Att 2 - Draft Personnel Qualifications.pdf

Attachment No. 2 Personnel Qualification

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A. Program Manager IV:

Individuals should have at least 20 years’ experience in acquisition, including development and management of the technical aspects of Government projects, specifically advanced research projects with the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Research Laboratory, or other DoD R&D organizations as well as experience in planning, managing, and supervising the development and acquisition of one-of-a-kind prototype systems for use in laboratory and field environments.

Demonstrated experience in the following areas: Interface with the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Representative to ensure satisfactory services are provided on schedule and within cost; Demonstrated knowledge of the Navy R&D process related to the development of technology in Basic Research, Applied Research, Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations, Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations, and Future Naval Capabilities. Individuals must have a MS in Engineering, Physics or Engineering Management or equivalent. In addition to the 20 years’ experience, individuals must have one of the following: 1) a Master of Science in Business, Engineering, Physics, Engineering Management, or equivalent, or 2) a BS with an additional 5 years’ experience supporting the Naval Research Laboratory or Office of Naval Research projects.

B. Scientist Level II:

Individuals should have at least 3 years of experience providing engineering and technical support to advanced technology research, development, test, and evaluation programs for optical systems.

Individuals must have experience development, setting up, conducting, and analyzing results from testing of holographic systems, spatial light modulators, and other related equipment. Individuals must be proficient in programing in Matlab, Python, and LabView. Experience with interfacing electronic equipment, cameras, and streaming video data to embedded test and analysis hardware is highly desired. In addition to the 3 years’ experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following: 1) a MS in Optics, Physics or a related field, or 2) a BS in Optics, Physics or a related field with an additional 3 years of digital holography job related experience.

C. Scientist Level III:

Individuals should have 5+ years of experience in R&D supporting projects in Signal Processing, Machine Learning, and sensor development. Demonstrated knowledge of R&D efforts in signal processing for naval imaging systems and in developing image collection, image processing, and object tracking capabilities. Experience with applications of these technologies to unmanned aerial vehicles and to the Shipboard Panoramic EO/IR (SPEIR) system are highly desired. In addition to the 5+ years of experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance and have one of the following: 1) a PhD in Physics, or 2) a MS in Physics or a related field with an additional 5 years of relevant signal processing and machine learning experience.

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D. Scientist Level IV:

Individuals should have at least 15 years of experience providing analytic and technical support to research, development, test and evaluation for advanced development programs. Individuals must have substantial experience in use of spectroscopic signal analysis as they are applied to hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and multi-spectral imaging (MSI). Individuals must have experience with application of HSI analysis to existing or developmental DoD HSI instruments. Experience with modeling of HSI systems, HSI data, and HSI operating characteristics, as well as planning, coordinating, and conducting technical and engineering evaluations of HSI systems is highly desired. Individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance.

E. Research Engineer Level IV:

Individuals should have at least 10 years of experience providing scientific and technical support to advanced technology research, development, test, and evaluation programs. Individuals must have experience applying mathematical techniques to develop models that simulate complex physical systems. Individuals must have expertise in programming in C++, Python, and MATLAB and in how these tools are used to support model and simulation development activities.

Knowledge of electron-optical, infrared (EO/IR) and radio frequency (RF) ISR systems research and development and application of artificial intelligence, machine learning approaches to sensor and ISR system behavior modeling is highly desired. In addition to the 10 years’ experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following:

1) a PhD in Applied Mathematics, Physics or a related field, or 2) a MS in Applied Mathematics, Physics or a related field with an additional 5 years of simulation and model development job related experience.

F. Computer Engineer Level II:

Individuals should have at least 5 years of experience as a computer scientist and machine learning engineer supporting the Navy. Individuals should have experience developing real time software and designing, developing, and testing machine learning models. Within the field of machine learning, specialization in reinforcement learning, deep learning, and computer vision is required.

Experience in application of these technologies to radar missile classification and to modeling UUV dynamics is highly desired. In addition to the 5 years’ experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance and one of the following: 1) a MS in Computer Science, or 2) a BS in Computer Science with an additional 5 years of relevant machine learning experience.

G. Technical Analyst Level III:

Individuals should have at least 3 years of experience as a computer scientist and machine learning engineer. Individuals should have experience designing, developing, and testing machine learning and computer vision systems and technologies. Within the field of machine learning, specialization in computer vision as it applies to infrared and hyperspectral imager is highly desired. Knowledge and proven expertise in the use of Python, C++, MATLAB, as well as Open CV and PyTorch is required. In addition to the 3 years’ experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have at least a BS in Computer or Computational Science, or a related field.

