Research Engineer III- (IAC)

Position Title Research Engineer III

Location: Tampa, FL

Clearance Level Required: Top Secret/SCI

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Apply expertise and knowledge to technical projects, finding innovative, cost-effective means to improve research, techniques, procedures, and/or products and technologies.         
• Provide research engineering, technical, and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development and implementation for complex systems in the engineering discipline.   
• Responsibilites include developing, conducting and evaluating new approaches to meet technical requirements faster and more efficiently. 
• Make recommendations and advise on research development, improvements, optimization, or support efforts. Performs risk assessments and innovative use of new research concepts or improved techniques and procedures. 
• Perform  stakeholder analyses and recommendations for the design, employment, and assessment of a full spectrum of Information-Related Capability (IRC).

• Minimum 5 years of Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) staff experience is required
• Experts on the functioning of a GCC, understand regional employment of national strategic objectives, and be knowledgeable on theater strategy, Combatant Command (COCOM) Campaign Plans (CCPs), COCOM Campaign Orders, Global Campaign Plans (GCPs), Annual Joint Assessment (AJA), and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Joint Risk Assessment (CRAs), and Force Protection (FP) support to theater strategy, regional threats, security cooperation, advisory missions, phase zero operations, and the operations of a Joint Security Area.  
• Experienced with the risk management process of the FP functions of the Service Components (i.e., ARCENT, AFCENT, MARCENT, NAVCENT, SPACECENT, and SOCCENT)
• Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and independently performs a wide variety of complicated tasks.  
• Provide consultation on complex projects and is considered to be the top level contributor/specialist.  
• Master’s degree and/or Ph.D.; at least 12 years of experience in the field or in a related area
• DoD secret clearance required, TS preferred with SCI eligibility