E01-J01 Senior Technical Lead – Air Launched Effects & Aircraft Survivability

This Senior Technical Lead role provides technical leadership and subject matter expertise for U.S. Army Aviation modernization initiatives, focusing on Air Launched Effects, Aircraft Survivability Equipment, Electronic Warfare, and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems. The position serves as a trusted advisor to Government customers and internal engineering teams, guiding programs from concept development through fielding. Responsibilities include supporting systems engineering activities, acquisition documentation, design reviews, and cross-functional integration across engineering, logistics, test, and program management organizations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical advisor for Air Launched Effects (ALE), Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE), Electronic Warfare (EW), payload integration, and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) initiatives.
• Provide subject matter expertise supporting U.S. Army Aviation customers throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Government program offices, engineering teams, industry partners, and military stakeholders to develop technical solutions supporting mission requirements.
• Support systems engineering activities including requirements development, technical evaluations, integration planning, risk identification, and capability assessments.
• Assist with the development and review of acquisition documentation including:
• Capability Development Documents (CDD)
• Capability Production Documents (CPD)
• Initial Capability Documents (ICD)
• System specifications
• Interface agreements
• Technical reports
• Engineering documentation
• Provide technical input during design reviews, milestone reviews, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and customer working groups.
• Support payload integration activities across multiple Army Aviation platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations supporting modernization initiatives.
• Coordinate across engineering, logistics, test, configuration management, cybersecurity, and program management organizations.
• Develop technical briefings and present recommendations to senior military leaders, acquisition officials, and executive leadership.
• Support business development efforts by identifying future customer requirements and technology opportunities.

Requirements

• Clearance: Candidate must possess an Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Education and Years of Experience: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aviation, Computer Science, or related technical discipline. 10+ years of experience supporting Army Aviation programs.
• Experience supporting Army Acquisition programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following:
• Air Launched Effects (ALE)
• Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE)
• Electronic Warfare (EW)
• Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS)
• Payload Integration
• Aviation Mission Systems
• Experience supporting Program Executive Office Aviation (PEO Aviation), PM Aviation, or related Army organizations.
• Experience collaborating with Government program offices, engineering organizations, and operational stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience briefing senior leadership.