H. Technical Analyst Level IV:

Individuals should have at least 20 years of experience in providing engineering and technical support to advanced technology research, development, test and evaluation programs. Individuals must have experience with the planning, coordination, operation, and reporting of research and development laboratory and field testing of ISR systems. Experience with writing test plans, collecting and reducing field test results, coordinating with DOD and other government test ranges is highly desired. Individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance.

I. Systems Engineer Level IV:

Individuals should have at least 15 years of experience providing analytical and technical support to research, development, test and evaluation of Navy or Marine Corps command, control, and communications systems engineering. Individuals must have expertise with USMC joint command and control architectures, requirements, and specifications; and be knowledgeable in information technology architectures, web-based standards, net-centric data strategies, and interoperability requirements. Individual must have demonstrated ability to manage team activities in multiple systems engineering efforts including joint command and control (JC2) architecture development, and capability provisioning among multiple software frameworks.

Knowledge of the activities of the Marine Corps Systems Engineering and Acquisition Logistics (SEAL) Joint Command and Control (JC2) Integrated Product Team (IPT) and engineering reviews of DISA's Global Command and Control System 6.0 is highly recommended. In addition to the 15 years’ experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following: 1) a Masters in Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field, or 2) a Bachelors in Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field with an additional 5 years of defense-related information assurance experience.

J. Systems Engineer Level V:

Individuals should have at least 20 years of experience in providing engineering and technical support to advanced technology research, development, test and evaluation programs for advanced avionics systems and components. Individuals should have expertise in providing system engineering support, technical analysis, and evaluation of advanced avionics systems/equipment.

These tasks include performance of and/or leading teams to perform technical risk assessments, cost benefit studies, tradeoff analyses, and engineering evaluations of advanced EO/IR systems to include technical assessment of next-generation FLIR systems. Knowledge of the application of EO/IR technologies to the F/A-18 is highly desirable. In addition to the 20 years of experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following:

1) a MS in Engineering Management or a related field, or 2) a BS in Engineering Management or a related field with 5 additional years of EO/IR avionics job related experience.

K. Program Analyst Level III

Individuals should have at least 20 years of experience in research, development, and test and evaluation of USMC rotary wing aviation platforms and sub-systems. Individuals should have experience with DoD operations, maintenance and sustainment of legacy and future rotary wing aircraft. Individuals having experience with the USMC AH-1Z and UH-1Z light/attack helicopters and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons are highly desired. In addition to the 20 years of experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following: 1) a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or 2) extensive military background in DOD rotary wing aircraft development and support.

L. Program Analyst Level III:

Individuals should have at least 15 years of experience as a program analyst supporting development of USMC rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Individuals should have experience in program management, budgetary and contracts assistance, requirements development, and financial budgetary planning. Individuals should have knowledge of USMC Aviation Logistics programs, support requirements, planning projections and their impact on Marine Corps Aviation programs. Detailed knowledge in life-cycle management, project, budget, and configuration management, is highly desired. In addition to the 15 years of experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following: 1) a bachelor degree, or 2) extensive military background in USMC Aircraft acquisition or support.

M. Program Analyst Level III:

Individuals should have at least 5 years of experience as a program analyst supporting development of USMC rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Individuals should have experience in program management, budgetary and contracts assistance, requirements development, and financial budgetary planning. Individuals having demonstrated expertise supporting the USMC weapons requirements process are highly desired. In addition to the 5 years of experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following: 1) a masters degree, or 2) a bachelor degree combined with an additional 3 years of experience in USMC aviation weapons development.

N. Program Analyst Level IV:

Individuals should have at least 15 years of experience as a program analyst supporting development of USMC aviation platforms. Individuals should have expertise with review of requirements for aviation platforms (rotary and fixed wing), be able to interact with senior leaders across the USMC on aviation-related issues, and support planning activities for development of future USMC aviation platforms. Knowledge of the USMC Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Program to include Program Objective Memorandum and Future Year Defense Plan submission, management, and projection is highly desired. In addition to the 15 years of experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following: 1) an MBA in Engineering Management or a related field, or 2) a bachelors in Science or Engineering Management, or a related field, with 5 additional years of aviation development job-related experience.

O. Program Analyst Level IV:

Individuals should have at least 15 years of experience as a program analyst supporting development of USMC rotary and fixed wing avionics, and communications/networking systems.

Individuals should have experience in program management, budgetary and contracts assistance, requirements development, and systems integration at all levels, from the organizational to command headquarters. Individuals should have a proven record of performing critical analysis, identifying deficiencies, developing and implementing viable solutions for airborne avionics applications. Detailed knowledge in life-cycle management, project, budget, configuration management, and extensive briefing experience is highly desired. In addition to the 15 years of experience, individuals must have, or be able to receive, a DoD Secret clearance, and have one of the following: 1) a bachelor degree in Electronic Engineering, or a related field, or 2) extensive military background in DOD avionics systems development and support.