This supervisory position is responsible for technical leadership and cost/schedule management of the SONAR Systems group’s tasks. These tasks focus on the design/development/acquisition of the VIRGINIA (VA) and COLUMBIA Class SONAR systems, working with a broad customer base of government program offices, Participating Managers (PARMs) and NUWC personnel while leading advanced SONAR array concepts for bow arrays, WSQ-9, HF arrays, and all ancillary sensors.
Specific areas of responsibility include:
- Design, development, installation, test and in-service support of the VA and COLUMBIA SONAR systems
- Plans and runs multi-organization meetings such as integrated product teams (IPTs)
- Serves as the SONAR Systems technical lead responsible for coordinating platform level assessments of changes in the applicable SONAR systems
- Responsible for numerous customer interfaces, including NAVSEA, navy labs, and numerous subcontractors
- Responsible for the drawings and design disclosures related to SONAR for VA and COLUMBIA
- Responsible for applicable CONFORM and IRAD efforts
- Responsible for supporting fleet LARs for SSBN, SSGN and VA Classes