Navigation/Timing Staff Support Officer (SSO)

ECS is seeking a Navigation/Timing Staff Support Officer (SSO) to work in our Arlington, VA office.  Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

The Navigation/Timing SSO provides expert analysis and recommendations to Army G-8 leadership on requirements, acquisition, and resourcing processes in support of modernization and force development. This key position manages Army Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) program efforts—including mounted, dismounted, and alternative navigation technologies—while ensuring alignment with JCIDS and Defense Acquisition System guidance. The SSO reviews and validates requirements, develops funding and investment options, prepares executive-level briefings, and supports portfolio and program reviews. With TS/SCI clearance and operational experience in Mission Command, CYBER, and PNT capabilities, the SSO serves as a subject matter expert driving equipping, resourcing, and modernization strategies to enable timely, decisive warfighting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience and expertise in Force Development duties
• TS/SCI Clearance required
• Must have operational experience in Army tactical/strategic units that employ Mission Command and Transport Capabilities/Applications including Satellite Network Operations, Mission Command Network/Transport Systems/Applications, CYBER and Position Navigation and Timing capabilities
• Must understand tactics, techniques and procedures associated with Army command, control, and communications systems and expertise in CYBER, and/or Position Navigation and timing capabilities to be supported
• Must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage Army Acquisition Category (ACAT) II and III Programs
• Must have the ability to analyze, prioritize and validate Mission Command, CYBER and/or Position Navigation and Timing requirements to provide the current and future Army with timely and decisive warfighting capabilities supporting successful accomplishment of the National Military Strategy
• Interdisciplinary skill set of PPBE, DOD acquisition processes and procedures (DoDI 5000.2) as well as expertise with materiel and /or force structure requirements development and validation (JCIDS).