties include developing materials that convey the need and status of a program and researching unique problem set ideas to aid in National Security priorities.