Subject Matter Expert Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection

The Intelligence Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a senior subject matter expert for work regarding the protection of military systems from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) environments generated by nuclear-weapon detonations. Leidos customer is the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) located at Fort Belvoir VA. The position is part time for a consulting employee. Applicant may telework remotely. Overall task: Provide technical assistance regarding the protection of military systems against EMP threat environments.

Primary Responsibilities.

• Perform comprehensive technical reviews assessments and necessary edits of EMP-related technical documents (such as test plans test reports etc.) to assure the documents completeness correctness and clarity for DTRA and DTRAs stakeholder community.

• Provide technical recommendations and assistance to DTRA and its stakeholders in creating or updating DoD military standards and associated military handbooks regarding EMP-protection requirements and best-practice guidance which support nuclear-survivability policies and regulations for military systems.

• Provide training of EMP-protection principles and practices to newer members of the EMP-protection/hardening technical community.

• Travel to and observe field tests of EMP-protection systems executed in accordance with military standards (e.g. MIL-STDA) and provide critical technical comments and reports based on these observations with respect to military-standard compliance.

• Participate in DTRAs technical working groups regarding other EMP-related testing in the field or laboratory; technology designs research and development for advancing EMP hardness and hardness-testing; and EMP modeling-and-simulation (M&S) topics.

Basic Qualifications.

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Physics or Engineering or comparable technical field with at least 17 years of applicable experience pertinent to the protection of military electrical systems from EMP threats to include experience as a test engineer test director writer of technical reports contributor to military standard (MIL-STD) documentation and with the demonstrated skill sets to present test results to senior military personnel.

• Possess knowledge regarding the substantiation and implementation of EMP-protection requirements per the following military standards: MIL-STD-2169D MIL-STDA/-2A MIL-STD-3023A and MIL-STD-4023 and technical guidance per military handbook MIL-HDBK-423.

• Must be a U.S Citizen (no dual citizenship).

• Must currently have an active Top Secret clearance and be eligible for an SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications.

• Experience in vulnerability studies for military systems from EMP environments and potential means to protect such systems from these environments.

• Experience in observing performing and directing EMP-protection tests of military systems and reporting observations.

• Experience collaborating with senior Government personnel who operate out of a program office environment such as at a Government/military agency.

• Demonstrate professional skills in technical writing.

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