Technical Associate

The purpose of this position is to provide support to the Systems Integration & Instrumentation Section, Code 5524, at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, in Washington, DC. This position will provide technical engineering support for the characterization of Low Earth Orbital Satellite communications and explore performance and architectural options to inform the Government on the application of such communication link in Live, Virtual and Constructive training scenarios. Additionally, similar communications engineering expertise will be used to support the installation and testing of enhanced commercial 5G telecommunications infrastructure to support the sharing of the spectrum bands with DoW incumbent systems that may include radars, sensors and communications equipment. Tasks such as setting up backhaul networks, router/switch configuration and characterizing their performance will be required. The ability to collect, correlate and analyze data to establish performance and operational characteristics is required. Documentation and reporting of the work and the salient results in technical reports, refereed publications is necessary. Developing and presenting the work to technical peers and to senior oversight is a desirable skill that should be developed if not already possessed. Work Schedule: ~9-5. 8 hours, on site during peak hours unless otherwise approved. Essential Responsibilities: Day to Day still TBD. Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands: Work environment is desk/computer oriented with no heavy lifting or strong mental demands present. No heavy lifting. Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams. Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities. Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.