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PROVIDE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL

Provide technical management and advisory support for projects across DIU portfolios. In doing so, the candidate shall perform any combination of the following duties:

A. Serve as a Technical Advisor in DIU solicitation activities only when a signed NDA is on file. This does not include performing oversight of solicitation activities, voting, or making decisions on solicitation outcomes.

B. Provide subject matter expertise in systems capabilities across land, sea, air, cyber, and space including robotics programs and technology, prototype development, and technology transition, including current and future remote sensing and C5ISR capabilities.

C. Provide technical expertise in support of technical meetings, exercises, demonstrations, simulations, and engagements.

D. Support the development and execution of the prototypes, including need definition, project planning, prototype implementation, post-prototype assessment, and transition to DoD partners.

E. Coordinate implementation and engineering support for portfolio projects, to include coordinating the solution of relevant technical and programmatic problems and assessing the technical feasibility of commercial solutions.

F. Work closely with government partners and commercial vendors as a technical manager facilitating non-traditional and/or traditional vendor relationships throughout the prototype development lifecycle.

G. Participate in key intra- and inter-agency meetings and coordinate, collaborate, and drive buy-in with senior government officials, executive leadership, and other high-ranking stakeholders.

H. Provide reviews and assessments, analyses of applicable technologies and operational concepts, system requirements, test plans, executions, results, and related technical documentation.

I. Participate in milestone reviews, testing, and simulations, as appropriate.

J. Support responses to official requests for information and other tasks from government partners and stakeholders.

K. Leverage support from subject matter experts to perform independent reviews and detailed technical assessments of commercial technology and their specific applications.

L. Develop or utilize analytical and due diligence tools for the evaluation of potential funding projects.

M. Build financial models to assess technology investment decisions and assist in program management of specific funding projects.

N. Evaluate and define the need for new or enhanced technology funding solutions and applications and to connect and transition solutions, and lead project teams to negotiate and close funding relationships

O. Develop and maintain an overview of portfolio priorities, in-process projects, and portfolio companies and manage overall portfolio performance metrics and analytics.

P. Respond to official requests for information and other tasks from internal and external stakeholders.

Q. Conduct technology market research, develop market maps, and DoD investment strategy recommendations to support defense modernization priorities in the DIU portfolio areas

R. Establish and cultivate relevant contacts with key stakeholders in the DIU portfolio areas and work with DoD/Government components to identify and document areas of future interest and need for technologies and products to address DoD strategic priorities.

S. Maintain contact with the funded partners to ensure the goals of the projects are met

T. Prepare program updates, white papers, technical papers, briefs, and meeting materials on portfolio programs and projects.

Coordinate the implementation and engineering support of Advanced Energy projects to include coordinating the solution of relevant technical and programmatic problems and assessing the technical feasibility of commercial solutions.

Ability to deliver multi-discipline, multi-stakeholder projects that demonstrably improve operational capabilities (measured by increase in accuracy, decrease in cost, decrease in time) and enhance scientific collaboration, knowledge sharing, and research for the relevant community.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or equivalent scientific field; Master’s degree in an engineering/scientific field or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) preferred but not required.

• 10 years experience of which 5 years of relevant work experience in Product and Program management, and at least 3 years of experience in engineering or project development.

• Knowledge of energy technology and market, preferably experience with the energy storage sector.

• US Citizenship and eligibility to achieve a Top Secret (TS) clearance.

• 10% travel.

• Place of performance: Mountain View, CA; National Capital Region, or other DIU location as directed by DIU.

Benefits

+ Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

+ Retirement Plan - 401k

+ Employer Paid Life Insurance (Basic)

+ FSA (Flexible Spending Account)

+ Paid Time Off

+ Paid Sick Leave

+ Paid Holidays Off

+ AFLAC (Supplementary Insurance)

+ Tuition Reimbursement Program

EEO Statement

Advanced Automation Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.