Army Robotics Communications Engineer/Integrator

Radiance Technologies - Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite - Huntsville, AL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing employee-owned company, is seeking a Communications Integrator to support the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) Human Machine Integrated Formations (HMIF) Project Office. The HMIF Project Office is tasked with collaboratively developing two complex HMIF formations: one integrated formation for an Armor Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and another for an Infantry BCT within a 27-month timeframe. The Communications Integrator will play a crucial role in ensuring that the HMIF prototypes maintain connectivity in a highly challenged tactical RF environment by providing wired and wireless network recommendations. The Communications Integrator will be responsible for coordinating with all relevant users and sites to resolve network or system incidents. This role involves translating business requirements into telecommunications needs, including LAN, CAN, WAN, Voice, and Video requirements, as well as designing and ordering necessary components. The position requires performing engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives to support strategic modernization efforts and enhance telecommunications design for medium and large-scale infrastructures. Additionally, the Communications Integrator will assist telecommunications end users and operations personnel with network interfaces, analyzing design specifications and related documents. The role also includes coordinating communications and networking requirements with the Network Working Group, managing a multi-disciplinary HMIF Systems Engineering Integration Team (SEIT), and planning the development and delivery of communications and networking requirements for HMIF. This position requires travel as part of the job responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents.
• Translates business requirements into telecommunications requirements, designs, and orders.
• Performs engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives in support of strategic modernization efforts.
• Assists telecommunications end users, operations personnel, and strategic program management with network interfaces.
• Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents.
• Coordinates communications and networking requirements with the Network Working Group.
• Manages a multi-disciplinary HMIF SEIT.
• Plans the development and delivery of communications and networking requirements for HMIF.

Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance
• 6 years progressively complex experience working collaboratively with program management, systems engineers, schedule analysts, and operations personnel in a concurrent engineering environment
• 5 years of direct experience with Army network development
• 2 years of experience managing network development teams
• 2 years in cyber or C4ISR systems, computers, and tactical communications systems
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Information Technology related field of study with a network engineering focus
• 6 years experience - can be an equivalent combination of training, work experience and, preferably, applicable military experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated ability to author point papers and policy documents for executive approval
• Demonstrated ability to brief and advise senior officers including flag and SES levels
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to work on multi-functional teams
• Strong understanding of network infrastructure and network hardware
• Ability to think through problems and visualize solutions
• Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including wireless access points, firewalls, routers, switches, controllers
• Knowledge of application transport and network infrastructure protocols
• Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems
• Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection
• Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources
• Ability to work with all levels of staff within and outside of IT and outside the organization
• A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Dependable and flexible when necessary
• Network security experience
• LAN and WAN experience