Acoustic Engineer

iQuasar is seeking to fill an Acoustic Engineer atArlington, VA. At iQuasar, we strive to provide the next generation of cutting-edge technologies. Our growth means exciting career opportunities for talented professionals in engineering, software development, and other key areas. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, a matching 401k plan, and other benefits given below, excellent training, and a vibrant working environment. Our exceptional employees give us a competitive advantage by innovating solutions with a strong sense of mission and integrity.


One of our clients in Arlington, VA needs an Acoustic Engineer for a Contract position.

• Position: Acoustic Engineer
• Location: Arlington, VA
• Position Type: Full time
• Travel: On-site

Job Description:


The successful candidate will support the DARPA program manager by participating in or leading all activities in project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, and program-funded test coordination. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating meetings, assessing performer technical progress, projecting performer outcomes, and ensuring that project management best practices are followed by performers, independent verification and validation (IV&V) entities funded by DARPA, and within DARPA itself.The ideal candidate's specific areas of interest and knowledge should include experience conducting scientific and technical analyses of undersea acoustic propagation and its application to surveillance methodologies.


Responsibilities:

• Conducting scientific and technical analyses
• Take part in periodic performer assessments to analyze program, technical and schedule risks; develop risk mitigation strategies; communicate findings to program manager
• Technical evaluations and guidance on reports, briefings, and other performer communications
• Presentation and report preparation
• Identification of national security challenges and participation in the development of portfolio-level strategies to address them.
• Support further research solicitations and proposal evaluations
• Program administration, including development of technical analyses, identification of technology gaps, technical risk management, project cost estimation, technology transfer efforts, as well as supporting technical reviews.
• Attend and organize program reviews/site visits/field tests.

Requirements:

• Technical expertise in undersea acoustic surveillance or wave propagation
• Demonstrated ability at leading cross-functional teams
• Deep technical fluency along with executive-level communication
• Experience in field test planning and execution
• Ability to work with military transition partners
• Willingness to participate in domestic and foreign travel
• DoD TS security clearance.

Desired capabilities and characteristics:

• Technical expertise in some of the following areas:
• Undersea acoustic propagation modeling (experience with parabolic equation models, ray theory, normal mode, and wavenumber integration models).
• Environmental acoustics with understanding how temperature, salinity, pressure, and seabed composition affect sound propagation.
• Acoustic sensor systems (sonar design, hydrophones, and towed array systems).
• Knowledge of sound source localization and target tracking in complex underwater environments.
• Modeling, simulation, and tools such as, Bellhop, RAM, CASS/GRAB, Kraken, or OASES.
• Current DoD TS/SCI security clearance

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Regards,
Binish (Brenda) Kullah
Sr. Recruitment Professional

iQuasar, LLC
6 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 305,
Sterling, VA 20165
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