Research SME - Communication Protocols
Bethesda, MD, United StatesPosted Jun 7, 2026
Job description
JOB TITLE: Research SME
- Communication Protocols LOCATION: Bethesda, Maryland CLEARANCE: No clearance required to start but prefer TS/SCI with CI Poly.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attend meetings, workshops, conferences and testing events as a Subject Matter Expert.
- Assist with the development of presentations such as Program Management Reviews.
- Serve as a Liaison between Performers, Test & Evaluation contributors, Government and Transition partners.
- Review, provide analysis, and make recommendations concerning technical reports, data and Performer approaches.
- Select, establish, curate, and maintain collaborative communication, issue tracking, and configuration environments for use by the program.
- Provide reach-back support for program related requirements for systems integration, design, development, modeling and simulation, data analytics and architecture design.
- Examine data sources and literary sources for emerging technology related to the Program.
- Provide technical support and expertise on new concepts beyond the Program but integral to the Program’s success. REQUIRED EXPERTISE:
- Must have current Top Secret/SCI with polygraph clearance.
- Bachelors' degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, applied physics, or a related technical field, with six plus (6+) years of work experience in one of these fields, or Masters' degree with two plus (2+) years of work experience.
- Four (4) years of experience or equivalent education involving one or more of the following: wireless communications systems and protocol development, RF engineering and antenna systems, signal processing for communication waveforms.
- Two (2) years of experience or equivalent education using test and measurement equipment relevant to advanced communication technologies, such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, or RF test platforms.
- One (1) year of experience managing a multi-disciplinary research and development (R&D) or Test and Evaluation (T&E) team.
- Two (2) years of experience creating program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules. DESIRED EXPERTISE:
- Masters' degree or PhD in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, applied physics, or a related technical field, with four plus (4+) years of work experience.
- Four (4) years of experience with programming languages or tools commonly used in communications R&D, such as GNU Radio, Redhawk, LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or embedded systems software.
- Two (2) years of experience with applying machine learning, deep learning, or advanced statistical signal processing to communications tasks.
- Two (2) years of experience in the Intelligence Community (IC), including experience with requirements, CONOPS, and transition.
- Awareness of supply‑chain security and integration considerations for communications hardware, RF subsystems, antenna components, and SDR‑based systems.
- Four (4) years of experience managing a multi-disciplinary research and development (R&D) or Test and Evaluation (T&E) team.
- One (1) year of experience as a Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager. Bluemont Technology & Research, Inc. (Bluemont) offers a premium benefits package. Our culture is based on treating people like you would treat yourself. The company is focused on challenging applications of cutting-edge technologies and data intensive applications. Bluemont maintains a drug-free workplace and performs background checks. Bluemont is an E-Verify Employer. Follow this link to view: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify
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