Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Technical Specialist

IT Recruitment is looking for her client NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) for a Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Technical Specialist. Under the supervision of NCIA PM the contractor will perform the following tasks:

• Develop technical requirements for C-UAS acquisition projects,
• Prototype and evaluate C-UAS technologies,
• Support multidisciplinary teams and technical and operational stakeholders;
• Participate in technical and operational meetings, offering advice and seeking solutions;
• Support NATO in the development of recommendations for updates to current services;
• Provide meaningful input to envisioning C-UAS solutions that fit best NATO requirements.

Required Skills Knowledge & Experience:

• Must demonstrate expert knowledge of microwave and signal processing;
• Must demonstrated expert level knowledge C-UAS technologies including:
• Direction Finding technologies (e.g. phase array antenna, time difference of arrival etc.),
• Radar technologies (e.g. pulse Doppler, FMCW, etc.),
• EO/IR technologies,
• Cyber effectors.
• Must demonstrated expert level knowledge of UAS systems, in particular radiofrequency communication protocols;
• Must demonstrated expert level knowledge of airborne electronic warfare technologies;
• Must demonstrated expert level knowledge of target tracking and data fusion techniques (e.g. Kalman filter, Particle filter etc.)
• Excellent knowledge level of programing languages such as Python, GnuRadio, Matlab, Labview, C and C++;
• Must have experience in using source control systems and DevOps (GitHub, TFS);
• Must have experience with the NATO procurement process.
• Nationally recognized/certified university qualification on electrical engineering or computer science / programming; Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 3 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post;
• Valid security clearance at minimum NATO S*CR*T level;
• Must have excellent spoken and written English communication and presentation skills, as demonstrated by recent experience (within the past 5 years);
• Must demonstrate the ability and self-motivation to work on his/her own but must also work well within groups as part of a team;
• Must demonstrate an ability and keen sense for problem-solving.
• Motivated, good communication skills, team player.