Senior Project Officer

Salary Statement

Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $136,850.00/Yr. - USD $228,100.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Description

• Providing contractor support to the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics (MACH) Program Manager
• Serving as the primary strategic liaison and operational interface between the TRMC MACH program office and leading defense research and innovation organizations (e.g., DARPA, SCO, and DIU)
• Capturing projected flight test needs, deconstructing and translating complex research objectives into formal test architectures, integrating requirements into comprehensive multi-service test plans, and leading seamless operational handoffs to the flight test execution team
• Project Officer serves as an outward-facing communicator for TRMC MACH, actively briefing stakeholders on portfolio horizons, forecasting schedules, and test resource allocations

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Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive professional experience in aerospace, defense systems, R&E project management, or developmental test and evaluation (DT&E)
• Foundational understanding of flight test methodologies, range instrumentation, and hypersonic system capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to initiate, facilitate and maintain sensitive relationships from management to senior executive level
• Ability to manage multiple projects ranging in scale, scope, and technical domains (e.g., flight test, ground test)
• Strong stakeholder engagement and strategic decision-making abilities
• Ability to deliver polished briefings, lead technical interchange meetings (TIMs), and synthesize interagency stakeholder positions
• Ability to hand over test planning activities to test execution teams
• Onsite/hybrid work location in National Capital Region (NCR) / Field Support with up to 50% travel to test ranges, partner labs, and contractor facilities
• Active Top Secret / SCI (Eligibility / Read-in for Special Access Programs [SAP] required)

Desired Skills

• Experience in External Organization Facilitation
• Strategic Communication & Outward Engagement
• Strategic Planning
• Experience in identifying Flight Test Requirements and Test planning
• Ability to work with test planning and test execution teams

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL

Travel Requirements

• Onsite/hybrid work location in National Capital Region (NCR) / Field Support with up to 50% travel to test ranges, partner labs, and contractor facilities

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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