Technical Product Owner
- Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, CO - Onsite
- Full-Time / Secret Clearance – must be able to obtain a TS/SCI
Overview
The primary role of the Technical Product Owner will be coordinating between technical teams both within the X-Lab and the core development teams to advance capabilities from prototypes to operational capabilities. The selected applicant is expected to advise and coordinate with integrated teams of other systems engineers, software developers, and analysts to develop solutions for integrated and advance missile defense to include regional and global defense scenarios.
Core Responsibilities:
- Work closely with X-Lab Agile teams to understand concepts, algorithms, and logging in order to build integrated solutions and prototypes
- Utilize math, physics, statistics, data parsing, plotting, and database techniques to analyze complex data related to command, control, track state vectors, covariances, and the tasking of EO/IR and RF sensors on experimental and operational software
- Design, develop, and extend analysis tools in a configuration managed toolbox that is shared across multiple teams and labs
- Assist X-Lab Engineering Manager and Technical Lead in the definition and development of technology roadmaps and experiment plans
- Conduct trade studies and course of action development/analysis as directed
Experience Required
- 15 or more years of related work experience; advanced degrees with a strong background in physics may substitute for years of experience
- Must have experience as a technical task or team lead
- Must have experience with ballistic missile defense programs/domains, including Ground Test and Flight Test campaigns
- Experience with systems engineering and software engineering processes and principles
- Experience with surveillance and target acquisition, track state estimation and correlation, track-to-truth mapping, state vectors, kinematic modeling, tracking covariances, coordinate conversions, time conversions, and EOIR/RF phenomenology, scheduling and resource management, identification and discrimination, battle management, signal processing, and/or orbital dynamics
- Must possess a Secret security clearance with ability to obtain a TS/SCI
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related STEM discipline. Desire an advanced degree in Physics, Mathematics, or related STEM discipline.
Desire experience with:
- Verification & Validation (V&V) testing of complex software systems
- Agile software development processes
- Distributed application environments coded in Java, C++, or other Object-Oriented languages
Benefits: Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, flexible PTO program, 401k program. Come join a Top Places to Work organization!
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions