PNT/GPS Telecommunications Specialist

Company: Linchpin Solutions
Location: Arlington
Posted on: May 11, 2022

Job Description:

Description:

• The incumbent serves as the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Planner in Networks, Services, and Strategy Branch, IC4 Department, Headquarters, US Marine Corps. The incumbent's expert knowledge of Joint and MAGTF PNT architectures will ensure the development, integration employment of positioning, navigation, and timing solutions in the Marine Corps. In this capacity, the incumbent initiates and oversees the development or interpretation of departmental policy, implementation of strategies, programs, and processes to pursue and achieve the planning and delivery of Satellite services throughout the agency. The incumbent will advise the Director, IC4 and serve as the Marine Corps interface as well as the Director, IC4 representative in various capability development, governance, policy making, and advisory forums associated with the Department-wide PNT Enterprisethus ensuring Marine Corps equities are represented in present and future positioning, navigation, and timing capability development with regards to tactical positioning, navigation, and timing. This includes (but is not limited to) forums associated with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), and Air Force Space Command's Global Positioning System positioning, navigation, and timing receivers.
• Engages directly with and coordinates Marine Corps participation in working groups that emerge from PNT related work, such as the DoD PNT Working Group, DoD Navigation Warfare Working Group, DoD PNT Cyber Security Working Group, DoD Precise Time and Time Interval Working Group, and DoD GPS Waiver Working Group.
• Analyzes, develops and coordinates Marine Corps positions on IC4 PNT related issues, then represents the Marine Corps at or prepares senior leaders for various PNT related forums to ensure Marine Corps equities are represented.
• Maintains real-time situational awareness of issues and initiatives of interest to the Marine Corps that come before these forums, and either engages directly with subject matter expertise or coordinates subject matter expertise from other Marine Corps and external agencies.
• Monitor the progress and status of Marine Corps acquisition programs pertinent to positioning, navigation, and timing systems, ensuring that Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4 vision and policies are supported.
• Provide subject matter expert (SME) support at meetings with other agencies and parties both internal and external to the Marine Corps.
• Conduct research and analysis of positioning, navigation, and timing issues throughout the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) and the training and supporting establishment. This includes conducting synopsis of relevant technologies found both in industry and throughout the Department of Defense (DoD), report findings as applicable to Marine Corps equities.
• Provide fiscal and/or programmatic analysis of acquisition programs throughout the DoD relevant to positioning, navigation, and timing systems.
• Author briefings, information papers, and other materials for senior leadership in order to support policy and decision making..
  
  Requirements:
  
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • 5+ years' experience PI177223053

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