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Chief Modeling and Simulation Office - Research and Innovation S

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Engineering - Systems
Arlington, VA (On-Site/Office)

Description

SAIC is seeking qualified candidates to provide the Department of the Air Force's Chief Modeling and Simulation Office (CMSO) with Novel Technology, Research & Innovation Support

Technical Requirements:
  • Provide Novel Technology, Research & Innovation Support.
  • Assist the CMSO's coordination with organizations across the DAF provide cost, schedule, standards, accreditation, technical, and performance assessments supporting the Department of the Air Force M&S strategy and future DAF Ecosystem evolution and investment. Develop briefings and background papers to identify potential impacts and proposed courses of action.
  • Provides technical insight (i.e., cost vs capability, Technology Readiness Levels, etc.) for emerging technology from across the DAF, other military services, industry, foreign partners, and academia to address DAF M&S capability gaps.
  • Investigates and recommends technologies and capabilities for further study and inclusion in the DAF M&S investment portfolio.
  • Continuously engages with DAF, other military services, industry, foreign partners, and academia stakeholders to understand their internal research and development investments for novel technologies and capabilities related to M&S.
  • Defines, develops, coordinates, and executes activities to accelerate integration of models into complex simulation architectures, including strategic / mission / engagement/ physics-level simulations for live, virtual, constructive, and synthetic architectures.
  • Documents key software and hardware characteristics and changes to existing and new simulation environments required to integrate novel capabilities or technologies.
  • Develop collaboration opportunities within the DAF and external organizations including Joint, multinational partners (NATO, FVEY, and others), industry, and academia to mature and transition novel capabilities and technologies.
  • Supports the DAF M&S Council's Novel Technology Cross Functional Team government lead to scan, assess, and integrate novel M&S capabilities and technologies (such as XR/AR/VR) into simulations and develop guidance and policy for acquisition, test, operations, and sustainment of these technologies.
  • Supports DAF M&S Council's Workforce Development Cross Functional Team government lead to design and establish Science, Technology, Engineering, Management (STEM) initiatives.


Qualifications

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Acquisitions experience in program management, technical, business analysis discipline, or related functional area supporting major weapon systems.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Service and OSD policy and documentation related to PPBS, life[1]cycle management of military acquisition programs (as specified in the DoD 5000 series).

• US Citizen and active Top Secret Clearance

• Bachelor's and fourteen (14) or relevant years of experience in lieu of degree

• Knowledge of the principles, policies, and practices of system acquisition to plan, organize, and coordinate critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, operation, and sustainment of systems, subsystems, and equipment.

• Professional training and experience in modeling and simulation activities related to air, space, and / or cyber from a multi-domain, systems-of-systems perspective.

• Experience solving complicated hardware and software integration challenges.

Desired Experience/Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years' experience in development, integration, and/or use of M&S capabilities / technologies across the air, space, and / or cyber domains.

• Ten (10) years' experience in planning, organizing, and developing new or modified work methods, organizational structures, management processes, scheduling process, or program administration procedures.

• Six (6) years' experience in system program offices supporting Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE), developing Program Objective Memorandum (POM), and/or JCIDS Requirements activities (or equivalent).

• Substantial knowledge of Air, Space, or Cyber military and commercial capabilities, technologies, and requirements.

• Knowledge of M&S enabling technologies and concepts (i.e., infrastructure, networks, data management, imaging generators, information brokers, AR/VR, digital engineering, cloud/on premise constructs, blue/red models' integration, battlespace management & environment interactions [IR/RF environments], analysis/reporting tools, etc.).

• Ten (10) years' experience in development of emerging capabilities and technologies relevant to M&S, such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum computing, Multi-Level Security, etc.

• Ten (10) years' acquisitions experience in program management, technical, business analysis, or related functional discipline; and included in the ten (10) years, there must be six (6) years professional experience in technical efforts supporting major weapon systems.

• DAU PM Level II/III or PMP certification or equivalent related professional certification.

• Knowledge of DAF Air, Space, or Cyber M&S capabilities, technologies, requirements, and challenges.

• Knowledge of M&S enabling technologies and concepts (i.e., infrastructure, networks, data management, imaging generators, information brokers, AR/VR, digital engineering, cloud/on premise constructs, blue/red models' integration, simulation management, Risk Management Framework, simulation environment interactions IR/RF environments), analysis/reporting tools, etc.).
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