Link Engineer OperatorAlion Science and Technology delivers advanced engineering, IT and operational solutions to strengthen national security and drive business results. For customers in defense, civilian government and commercial industries, Alion's engineered solutions support smarter decision-making and enhanced readiness in rapidly-changing environments.Building on over 75 years of innovation, Alion turns obstacles into opportunities to help customers achieve their missions. Alion employee-owners are located at offices, customer sites and laboratories worldwide.Job DescriptionDuties and Responsibilities:The Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) LINK/C4I engineer is responsible for setup and operating equipment to support LINK 16 and LINK 11 including Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) interface connectivity with operational and training units.This shall include, but not be limited to, a general understanding of NGC Gateway Manager, CCD, TDACS, ADSI, MLST3, and JSAF.
Coordinating integration, engineering, installation, and deployment support for the planning and execution of exercises. Collect and record for later production in the modeling, analysis and experimentation venues items as common operating pictures from JTIDS LINK 16/11, Navy Tactical Data System and real-time data links.Assist with defining the specifications for and procurement of equipment to provide this capability to NWDC and NWDC customers. Help to plan, implement and monitor single or multi-link architecture in a Carrier Strike Group, Expeditionary Strike Group, Carrier Strike Force or Naval exercise or operation and understand the impact of the designed architecture on the Common Tactical Picture and Common Operational Picture.Provide the knowledge to supervise the initialization, monitoring, troubleshooting of Link-11 and Link-16 systems, the utilization of collaborative planning tools, as well as the skills needed to maintain a tactical picture, monitor link operations, change system configurations, and maintain voice communications.Individual will be capable to interface with NWDC staff to determine modeling, analysis, and experimentation Common Operating Picture (COP)/Data Collection requirements and assist in making the most use of the data.QualificationsEducation and Experience:Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or related discipline, or equivalent education and experience.Motivated self-starterExperience in C4I systemsExperience with LINK 11, LINK 16Experience with NGC Gateway managerExperience with Common Connectivity Device (CCD)Experience with TDACS, ADSI,MLST3, and JSAFExperience interfacing with senior managementExperience with Department of Defense Security Technical Implementation GuidelinesStrong technical troubleshooting skillsAbility to read and digest technical informationAbility to troubleshoot technical issues within multiple systemsAbility to visualize overall view of systems and conceptualize and document creative solutionsStrong attention to detailStrong customer focus, including the ability to manage customer needs and multiple work prioritiesMust possess excellent oral and written communication skillsExperience installing release upgradesSecurity + and Linux+ or Microsoft certificationMust be a US Citizen able to obtain a US Secret security clearance.Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.