Description
Deadline Date:
Thursday 21 November 2024
Requirement:
Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Technical Specialist
Location:
The Hague, NL
Full Time On-Site:
Yes
Time On-Site: 100%Total Scope of the request (hours): 1392Required Start Date: 6 January 2025End Contract Date: 31 December 2025
Required Security Clearance:
NATO SECRET
Duties and Role:
- Under the supervision of NCIA PM the contractor will perform the following tasks:
- Develop technical requirements for C-UAS acquisition projects,
- Prototype and evaluate C-UAS technologies,
- Support multidisciplinary teams and technical and operational stakeholders;
- Participate in technical and operational meetings, offering advice and seeking solutions;
- Support NATO in the development of recommendations for updates to current services;
- Provide meaningful input to envisioning C-UAS solutions that fit best NATO requirements
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
1. Technical Qualifications
- Must demonstrate expert knowledge of microwave and signal processing;
- Must demonstrated expert level knowledge C-UAS technologies including: Direction Finding technologies (e.g. phase array antenna, time difference of arrival etc.), Radar technologies (e.g. pulse Doppler, FMCW, etc.), EO/IR technologies, Cyber effectors.
- Must demonstrated expert level knowledge of UAS systems, in particular radiofrequency communication protocols;
- Must demonstrated expert level knowledge of airborne electronic warfare technologies;
- Must demonstrated expert level knowledge of target tracking and data fusion techniques (e.g. Kalman filter, Particle filter etc.)
- Excellent knowledge level of programing languages such as Python, GnuRadio, Matlab, Labview, C and C++;
- Must have experience in using source control systems and DevOps (GitHub, TFS);
- Must have experience with the NATO procurement process.
2. Professional Qualifications:
- Nationally recognized/certified university qualification on electrical engineering or computer science / programming;
- Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 3 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post;
- Valid security clearance at minimum NATO SECRET level;
- Must have excellent spoken and written English communication and presentation skills, as demonstrated by recent experience (within the past 5 years);
- Must demonstrate the ability and self-motivation to work on his/her own but must also work well within groups as part of a team;
- Must demonstrate an ability and keen sense for problem-solving.
- Motivated, good communication skills, team player.
Life at EMW, Inc.
EMW, Incorporated, a Northern Virginia USA-based company since 1995, provides excellence in Systems Integration and Technical Services in the fields of Information Technology, Networks and Telecommunications to Commercial, Government, and International organizations worldwide using a Customer-First attitude. EMW's vision is to deliver value added and technologically advanced products and services fulfilling all of its customers needs. EMW's value added offerings in expert systems and integration of information and communications technologies include the following core competencies: Advanced voice, data, and video convergence solutions Network security solutions and services Transmission media design, planning, deployment, and maintenance Operations and maintenance support services and solutions for WAN/LAN, desktop, file/server environments Logistics business processes and asset management products and services Software development and customization services EMW, Inc. is a US Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified program participant and maintains a US Government Services Administration (GSA) Schedule contract, number GS-35F-4931H as well as a NATO Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), number 9858 with the NATO C3 Agency, encompassing all of its products and services offerings. EMW has offices in Herndon, Virginia, USA; Mechelen, Belgium; Beijing, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For additional information, please contact: Kamal Raychaudhuri EMW, Incorporated 13873 Park Center Road Suite 225 Herndon, VA USA 20171
Thrive Here & What We Value- Prior experience in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements- Knowledge of post related applications like Desktop Alert, Jira Software, Adobe Creative Cloud Products- Experience with data modelling of complex systems- Desirable: Experience in NCIA processes and procedures.- A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO HQ official languages, both written and spoken;- A good working knowledge (spoken) of the other NATO official language- On-site work required- 100% time on site- Full-time position- Familiarity with state-of-the-art technologies relevant to software engineering- Familiarity with cloud computing, SaaS, knowledge of Microsoft Azure</s>
