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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.

　　We provide Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, VA. For sixty years, DARPA has held to a singular and enduring mission: to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security.

　　The successful candidate will support the DARPA program manager by supporting or leading all activities in project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, and program-funded test coordination. 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.

　　The Ideal candidate should possess technical research, development and engineering experience across a breadth of DoD projects. Relevant skills include lidar system design and lidar signal processing. Experience in space and airborne sensor engineering is highly desired. Exemplary candidates will also have demonstrated an 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.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Lead periodic (monthly or bi-weekly) performer assessments to analyze program, technical and schedule risks; develop risk mitigation strategies; communicate findings to program manager

　　Evaluate and guide technical reports, briefings, and other performer communications

　　Engage stakeholders and collaborators across the various DoD agencies and services

　　Shape and oversee early operational analysis

　　Administer programs, including development of technical analyses, identification of technology gaps, technical risk management, project cost estimation, technology transfer efforts, as well as supporting technical reviews

　　Prepare DARPA work products including presentations and reports

　　Attend and organize program reviews/site visits/field tests

　　Support further research solicitation development and source selection activities associated with lidar systems and signal processing

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　At least 5 years of experience with lidar systems and lidar signal processing

　　A background in physics, electrical engineering or computer science

　　Level of effort will be up to 100% and on-site required

　　Clearance Requirements:

　　Current DoD TS/SCI Clearance requiredDesired capabilities and characteristics:

　　Prior experience working programs at DARPA as a technical and program management support contractor

　　Knowledge of DARPA processes and procedures

　　Demonstrated program management expertise, with over 10 years following program management best practices in a research environment, preferably as a project lead

　　Expertise and strong interest in the above technical areas

　　Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar areas needed to broadly support program goals

　　Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Project

　　Experience developing and testing survivability technology.

　　Demonstrated attention to detail

　　Excellent communication skills - both written (to include PowerPoint) and oral

　　Self-starter who is willing to both take the lead and provide support in a team role in a complex, fast-paced, cross-disciplinary work environment

　　Strong organization skills with the ability to multi-task and respond to quick turn-around requests

　　Flexible and readily adaptable to change

　　Physical Requirements:

　　The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations

　　The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office

　　The person in this position will need to be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer

　　For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

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