Sayres and Associates LLC (Sayres) is a dynamic business that has been providing excellence in service to the Federal Government since 2001. We offer a broad spectrum of security, management, technical and engineering services including Program Administration, Policy Analysis, Counterintelligence Cyber Security, Acquisition Management, Acquisition Logistics, Integrated Product Support, Production Management, Business Financial Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, System Test and Evaluation. Sayres is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices throughout the United States and has a presence abroad.

Our success can be attributed first to a proven track record of performance excellence based on our customer-focused approach to services. We have demonstrated experience effectively managing large contractor teams across multiple functional areas for major programs. Perhaps most importantly, Sayres offers financial stability and organizational maturity comparable to a large company, coupled with the agility of a small business, providing cost effective solutions and best value to our customers.

At Sayres, our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers' expectations.

We offer a broad spectrum of technical, engineering and administrative services including acquisition, financial and program management; fleet synthetic training; logistics; ship construction engineering; systems engineering and integration; wargaming; test and evaluation; security, counterintelligence and policy analysis.

Position is located in Norfolk, VA.

Responsibilities

In support of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, the Subject Matter Expert III will:

• Provide technical management of projects including the Navy Enterprise Tactical Training Network (NETTN), Navy training baseline, and Digital Radio Management System (DRMS).
• Develop and incorporate opposition countermeasures and representations related to existing and proposed advanced weapons systems, such as MQ-8B Fire Scout and LCS. Conduct research of current and near-future mid-range systems, technologies, capabilities, and threat environments and verify that the Confluence data repository (i.e., the legacy database used by the NCTE to track status and as a repository for deliverables) remains current and accurate.
• Develop, enhance, integrate, and ensure interoperability of new processes and capabilities into the NCTE, which provides the foundation for Fleet Synthetic Training-Aviation (FST-A) events and delivers an integrated, non-platform-specific capability that responds to real-world challenges.
• Research inclusion of models for defeating asymmetric and emerging threats via persistent and stealthy distributed, large area presence capabilities; stimulation of suspect entities; and disruption and deception of potential hostiles.
• Conduct research to represent and make recommendations to integrate unmanned and autonomous systems in the NCTE, modeled after new technologies with the ability to sense, comprehend, predict, communicate, plan, make decisions, and take appropriate actions to achieve their goals.
• Research, upgrade, test, evaluate, build, and retrofit C4I training systems to meet C4I training system requirements on the NCTE.
• Integrate U.S. military, agency, joint, and coalition LVC training systems and C4ISR systems associated with BMD weapons.
• Plan, track and report all systems engineering activities to include requirements refinement, emerging technology development, and sustainment activities for LVC networking.

Education, Work Experience, and Skills Requirements

• Provide advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, and implementation advice.
• Design and prepare technical reports, studies, and related documentation, make charts and graphs to record results, prepare and deliver presentations, training, and briefings.
• 12+ years of experience with Navy training systems and capabilities.
• Master's degree is desired.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and MS Project is desired,
• SECRET clearance verifiable in DISS.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

We are currently supporting operations through COVID based telework protocols and ongoing telework options may be discussed upon interview.

COVID Vaccination Policy: Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere to Sayres and Associates LLC's vaccination policy. All employees must be fully vaccinated. New employees must submit proof of vaccination on their first day of employment. Please note, customer site vaccination requirements, if stricter, will take precedence over Sayres vaccination policy. Prospective employees can submit questions regarding the COVID vaccination policy to jobs@sayresdefense.com.

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