Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) Analyst – UAS/UAV Analysis
CACI Ltd
·3 days ago
- Salary
- $82k – $172k
- Location
- 0QM CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, United States of America
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Clearance
- Required
- Source
- Workday
Description
The Opportunity:
Join a mission-focused team supporting critical national security objectives through the analysis of foreign Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). In this role, you will assess technical and analytical outputs, provide expert recommendations to U.S. Government stakeholders, and help advance understanding of emerging foreign UAS capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities.
As a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Analyst, you will serve as a key technical advisor, supporting engineering analysis, technical assessments, quality assurance efforts, and strategic decision-making. This position offers the opportunity to apply aerospace engineering expertise in a highly analytical environment where your work directly contributes to mission success and informed government decision-making
Responsibilities:
- Assess UAS-related analytical products and provide observations, recommendations, and feedback to U.S. Government customers through established contract management processes.
- Research, evaluate, and exploit key data sources to assess the capabilities of foreign UAV and UAS platforms.
- Develop analytical assessments of foreign system technologies, combat environments, concepts of operation, tactics, intentions, capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities.
- Serve as the technical point of contact for technical coordination and quality assurance activities supporting work performed at the client's facility.
- Perform technical reviews of detailed analytical reports and support the development of market research products and supporting documentation.
- Provide technical expertise and recommendations that improve the likelihood of program and system success.
- Conduct engineering analysis and characterization of foreign fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems, including:
- System design and sub-technologies
- Aerodynamic properties
- Flight performance characteristics (e.g., range, endurance, payload)
- Tactical effectiveness
- Predict future system capabilities and effectiveness based on modifications, upgrades, or evolutionary changes.
- Identify vulnerabilities that may support exploitation opportunities and threat mitigation strategies for U.S. materiel solutions.
- Support decision advantage across multiple threshold and objective requirements, including Detect & Identify, Track, and Defeat mission areas.
- Increase threat characterization, signature development, and dissemination throughput to address known and anticipated intelligence gaps.
- Evaluate technical omissions, discrepancies, and reliability within all-source information by applying engineering principles, known technical constraints, and foreign technology assessments.
- Analyze foreign equipment characteristics, research and development activities, and production capabilities to support technical intelligence assessments.
- Produce analytical products in coordination with project and program leadership.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a similar engineering discipline.
- Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience serving in a technical analytical role supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs or projects.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Desired:
- More than fifteen (15) years of Intelligence Community experience.
- Ability to conduct analysis and produce comprehensive technical assessments that include independent research and technical writing.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate.
- All-source intelligence analysis experience.
- U.S. military experience.
- Demonstrated capability producing analytic assessments.
- Demonstrated capability producing analytic assessments with experience in unmanned aerial systems.
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while maintaining focus on client-defined research objectives.
- Analytical and/or hands-on experience with UAV and UAS platforms.
What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range:
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$82,100-$172,400