Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing and 100% employee-owned company is growing our presence in the National Capital Region. Radiance’s culture is built upon our commitment to our customers and our employee-owners. We are an employee-owned company built on entrepreneurship, empowerment, and mutual responsibility for growth and sustainability. Our culture empowers a workforce made up of individuals who embody technical and leadership skills to deliver superior solutions to the nation’s toughest technical challenges.

As the Army Technology Transition SME, you will facilitate the transition of priority demonstrated joint capabilities to the Military Services and other partners through persistent, proactive stakeholder engagement to close time-critical gaps in high-priority, multi-component warfighting missions.

Daily work is conducted as an integrated team member of the Multi-Domain Joint Operations (MDJO) Directorate under the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Mission Capabilities (DCTO(MC)) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). This position is in Alexandria, VA with opportunity for situational telework.

Principal Responsibilities

• Advise the Military Services, Joint Staff, and OSD stakeholders on strategies for successfully transitioning technologies from prototypes and joint experimentation activities to Service programs of record.
• Provide subject-matter expertise related to Service-specific acquisition and innovation pathways.
• Collaborate with stakeholders through decision-making forums (e.g., DMAG, Issue Team, JROC, etc.) to facilitate technology transition activities.
• Proactively engage and provide support to stakeholders in developing, maintaining, and executing technology transition plans.
• Maintain liaison with OSD CAPE and OUSD(A&S) for Issue Team coordination and other transition-related issues (Competitive Acquisition Pathway, Strategic Portfolio Reviews, etc).
• Prepare and deliver status reports to Congress and senior DoD leadership.
  

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Executive presence with highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop high-quality, professional briefings and written reports to succinctly capture key issues for DoD decision-makers and Congress.
• Self-starter, able to take initiative and accomplish work independently with minimal guidance.
• Must be highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• OSD, Joint Staff, and/or Service Staff experience is desired.

• At least 20 years of relevant work experience supporting the DoD and/or IC.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Desired Qualifications

• Subject-matter expertise in overcoming systemic technology transition challenges associated with the DoD acquisition “Valley of Death.”
• Demonstrated record of successfully transitioning technologies from prototypes and joint experimentation activities to Service programs of record.
• Program management experience leading a $50M+ technology development, design, manufacturing, integration, or test program; or leader of a portfolio of technology development programs.
• Expert knowledge of DoD and Service-specific acquisition and innovation pathways.