Senior Engineer (SME) Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) and Critical Technology Elements (CTE)

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Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Subject Matter Expert (SME) Senior Engineer to join our team.
In this role remote opportunity, you will evaluate and assess Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) and Critical Technology Elements (CTE) of a US Government Technology program with occasional travel to our Little Creek, VA location.
Basic Overview: The qualified candidate will work with, and make recommendations to, our customer on the maturity of our Technology, Technology Critical Elements, support Technology Readiness Assessments (TRA), and perform evaluations of, and make recommendations on industry standard technologies.
The ideal candidate will be very comfortable working directly with the customer and identifying future work.
This position requires a strong knowledge of and experience with US Government Technology Assessment processes, specifically having experience determining maturity levels of assigned technologies and assisting the customer in reaching desired level ratings.
Requirements Include: Experience leading or supporting a Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) OR participating as a subject matter expert part of an Independent Review Team (IRT) for a similar system in a challenging technical field, i.
e.
, UAV, NASA program, etc.
Experience supporting new capability development and objectively assessing Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Experience drafting or working with early program acquisition documents such as the Capability Development Document (CDD) for Milestone B, or Capability Production Document (CPD) for Milestone C Familiar with the analyses, metrics and investigations performed to assess technology maturity (e.
g.
, examination of test setups, discussions with test personnel, analysis of test data, review of related or similar technology, etc.
) Familiar with Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), system architectures and software architectures Strong technical writing and organizational skills to manage data, references, technical data, reports, and results.
Identify components and systems applicable to watercraft and maritime technologies and research TRL and assess capability status.
Review completed TRA reports on similar components and systems (i.
e.
, aviation, NASA programs, etc.
) to familiarize with TRA processes methods to execute.
Identify state of the art analysis methods and tools to assess USV component and system performance.
Develop analysis tools and techniques to assess and evaluate sensor, component and system performance under known conditions.
Collaborate and share results with system developers and software developers to improve component and system performance.
Establish project plan and document in a project planning chart.
Track progress to measure against project plan and revise and update project planning chart to support new, learned information.
Examine program concepts, technology requirements, and demonstrated technology capabilities to determine technological maturity.
Research and identify current state of the art components, sensors, and systems to establish baseline capabilities of USV performance.
Evaluate evidence and determine TRL rating for each technology identified.
Collect additional information as necessary to support TRL rating.
Identify additional information needed for tests, demonstrations, or analyses.
Document the TRL evaluation in a TRA report; including data and information to support ratings.
Identify similar critical technologies, level of maturity associated with critical technology, available data, gaps in performance data and OQE, and recommendations to establish TRL.
Identify alternate components and systems capable to support, offset, or contribute to technology requirements.
Develop plan to further mature technology to reach TRL 8.
Identify technology function, performance and intended operational environment conditions (system, subsystem, component, or technology).
Document methods, processes, work and lessons learned to support future TRA efforts.
Support Developmental Testing (DT), Operational Testing (OT), Integrated Testing (IT), and Software Testing (ST).
Identify previous tests completed and identify results obtained to support informed test planning and focus areas to target and prioritize test cases.
Support development of test cases and test matrices using Design of Experiments tools and techniques.
Conduct and/or support designated tests, trials, and evaluations, ranging from component-level testing on a bench in a laboratory to full system level testing on-water on designated watercraft.
Develop test methods and procedures to demonstrate component and system performance in the intended operational environment.
Collaborate with system developers to support continuous evaluation of component and system performance to include documentation of configuration, conditions tested in, testing executed, data obtained and analyzed, results documented.
Develop data acquisition capabilities and integrate component and systems under test to log performance data for further analysis.
Reduce, analyze, tabulate, and interpret sensor and system performance data to understand how well sensors and systems meet performance requirements or how well sensors operate.
Document test methods, processes, analyses, and results in technical report.
Develop data management plans to organize data collected and establish analyses and plans for data collected.
Document methods, processes, work, and lessons learned to support future TRA test efforts based upon the GAO-20-48G, Technology Readiness Assessment Guide - Best Practices for Evaluating the Readiness of Technology for Use in Acquisition Programs and Projects, January 2020, and the Large, Unmanned Surface Vehicle Capability Development Document.
Education/Clearance/Certification Requirements: Active Secret clearance - preferred with SSBI.
Must hold one of the following certifications: CAP /CASP+ CE / CISM / CISSP (or Associate) / GSLC / CCISO / Security+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Assurance, Information Systems, or engineering related field.
Work experience or industry certifications demonstrating technical proficiency may be substituted for education requirements.
The projected compensation range for this position is $107,600-$180,100.
There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories.
In addition, ManTech invests in it’s employees beyond just compensation.
ManTech’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
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