Position: Director of Technology

Description: Gnostech, LLC is looking for a dynamic individual to spearhead Gnostech’s technology and engineering effort. You will work direction for the Vice President of Innovation of Research to develop a technology roadmap designed to create and develop solutions for the warfighter. You will support researching, planning, and implementing new programs and protocols which will fuel innovative ideas designed to enhance the warfighters’ ability to execute their mission in the cyber domain. You will be responsible providing input and executing the corporate R&D vision and strategy, implementation of innovation protocols which enhance Gnostech’s innovative culture, employee engagement in the ideation and innovation process, and, more importantly, interaction with the warfighter community to identify solutions to complex “pain points” that need to be resolved. You will assess Gnostech’s current solution portfolio and capabilities and identify ways Gnostech can improve existing products based on the warfighter’s current capability and functional requirements and trends in how the DoD and Navy expect to operate in the cyber domain. Lastly, you will engage with the DoD and Navy innovation community to establish government-industry partnerships which help to identify areas where Gnostech can infuse capital investment, government funding sources such as grants, SBIR/STTRs, OTAs, and other sources which can capitalize Gnostech solution ideas. Our ideal candidate is already engaged in the DoD and Navy technology and engineering innovation community, understands the organizational dynamics between DoD and Navy SYSCOMs, and will continue to remain active in developing and maintaining relationships which can propel Gnostech as a leader in developing innovative solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop a Corporate Science and Technology (S&T), Research and Development (R&D), and/or innovation strategy geared towards meeting NAVWAR capability requirements.
• Be intimately familiar with JADC2, OM, ABS, Project Convergence, and related efforts to help identify potential R&D initiatives.
• Identify other potential R&D opportunities.
• Establish relationships with government customers to understand capability needs, pain points, and product/market fit.
• Lead key projects with R&D to support business goals.
• Establish relationships with academia and non-profit organizations which can lead to meeting Gnostech’s R&D goals.
• Support drafting technical proposals and volumes, technical/engineering ideas, and other documentation required to support Gnostech’s growth initiatives. Draft technical whitepapers and support proposal technical volumes when needed.
• Assess the scope of research projects and ensure they are on time and within budget.
• Attend defense industry technology conferences and forums to build relationships and identify R&D opportunities.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance is required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No supervisory responsibilities, but must be able to coordinate, communicate, and closely collaborate with other Gnostech technologists, engineers, and business development staff.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of engineering and technology development experience.
• 5+ years of recent experience designing, developing, updating, and/or enhancing NAVWAR Information Warfare (IWS) systems.
• 3+ years of recent experience related to DevSecOps, CaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS in a tactical or enterprise environment.
• Experience designing data distribution architectures between disparate networks and communication mediums in a naval or joint environment using both commercial and defense communications systems.
• Practical understanding of product development, technology transitioning, and marketing/product planning for US military applications.

Knowledge and Skills

• In-depth understanding of Information Warfare, C5ISR efforts within Navy and Marine Corps
• Deep understanding of NAVWAR/NIWCPAC/NIWCLANT programs
• Record of supporting NAVWAR family of programs
• Ability to work and quickly execute in reaction to opportunities identified by customer engagement, including proposal development.
• Understanding of CDS in a tactical environment and RTB requirements.

Location

• San Diego, CA (Company West Coast Office)
• A hybrid remote work week may be considered; this position must report to the office location a minimum of 3 days per week (Tu/Wed/Thu)

Education and/or Experience

• BS degree (MS preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or Computer Science. (or equivalent experience)
• 7 years of experience working in the defense industry preferably with a small business.
• 2 years of technical proposal writing or 3 years of professional/technical writing.
• Direct experience working for/with the DoD/DoN is required.

Language and Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, understanding of military systems and operations, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Able to coordinate, communicate, and closely collaborate with other Gnostech technologists, engineers, and business development staff.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• n/a

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment varies between quiet and moderate.

Travel

Travel of up to 25%.

Compensation and Benefits

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation plus the potential to earn an annual bonus and merit increase. We also offer an extensive benefits package including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) / retirement plan
• 401(k) employer matching
• Parental leave program
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid short and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent care)
• Accident and Critical Illness insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Company paid training and certification program
• Education Tuition Assistance for qualifying certificate and degree programs

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Gnostech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. For more information, please visit www.eeoc.gov.

If this position requires a government clearance, the applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for accessing classified information.

If you require assistance to complete this application, please contact the Staffing Coordinator, 321-368-2567.