What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Advisor - Standards & Interoperability position at WiSC Enterprises, LLC?
Overview
WiSC Enterprises is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Advisor to support standards compliance, systems interoperability, and documentation review across complex technical environments. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of systems engineering practices, geospatial standards, and interoperability challenges across manned and unmanned platforms.
Responsibilities
WiSC Enterprises is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Advisor to support standards compliance, systems interoperability, and documentation review across complex technical environments. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of systems engineering practices, geospatial standards, and interoperability challenges across manned and unmanned platforms.
Responsibilities
- Provide engineering and programmatic support to standards assessment teams, focusing on technical conformance, policy interpretation, and documentation review.
- Evaluate technical documents including Statements of Work (SOWs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Information Support Plans (ISPs), and architectural artifacts.
- Offer recommendations to align system capabilities with established standards for discovery, dissemination, exploitation, and archival.
- Participate in and contribute to standards development working groups, providing input on documentation, draft policies, and technical frameworks.
- Coordinate with technical stakeholders to baseline sensor data, document data flows, and recommend improvements to interoperability between systems.
- Support the planning and execution of data collection exercises, quick-look assessments, and field-based sensor testing.
- Develop and document conformance test procedures, assessment criteria, and evaluation reports.
- Provide insight and leadership in developing new standards or updating existing ones based on mission needs, technology changes, or operational gaps.
- Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field; or Bachelor's degree with equivalent experience.
- 15 years of experience in systems engineering, standards development, or technical consulting.
- Strong understanding of data and metadata standards, including architecture documentation frameworks (e.g., DoDAF).
- Experience with systems interoperability across multiple platforms including unmanned systems.
- Excellent technical writing, analysis, and presentation skills.
- Experience leading or supporting technical working groups or standards bodies.
- Familiarity with video, motion imagery, or sensor data flows.
- Background in system testing, software validation, or technical evaluation.
- Knowledge of standards development processes and policy frameworks.