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Provide engineering and project management support to DoD program offices overseeing the development and integration of C4ISR technologies onto military ground vehicle platforms. Essential Job Functions: Work with various project management offices (vehicle platform offices and C5ISR system offices) in order to evaluate and synchronize program acquisition schedules, integration costs and other requirements pertaining to Army and/or Marine Corps network development. Develop proposed high-level architectures and strategies for the implementation of C5ISR systems onto ground vehicles. Author contractual statements of work (SoW) to define vehicle system integration efforts. Represent the DoD vehicle PM office by overseeing and managing efforts by contractors in their execution of the SoW. Assist in adjudicating programmatic issues for the ground vehicle office. Represent our DoD customer while coordinating and interacting with PEOs/PMs, ASN(RDA) G-3/5/7, MCTSSA, CD&I ATEC, TCM and other organizations outside of the ground vehicle office. Assist in ensuring end-to-end program integration of the communications network to include interoperability testing and certification, safety confirmation, test, kit procurement and logistics integration. Develop and synchronizes network architectures with Project Management offices for future network capability sets. Assist in developing and presenting regular status briefs to Project Manager Offices and to Program Executive Offices. Perform project management duties and create related documents to support these efforts. Establish and facilitate a standard approach to Cyber Security certification of systems on ground vehicle platforms in order to reduce platform IA certification and test burden. Serve as assistant advisor to the program office for the integration of current and future DoD communications and network technologies. Perform management and oversight of the contractor development of vehicle network while assisting with integration of Government furnished systems. Required Skills: Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering plus a minimum of year 8 years of experience with engineering of networked systems. Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance. Working knowledge of C4, C4ISR, or C5ISR systems, Vetronics and/or related software on DoD ground combat vehicles. Support the evaluation and integration of a wide range of onboard mission systems, including communications equipment, vehicle situational awareness technologies, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, weapon-related subsystems, and crew workstation computing devices and assess how these systems interface with each other, ensuring that data, control signals, and mission applications function correctly across radios, sensors, displays, and command-and-control software. Review system concepts and prototype designs to confirm that they align with Government-furnished and commercial-furnished equipment requirements, overall vehicle architecture, and performance objectives. Provide technical input to the development, refinement, or modification of system requirements as emerging technologies or operational needs evolve. Coordinate with engineering teams to understand system behavior, design intent, and integration challenges, and translate this into clear, actionable information for the program office. Work with user representatives and formal DoD requirements documents in order to determine the requirements for a system development or integration effort. Self-starter with the ability to work without direct supervision. Ability to work within a team context to both direct and contribute to vehicle system integration and development efforts. Ability to daily provide high quality support and customer service to the Government customer in a high visibility position. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong interpersonal abilities, including ability to tactfully negotiate resolutions to competing programmatic demands and requirements with a strong customer service mentality. Comfortable with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project. Ability to travel to various customer and contractor facilities and test centers (estimated approx 10% travel). This position is at a client site. Candidates must be willing to perform this role 100% on-site. Desired Skills: Electrical, computer, and/or systems engineering experience on DoD ground combat vehicles and/or DoD C5ISR systems. Experience working with MCTSSA, PEO LS, MCSC or equivalent Army organizations; GVSC, PEO CS&CSS, PEO C3T and/or related PM offices within the Army Materiel Command. Network architecture development experience. Project management experience. Understanding of the DoD acquisition process. Experience with in-vehicle data networks. Experience with U.S. DoD communications equipment.