C4I/RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) SME
Gibbs & Cox

Arlington, Virginia

Posted in Defence and Military


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Gibbs & Cox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since our founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels have been built to Gibbs & Cox designs. We proudly support military and commercial clients in the U.S. and internationally with all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management. Our passion is solving our customers' 21st century maritime challenges with quality and integrity.

Location: Remote candidates considered

Status: This is a Part Time job up to 24hrs week

Gibbs & Cox is an EEO/An Affirmative Action M/F/D/V Employer

As the C4I SME supporting our RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) program, will serve as our senior principal command, control, communications engineer, and surface warfare subject matter expert (SME) supporting our clients with the integration of the radar systems, combat management system, weapons integration, and command and control systems.

Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:

  • Reviewing C3 requirements for new and modernizing ship projects; identifying, researching, and selecting appropriate systems to meet C3 requirements
  • Coordination with C4I and Navigation vendors
  • Provide input to Topside and General arrangements drawings and ICDs
  • Support E3 and bonding and grounding analysis
  • Coordinate C4I and Navigation system integration
  • Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Participating in in-depth technical reviews and engineering meetings
  • Providing technical feedback and recommendations to clients
  • Interacting with client and their subcontractor in the assessment and review of deliverables, and integration with C4I systems, and platform design.
  • Participating in engineering and system working groups and independently identifying and resolving system issues to ensure customer needs are met
  • Supporting a culture of collaboration, enthusiasm, and a proactive nature within the Project.
  • Surface Warfare operational analysis and engineering design support and development
  • Concept of employment, Concept of operation evaluation and development
  • Define or perform review of Interface Requirement Specifications (Weapons spec, Communications spec, Data Links, etc.)
  • Support Combat Systems critical task analysis for all watch positions
  • Topside integration and Arrangements
  • Training and training system design and development

Required skills/experience
  • U.S. Citizenship with Active Secret Security Clearance with RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) C4I OR UK citizen with RFA C4I experience
  • B.S./B.A. Degree (MS/MA desired)
  • Senior-Level Candidate: 15 (+) Years of progressive experience with US Navy operational and C4I systems; specifically, CONOPs, operations, and integration/maintenance
  • Ideal candidate will have Electronics Technician and IT Networking background
  • Must possess a detailed understanding of US Navy system architecture, C4I Radar and combat systems across logical, functional, hardware, software components.
  • An in-depth understanding of surface combatant weapons systems and threats across AAW, ASuW, ASW, and EW, e.g. SM-2, SM-6, etc.
  • Must possess a detailed understanding of weapons systems engagement tactics and doctrine.
  • Operational knowledge of US Navy combatants, weapon systems and threat

Security Requirements:
  • Applicant will be subject to a security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain a security clearance issued by the US Government. In addition to the security clearance, this position may require an additional background screening for base access.
Gibbs & Cox is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The VEVRAA, VEVRAA | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov), covers veterans.

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