Job Description: Mission Development Specialist
Location: Nellis AFB, Nevada
Relocation Assistance: Yes
Educational Reimbursement: Yes
U.S. Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes
Security Clearance Type: Must have an active DoD TOP SECRET/SCI. (A U.S. security clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
Travel: No more than 20%
Veterans: CEA Technologies, Inc. is a veteran- and military-friendly employer that values the leadership, discipline, adaptability, teamwork, technical training, mission focus, and strong work ethic developed through military service. Qualified veterans and service members transitioning to civilian employment are encouraged to apply.
Foreign Government Employment
CEA Technologies, Inc. is owned by CEA Technologies Pty Limited, a Government Business Entity of the Commonwealth of Australia. Current and former U.S. military members, including Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, recently separated, and retired personnel, may be subject to the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution and related approval requirements after accepting, but before starting, employment with a foreign government-owned entity.
Former military applicants are unaffected by the Emoluments Clause if they are beyond their Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR) date AND NOT retired with 20+ years of service.
Applicants who may be affected should review Department of Defense guidance and consult their military service legal office or other qualified ethics official before accepting employment.
This link provides information from the U.S. Department of Defense regarding the Emoluments Clause.
https://dodsoco.ogc.osd.mil/Portals/102/Documents/PGE%20and%20PI/Toolbox%20-%20PGE-PI/emoluments%20clause%20presentation.pdf?ver=sB5BflYkY80oYA5RemOahw%3d%3d
Equal Opportunity
CEA Technologies, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other status protected by applicable law.
The Mission
Join CEA Technologies, Inc. in advancing high-fidelity threat replication capabilities that directly support U.S. and Allied warfighter readiness. As a Mission Development Specialist, you will evaluate operational training requirements, analyze adversary air-defense capabilities, and develop practical solutions that improve the realism and effectiveness of training conducted on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) and other Department of Defense test and training ranges.
You will work as part of a small, mission-focused team that integrates intelligence analysis, operational planning, radar technology, electronic warfare, and range operations. The role offers meaningful customer interaction and the opportunity to shape how advanced threat systems and training aids are employed in a variety of test and training scenarios.
About CEA Technologies, Inc.
CEA Technologies, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of CEA Technologies Pty Limited, an Australian company established in Canberra, Australia, in 1983 and recognized for the design, development, and through-life support of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar systems and world-class digital beam forming technology. CEA Technologies, Inc., supports these delivered systems and mission requirements across the U.S. defense community.
Responsibilities include:
- Conduct operational research and intelligence analysis in support of advanced threat replication on the NTTR and other U.S. Government ranges.
- Assess threat emitters, radar systems, training aids, and range capabilities to identify operational gaps and opportunities to improve training realism.
- Develop employment concepts, optimization plans, and data-driven recommendations for the use of threat systems and training assets.
- Research adversary ground-based air defense, integrated air defense systems, radar capabilities, electronic warfare concepts, and operational employment tactics using classified and open-source information.
- Prepare analytical products, technical reports, acquisition recommendations, briefings, and decision-support materials for government and company stakeholders.
- Support the development of proposals for additional systems and capabilities that can asymmetrically enhance threat replication and mission effectiveness.
- Collaborate with engineers, operators, technicians, intelligence professionals, range personnel, and other contractors to integrate operational, technical, and academic perspectives.
- Develop and present mission-focused training and academic material for technical and operational audiences.
- Build a working understanding of CEA radar capabilities and support the operational application of advanced waveforms, techniques, and system concepts.
- Serve as a primary integrator between CEA Technologies Inc. and supported U.S. Government and military organizations.
- Coordinate and support temporary duty assignments and deployments to U.S. ranges for interagency cooperation, mission execution, and organizational knowledge development.
- Provide clear progress reporting to the assigned project lead and company leadership.
- Comply with all safety, security, export-control, and information-technology policies while working in office, field, indoor, and outdoor environments.
- Maintain a professional, proactive, and customer-focused approach to mission support.
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of company and customer priorities.
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active TS/SCI with eligibility for special access programs (SAP)
- At least three years of demonstrated experience in an intelligence, operations research, mission analysis, operational planning, or closely-related defense role.
- Formal training or demonstrated knowledge in radar theory and fundamentals.
- Formal training or demonstrated knowledge in electronic warfare theory and fundamentals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and operational concepts to audiences with varied backgrounds.
- Ability to perform effectively in a rapidly-changing environment with shifting mission priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate across multidisciplinary teams that may include engineers, operators, technicians, intelligence personnel, government customers, and contractor partners.
- Ability and willingness to travel to Tonopah, Nevada, and other U.S. range locations and to work in remote, indoor and outdoor environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience analyzing foreign ground-based air defense systems, integrated air defense systems, radar systems, or electronic warfare capabilities.
- Formal qualification as an intelligence professional or completion of a related military or civilian career-development program.
- Experience supporting the NTTR, Nellis AFB, DoD test and training ranges, operational test organizations, or advanced military training events.
- Experience developing intelligence assessments, operational concepts, threat-replication plans, capability-development recommendations, or acquisition proposals.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Bachelor's degree in intelligence studies, operations research, engineering, national security, military studies, or a related field.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $34 - $42 per hour
Benefits:
· 401(k)
· Dental insurance
· Employee assistance program
· Health insurance
· Life insurance
· Paid time off
· Professional development assistance
· Relocation assistance
· Tuition reimbursement
· Vision insurance
Schedule
· 10 hours per day
· Monday to Thursday
· Day shift (most days)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $34.00 - $42.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you willing to undergo a background investigation?
- If you are a U.S. military veteran, have you educated yourself concerning the Emoluments Clause as it pertains to foreign government employment?
- Do you have an active U.S. DoD TOP SECRET clearance?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nellis AFB, NV 89191
