CUAS Technical Expert

Full Time/Part Time

Regular/Temporary

POSITION SUMMARY

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a technical and operational C-UAS subject matter expert during training, testing and evaluation, technology demonstrations, exercises, site assessments, and customer engagements.
• Apply the detect, track, identify, decide, and defeat methodology when planning, evaluating, and supporting layered C-UAS operations.
• Support the employment and integration of radar, passive RF, electronic warfare, EO/IR, acoustic, command-and-control, communications, kinetic defeat, and non-kinetic defeat capabilities.
• Evaluate C-UAS system performance, operational suitability, capabilities, limitations, coverage, interoperability, and effectiveness against representative UAS threats.
• Support layered-defense planning based on the threat, terrain, airspace, electromagnetic environment, mission requirements, protected assets, and available authorities.
• Advise customers and operational personnel on C-UAS system employment, sensor placement, coverage considerations, engagement procedures, and tactical integration.
• Operate, configure, inspect, test, and troubleshoot assigned C-UAS systems and associated equipment within individual qualifications and authorization.
• Support tactical scenarios involving UAS detection, tracking, identification, classification, decision-making, reporting, and authorized defeat procedures.
• Support C-UAS battle drills, crew drills, command-and-control processes, reporting procedures, and coordination between sensors, operators, decision-makers, and defeat capabilities.
• Assist with the development, validation, and refinement of C-UAS concepts of operation, SOPs, tactics, techniques, procedures, training materials, test plans, and evaluation criteria.
• Support realistic threat replication and Red Force activities using representative UAS platforms, flight profiles, tactics, payloads, and operational scenarios.
• Provide technical observations, operational analysis, after-action feedback, and recommendations following training, testing, demonstrations, and exercises.
• Maintain accurate system records, test data, training documentation, equipment accountability, configuration information, and operational reports.
• Coordinate with customers, instructors, range control, safety personnel, UAS operators, vendors, engineers, spectrum personnel, and other Constellis staff.
• Ensure activities comply with applicable FAA, FCC, DoD, customer, range, airspace, spectrum, safety, security, and information-protection requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least three years of relevant C-UAS, air defense, electronic warfare, radar, RF, communications, UAS, military, law enforcement, or technical experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of layered C-UAS defense and the integration of multiple detection, tracking, identification, command-and-control, and defeat capabilities.
• Working knowledge of C-UAS technologies, including radar, RF detection, electronic warfare, EO/IR, C2, communications, kinetic defeat, and non-kinetic defeat systems.
• Understanding of UAS platforms, threat categories, flight characteristics, mission profiles, payloads, control methods, navigation systems, and common employment tactics.
• Experience supporting C-UAS operations, training, testing and evaluation, exercises, demonstrations, capability assessments, or system integration.
• Ability to interpret system manuals, architecture diagrams, SOPs, CONOPS, TTPs, test plans, operational orders, and customer requirements.
• Ability to identify and clearly communicate system capabilities, limitations, performance deficiencies, integration risks, and operational considerations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with military, government, law enforcement, commercial, technical, and executive audiences.
• Ability to work in classroom, field, range, and austere environments; maintain a flexible schedule; travel periodically; and satisfy applicable background and facility-access requirements.
• Preferred: Five or more years of C-UAS, air defense, electronic warfare, UAS, or related operational experience. Prior experience supporting DoD, federal, law enforcement, critical-infrastructure, or international customers. Experience with multiple C-UAS platforms or system-of-systems architectures. Experience developing C-UAS doctrine, CONOPS, SOPs, TTPs, training programs, test plans, or capability assessments. Operational experience in deployed, high-threat, or joint and multinational environments. Current or previously held U.S. Government security clearance.
• Five or more years of C-UAS, air defense, electronic warfare, UAS, or related operational experience.
• Prior experience supporting DoD, federal, law enforcement, critical-infrastructure, or international customers.
• Experience with multiple C-UAS platforms or system-of-systems architectures.
• Experience developing C-UAS doctrine, CONOPS, SOPs, TTPs, training programs, test plans, or capability assessments.
• Operational experience in deployed, high-threat, or joint and multinational environments.