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Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

ManTech is currently seeking an experienced engineer with technical and practical understanding of optical and laser phenomenology and architectures to support advanced technology development programs of national significance to promote resilience to a diverse area of global threats. The SETA will understand technical and programmatic aspects of fielded and planned future U.S. Government resiliency technologies, including operating theory, applied technology, and systems architecture.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

The SETA will research and evaluate new emerging technologies for transition to national systems, and assist in the managing, development, and fielding of new engineering demonstration units and technology demonstrations. The SETA will advise the government on how to coordinate with internal agency and external communities to identify technology gaps, design technology development plans, and execute technology projects/programs for successful transition into U.S. Government systems. The position will be responsible for the performance of technical analysis of advanced lasers and optical systems, sensors, and image processing techniques for multiple phenomenologies; and the performance of high-level technology and CONOPS trades for future systems. The position will also conduct system-level analysis of concepts and systems using various modeling and simulation tools; and work on new hosted payloads and space systems that demonstrate one-of-a-kind capabilities. The SETA shall also be able to support test planning, review, and execution efforts to measure and verify performance of system concepts, studies, and capabilities.

The engineer must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The engineer will work directly with Government COTRs and with Program Offices to coordinate the integration of R&D survivability and resiliency technologies onto future government systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: MS in engineering or science discipline replated to optics, lasers, or imaging science
• Superb technical skills and experience related to space optics, laser architectures, and sensors
• Good working knowledge of MS Office applications
• Some experience testing in government laboratories
• Effective interpersonal, briefing, and writing skills
• Ability to communicate very technical subjects to a diverse audience of senior decision makers with varying levels of technical expertise
• 7 years of experience managing programs or technical studies using government acquisition processes
• Thorough knowledge of systems engineering
• Self-starter with the ability to recognize requirements based on the organization’s mission and vision and perform necessary work with minimal supervision

Desired Qualifications

• Education: PhD in engineering or science discipline related to optics, lasers or imaging science
• Knowledge and experience with laser technologies, applications, and performance metrics
• Good working knowledge of MatLab modeling
• Experience with Space Situational Awareness (SSA)
• General understanding of orbit theory, orbit determination, and Space Object Surveillance & Identification (SOSI)
• 10 years of experience managing programs or technical studies
  
  

Security Requirements:

Must possess an active TS/SCI with polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more then 50% of the time
• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer

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