Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Policy & Programs Lead

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The Joint Digital Solutions Department is seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and self-directed engineer to join our team and lead our Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Policy & Programs work stream. Although smaller in size, this is a critical work program with a lot of opportunities for mission impact and growth. The successful candidate will have demonstrated technical experience in the areas of spectrum sharing, spectrum coexistence, and spectrum repurposing; experience communicating and interacting with senior government officials; ability to exercise thought leadership, recognizing sponsor problems and proactively developing and presenting concepts to solve those problems.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to Senior Government Leaders, offering unbiased technical advice and recommendations leading to improved capabilities.
• Frequently engage with the sponsors at government locations.
• Execute White House, Congressional, and Secretary of Defense-directed analyses and studies focused on Electromagnetic Spectrum and wireless communications.
• Provide technical inputs on policy and guidance development.
• Lead or participate in inter-agency related forums.
• Engage with stakeholders to analyze operational requirements, address spectrum challenges, apply sound technology solutions, and advance the state of spectrum sharing, coexistence, or repurposing to benefit the customer’s mission.
• Provide strategic oversight and manage concurrent pieces of the work program, synchronize work products across different tasks, organizations, and contracting staff.
• Minimum of semi-weekly on-site presence in Crystal City
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related discipline; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in policy, regulation, or strategy related to one or more of the following areas: spectrum management, spectrum sharing concepts and technologies, spectrum coexistence or repurposing, knowledge of RF spectrum-dependent systems.
• Proficiency with the interworking of regulation/policy for technology development as well as the ability to think strategically to form a long-term vision.
• Recognized ability to apply RF engineering in developing negotiation strategies that influence national and international regulatory decision-making processes.
• Knowledge of mid-band Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum sharing regulations, policy, and operations
• Demonstrated systems engineering skills across Department of Defense (DoD) programs
• Demonstrated experience in leading and developing key sponsor relationships with senior leaders across the Department of Defense.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills to support individual, team, and external stakeholder interactions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead small or medium-sized teams to deliver customer products, including product definition, technical analysis, completion, and technical quality.
• Technical background and demonstrated ability to stay current with emerging policy and technologies through continued learning, and active engagement with academia and industry.
• Hold a DoD Secret Clearance or higher
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in DoD and EMS strategic working groups, or DoD Policies and Directives related to the identified domains.
• Expert knowledge of National and International EMS regulations, policy, procedures, and processes and a background applying spectrum regulatory expertise to spectrum access requirements.
• Experience forging agreement and consensus between communities of interest while accomplishing customer objectives.
• Active TS/SCI clearance
  
  

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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