Electronic Warfare Consultant

Location: Remote

Contract: part-time, ~20 hrs per week, if awarded gov't contract, hours could increase

Pay Rate: $44 - $58 per hour

Seeking an experienced military veteran to provide operational electromagnetic warfare (EW) expertise in support of advanced training system development, testing, and user evaluation activities. The selected candidate will assist engineering, training, and program teams by translating operational requirements into realistic training scenarios, test procedures, and performance assessments.

This position serves as the operational bridge between technical developers and military end users, ensuring system capabilities align with current doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and can be effectively employed in realistic training environments.

Preference will be given to former U.S. Marine Corps personnel with experience in electromagnetic warfare, communications, signals intelligence, spectrum operations, or related operational fields.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Analysis & Requirements Support

• Review operational requirements and identify measurable performance objectives.
• Translate operational needs into test procedures, evaluation criteria, and demonstration scenarios.
• Assist with development of requirements traceability and verification methods.
• Provide operational feedback on system functionality, usability, and training effectiveness.

Test Planning & Execution

• Develop and execute test procedures supporting system verification and user evaluations.
• Assist with planning and execution of demonstrations, exercises, and field assessments.
• Document expected results, test objectives, and operational success criteria.
• Participate in data collection, analysis, and reporting activities.

Training Scenario Development

• Develop realistic training scenarios based on current and emerging threat tactics.
• Assist with force-on-force exercise design and execution.
• Advise on realistic electromagnetic spectrum operations and contested communications environments.
• Support development of after-action review methodologies.

Operational Integration Support

• Provide operational insight during system development and integration activities.
• Evaluate proposed capabilities from an end-user perspective.
• Support interaction with military stakeholders, evaluators, and training personnel.
• Assist in identifying capability gaps and recommending improvements.

Documentation & Reporting

• Contribute to test plans, demonstration plans, operational assessments, and technical reports.
• Develop operational vignettes and use cases.
• Assist with preparation of customer briefings and program documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Honorable military service.
• Minimum 8 years of military operational experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  
  • Electromagnetic Warfare (EW)
  • Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
  • Tactical Communications
  • Information Operations
  • Spectrum Management
  • Electronic Attack/Electronic Protection
  • Radio Frequency systems
• Experience participating in military exercises, evaluations, or operational testing.
• Ability to translate operational concepts into written procedures and documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel in support of demonstrations, tests, and training events.

Technical Experience

• Familiarity with:
  
  • Electronic Attack (EA)
  • Electronic Support (ES)
  • Electronic Protection (EP)
  • GPS/PNT denial and spoofing concepts
  • Direction finding and geolocation systems
  • RF spectrum monitoring
  • Tactical networking systems
  • After-action review systems

Additional Desired Experience

• Test and evaluation support.
• Requirements development.
• Training system development.
• Operational planning.
• Modeling and simulation environments.
• Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training systems.

Ideal Candidate would be a retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Chief Warrant Officer, Captain, or Major with operational experience in communications, signals intelligence, electronic warfare, or information operations who can work directly with engineers and program staff to develop realistic test events, training scenarios, operational assessments, and user evaluations while ensuring solutions remain grounded in how Marines actually fight and train.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.