Prior U.S. military service, with a strong preference for former U.S. Navy Officers.
Experience serving in a naval operational, engineering, acquisition, or test-and-evaluation role.
Submarine experience, including submarine operations, maintenance, engineering, testing, fleet support, or shipboard systems.
Experience supporting Naval Special Warfare, special operations maritime missions, or other undersea operational communities.
Experience supporting large-scale fleet activities, operational assessments, demonstrations, exercises, or field testing.
Hands-on experience with shipboard, underwater, maritime, or in-water systems.
Experience translating operational needs into system requirements, test objectives, evaluation criteria, engineering analyses, or technical recommendations.
Experience briefing senior military leaders, flag-level officers, government executives, or other senior decision-makers.
Experience coordinating across government organizations, engineering teams, fleet personnel, contractors, operational commands, and other stakeholders.
Experience with systems integration, systems architecture, requirements analysis, verification and validation, or mission-level assessment.
Background in naval architecture, naval engineering, nuclear engineering, ocean engineering, or advanced systems engineering.
Graduate degree in engineering, naval architecture, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline.
DAWIA, Defense Acquisition Corps, INCOSE, or other relevant professional certification.
Experience supporting classified programs, defense acquisition, operational planning, intelligence organizations, or government test agencies.
Experience working with maritime command-and-control, communications, combat systems, unmanned systems, or related mission technologies.