Tactical Mission Networking Project Developer

Scope of Performance: Provide subject matter expertise to integrate and sustain a robust, capable mobile networking system that is interoperable with current and future joint tactical battlefield networks in support of air to air and air to ground situational awareness, data/file transfer, and voice/digital communications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to transform operational requirements into technical specifications
• Ability to develop testing methodologies, performance requirements, data collection processes, and transform raw data into actionable information to support decision making
• Identify and integrate a cross-network capability, interoperability, to ensure non-obsolescence of the network as a system of networks
• Conducts required capability analysis, including assessment of current and projected capabilities, and validates material solutions to the highest degree of system definition
• Operational characteristic definition by describing system capabilities and operational environments that may impact user requirements
• Conducts system integration by evaluating compatibility and interoperability to ensure required capabilities are satisfied.
• Logistics and sustainment analysis, ensuring support considerations are an integral part of the system's design requirements, and that the system can be cost effectively support throughout its life cycle, and the infrastructure elements necessary for the initial fielding and operational support of the system are identified, developed and acquired
• Analyzes systems that no longer meet operational needs, or can be substantially improved in capability through technology evolution
• Interfaces frequently with 160^th Regiment Liaison Officer (LNO) assigned to supported ground forces to ensure continuous communication/network compatibility.
• Perform routine clerical, administrative, and logistics tasks as required in support of the SIMO.
• Possesses a Secret or Interim Secret security clearance or up to a TS-SCI as dictated by the requirement and by agreement of both the Government and the contractor.

Education and Experience Required:

• Aviation Electronics Technician with understanding of and experience with mobile ad-hoc network concepts, e.g. Wave Relay, TW-400 (TSME, and 117G/152A (ANW2)
• Test and evaluation experience required
• Extensive operational experience in support of SOF communications/Networking
• Linux System administration

Education and Experience Desired:

• Bachelor Degree in technical field

Certifications such as Network +, CCNA, CDNP, and CCIE are strongly desired