Robotics Unmanned Systems Subject Matter Expert

General information

Requisition #

R69949

Locations

USA-NC-Spring Lake

Posting Date

08/11/2026

Security Clearance Required

Secret

Remote Type

Onsite

Time Type

Full time

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH seeks a Robotics Unmanned Systems Subject Matter Expert to join our team in Spring Lake, NC.  In this role, you may be required to travel up to 25% or 1 week each month.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performs as a Subject matter expert for the Robotics and Unmanned Systems Integration effort which trains and educates military soldiers and select Inter-Agency personnel in the skills and competencies necessary to Operate and mitigate unmanned robotic platforms IAW FAA guidelines.
• Design, develop, prototype, build, operate, and sustain unmanned systems (UxS) from initial inception through additive manufacturing (3D printing/rapid fabrication) to full operational completion.
• Conduct research and analysis to identify and recommend solutions to improve training and education; organize collaborative activities and promote other linkages between the Government, academia, and industry; and provide independent technical recommendations and advice to meet Army educational objectives. Conduct multi-discipline research and analysis to recommend training solutions and training scenarios for special warfare and irregular warfare. Focus areas shall include robotics and sUAS.
• Conduct non-routine training and educational instruction on course curriculum; emerging TTPs; and STI developed during C4ISR research and analysis. Typical instruction would be conducted in a small setting, typically with no more than twenty students, and in short duration to discuss emerging research and TTPs.
• Assess training and exercise events through observation and develop recommendations for sustained future operations. Arrange and facilitate After-Action Review (AAR) and lessons learned meetings to review events and associated deliverables.
• Serves as a Mobile Training Team (MTT) instructor and subject matter expert, traveling up to 25% CONUS and OCONUS to deliver platform instruction, practical training, and field-level maintenance on proprietary equipment in potentially austere, low-resource, or remote operational environments while ensuring curriculum readiness and technical system sustainment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five (5) or more years of experience within the special operations or interagency communities with specific responsibilities within one or more of these primary areas:

• Operation or Strategic-level Mission Planning

• Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)

• Analysis and Targeting

• Cyber-enabled operations

• Operational or Strategic Planning and Policy

• Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning

• sUAS

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field. Bachelor's Degree can be substituted for an additional five (5) years of relevant experience.

• Must be a current or former RUSIC or Brighton instructor.

• Must possess demonstrated, proficient experience in First Person View (FPV) drone piloting, including manual/acro flight modes and real-time video feed navigation.

• Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% to locations both inside the US and outside.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must hold a current/active Secret Security Clearance

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which involves delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Must be capable of negotiating difficult or rugged terrain on foot for up to 3 miles while carrying gear, tools, or equipment weighing between 50 and 75 pounds in potentially austere operational conditions.
• The person in this position will need to be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.

MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.