S&T Evaluation Panel Program Manager Job Listing at SPA in Lorton, VA (Job ID 2024-19337)

Description

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or related scientific field.
• 20 years of experience in managing and guiding S&T and R&D programs.
• Experience in CBRN, WMD, CWMD, and/or Nuclear programs. 
• Experience in system engineering and test and evaluation. 
• Experience in instilling systematic approaches in S&T programs for success in transition.
• TS/SCI clearance and the ability to maintain throughout time of employment.

Desired:

• Experience in advising senior industry and government officials in technical approaches to RDT&E solutions.
• Experience in testing and Joint Capability Test Demonstrations (JCTD), or equivalent. 
• DOE, National Lab, or DoD experience. 
• Deep knowledge of system engineering and test and evaluation in a CWMD/CBRN/Weapons discipline.

Provide recommendations to agency leadership on investment opportunities in nuclear and CWMD capability development to reduce known and previously unrecognized capability gaps in this area and to help meet validated requirements, including co-authoring development plans. Present organized analytical assessments to the R&D leadership that identify potential future efforts or improve current program efforts. Provide expertise in all R&D investments and maintain awareness of current scientific developments within the national and international technical communities in a variety of areas such as: Robotics, Unmanned or Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Technologies, Weapons and Targeting, and operational and physical Modeling and Simulation. Support R&D leadership at all appropriate briefings, seminars, conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other working groups to document technology needs, developments, requirements, and studies, and present technical contributions resulting from Agency investments. Research the current environment of advanced technology, concepts, and trends to discover initiative solution candidates, R&D development, and future transition to service programs. Coauthor peer-reviewed publication submissions to journals, conferences, workshops, and colloquia on relevant technical contributions and related technical capability developments.