Nightwing Group is hiring: Technical Instructor SME - Radio Frequency Specialist

Technical Instructor SME - Radio Frequency Specialist (Onsite, Fort Washington, MD)

Technical Instructor SME - Radio Frequency Specialist (Onsite, Fort Washington, MD)

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization.

Nightwing is seeking a cleared Full time Technical Instructor SME - Radio Frequency (RF) Specialist in support of a DoD contract providing technical equipment training and support for DoD elements. A candidate for this position is a graduate of the Interagency Training Center's Basic Technical Operations (BTOC) course (or equivalent) and have at least 6 years of practical experience. Duty location is Fort Washington, Maryland.

Travel: Position will require travel to CONUS and OCONUS non-hazardous locations.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

1. Teach, mentor, and advise senior military personnel on various equipment, technical capabilities and employment Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs).
2. Assist in the development and implementation of course curriculum and Concepts of Operations (CONOPs).
3. Provide training as needed on specialized technical equipment.
4. Design and deliver technical training to students at the novice, apprentice, journeyman, and master levels in courses that vary in complexity, duration, and frequency of offering.

Required qualifications:

1. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required, with the ability to get a Full Scope Polygraph.
2. Experience with technical information collection equipment to support War on Terrorism objectives.
3. Conduct and document site surveys, Operations Security (OPSEC) planning and execution, and evaluate building construction techniques.
4. Graduate of the Interagency Training Center's Basic Technical Operations (BTOC) course (or equivalent) with at least 6 years of practical experience in:

• Basic signal analysis, analog, digital, and real-time spectrum analyzer and radio receiver operations.
• Principles of receiver design theory, including signal to noise ratios, noise floors, intermodulation, up and down converting.
• Oscilloscope functions and operation.
• Antenna theory, free space, and transmissions line radio wave propagation mechanisms.
• High power RF safety, Radio direction finding (DF), Carrier modulation (AM, FM, PM and digital variants).
• Multiplexing techniques (time, code, orthogonal and frequency).

A minimum of 4 years of applied Education and/or Training experience teaching adults in the last 10 calendar years and a minimum of 5 years of applied, practical experience conducting federal TSCM or technical surveillance activities in the last 7 calendar years.

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Completion of an Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Education and Training may be considered in lieu of teaching experience. Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Science, and Physics may be considered in lieu of Technical Surveillance or TSCM experience.

Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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