Functional Expert I

Everforth ECS is seeking a Functional Expert l to work in our Arlington, Virginia office. 

Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Functional Expert l candidate to provide onsite support to DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office (MTO). MTO plays a key role in breakthroughs and innovative technologies, which requires a superior level of technical, analytical, financial, and general administrative support encompassing a broad range of expertise in technologies and disciplines for existing and future DARPA MTO efforts.

The successful candidate will support a DARPA program manager by participating in or leading all activities in project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, program-funded test coordination, and coordination with members of the Department of Defense for transition. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating meetings, assessing performer technical progress, projecting performer outcomes, and ensuring that project management best practices are followed by performers, independent verification and validation (IV&V) entities funded by DARPA, and within DARPA itself. Duties range from developing point papers, slide decks, and other materials that convey the need, status, and importance of a program to researching unique problem set ideas to aid in National Security priorities.

• Bachelors Degree
• Active DOD Secret clearance of the ability to obtain one
• 10+ years of experience
• Experience in exercising the authority for providing regulatory compliance and approval of all task order related expenses.
• Must be capable of planning, directing, and coordinating the work activity of all personnel involved in all aspects of the task order and to integrate problem resolution in the ongoing work without loss of fiscal integrity and workforce efficiency.
• Experience in a supervisory capacity in planning, developing, and executing major research and development efforts for defense organizations.
• Experience as a program manager providing support to contracts of a similar size, scope, and complexity.
• Area of concentration: Radio Frequency & Engineering