Overview

Data Links and Comm Engineer

LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, Bedford MA

Salary Range: $150-$160,000 Annually

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Secret

CERTIFICATION: n/a

TRAVEL: Limited, as needed

 

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

Must be a US citizenMust have an active Secret ClearanceMaster’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and at least 20 years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, 12 years of which must be in the DoDOR, Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 25 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 15 years of which must be in the DoDOR, 30 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, 20 years of which must be in the DoD.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Duties include but not limited to:

Provides knowledge and experience in the development, integration, testing, and deployment of Air Force systems and their associated data links to include definition of data link interoperability, interfaces, and verification and test assessment requirements. This includes interfacing with the Federal, DoD, USAF, United States Army, and Joint communities to ensure the data link communications capability complies with the applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DISA, NSA, Service Acquisition Executive, Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS), Damage Assessment and Casualty Report business and technical rules. The Contractor shall provide resources with knowledge and experience in Developmental and Operational Test and Evaluation at the sub-system and system level. This includes interface with ACC, Air Force Command and Control Integration Center, Joint Interoperability Test Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, and all levels of the organizations that develop and manage the Command, Control and Communications (C3) and encryption key distribution infrastructure for controlling a networked system, providing technical advice on C4 issues, including pre-launch conditioning and planning, aircraft-weapon pre- and post-release communications and real-time targeting. The Contractor shall advise and assist the staff Engineers, IPT members, Program Managers (PMs), and joint combined test team customers on performance, schedule, and cost issues with respect to planning, communications, and control.The Contractor shall provide knowledge and experience in the specific areas of:Tactical Platform Open Mission Systems Architectures, hardware/software processing environments, and limits of current Open Mission Systems.  Contributes to Configuration Control Working Group (CCWG)/Online Charging System (OCS)/Government Reference Architecture.Enterprise communications activities (e.g., Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DyNAMO/Comat Cloud); contributes to Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERs), CCWG/OCS, Platform GIG integration requirements.BLOS Waveforms, specifically AEHF/WGS but also cognizant of Protected Tactical Waveform and Civil waveforms like Iridium/Inmarsat.  They need to understand network characteristics, how the links work, what ground infrastructure is needed to support (e.g., DISA), and contributes to OCS, BLOS requirements.J-Series and UCI message sets/schema and protocols, interoperability needs.  Contributes to CCWG/OCS, ICDs, IERs, and DoDAF products.Communications Planning for Tactical Platforms.  Serves as JMPS office liaison.  Contributes to OCS, DoDAF Products.Support agile communications initiative and activities.Combat Net Radio (CNR): includes defining and documenting a set of CNR networking parameter configurations to be used by USAF weapon systems and controllers that will provide the best balance between flexible implementation of capability and implementation impact on both existing controllers and emerging weapon systems.Test and Demonstration includes engineering support for interoperability testing weapon configurations with Threshold and Objective launch platforms/controllers and ground Joint Terminal Attack Controllers over UHF CNR and Link 16 communications.Joint Concept of Employment (CONEMP): includes developing, documenting, and presenting a Joint CONEMP that is vetted by Combatant Commands and responsible for DoD/Joint Chiefs of Staff/Service agencies is flexible and scalable across conflict intensity and Joint/single-service command architectures, supports third-party targeting and handoff of control, is compatible with communications via Military tactical data exchange network  such as Link 16 and UHF/CNR, is aligned with weapon and controller system capabilities, and is transferrable to warfighter training environments.Cryptologic Systems: includes the development of a Joint approach whereby COMSEC cryptologic data can be passed from its source to weapons and controllers.Link 16 Networking: includes developing and documenting Joint Service approaches for integrating weapons into existing TDL environments that support effective weapon capability across a broad range of warfare intensity and force architectures, while minimizing negative impact on existing users and usage of those environments.Interface Control: includes completing the development and documentation of Link 16 J11.X messages within the construct of a Joint Service CM strategy that will maintain interoperability between weapon systems and controllers while supporting a flexible CONEMPS, allowing for rapid, responsive evolution of the weapon system capability.