Senior EOD & Explosives Advisor
Location: Multiple Locations (Washington Metropolitan Area) Travel Required: Some Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Required
About the Position
Mission One is seeking a highly skilled Explosives Operations Specialist to support critical Department of War (DoW), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Intelligence Community (IC), and Homeland Security missions. This position directly supports national security objectives by enabling government customers to assess, test, integrate, and operationally employ advanced capabilities in support of special operations, intelligence, homeland security, and defense missions.
The successful candidate will provide technical, operational, and mission-support expertise across testing, training, operational readiness, capability development, and field operations involving explosives, demolitions, advanced technologies, and mission-critical systems. Candidates with prior military EOD, Special Operations Forces, Combat Engineer, Sensitive Activities, homeland security, or Intelligence Community operational experience are strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
Support the planning, coordination, execution, and assessment of testing, training, operational readiness activities, exercises, demonstrations, and mission support operations involving explosives, demolitions, and advanced mission capabilities.
Provide technical expertise and operational support during mission planning, rehearsals, field operations, capability evaluations, experimentation events, and readiness assessments.
Maintain continuous situational awareness across one or more mission scenarios involving client-specific technologies operating within test, training, and operational environments.
Coordinate with government stakeholders, mission partners, military personnel, and technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure mission objectives, operational requirements, and technical capabilities remain aligned.
Support clients, mission partners, and end-users by providing technical guidance, operational awareness, and mission-focused recommendations regarding capabilities, technologies, and mission execution.
Serve as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders, mission partners, and end-users in understanding, adopting, and effectively leveraging mission technologies and operational capabilities.
Develop and deliver reports, presentations, executive-level briefings, after-action reports, and decision-support products regarding mission activities, accomplishments, risks, and future operations.
Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate technical, operational, and programmatic risks associated with mission capabilities, technology solutions, and operational objectives.
Support the integration, fielding, testing, evaluation, validation, and operational employment of emerging technologies, sensors, systems, and mission-support solutions.
Develop and maintain operational concepts, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), while documenting requirements, decisions, changes, and stakeholder actions to ensure traceability and accountability.
Analyze operational data and provide recommendations to improve mission effectiveness, readiness, and capability performance.
Engage directly with senior government stakeholders, operational commanders, and technical leadership to communicate mission impacts, operational risks, and capability recommendations.
Required Qualifications
U.S. Citizen.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
Minimum six (6) years of military, government, or contractor experience supporting Special Operations, Intelligence Community, counterterrorism, irregular warfare, homeland security, sensitive activities, or other national security missions.
Demonstrated experience supporting testing, training, operational exercises, readiness assessments, field operations, operational evaluations, or capability development efforts.
Strong communication, analytical, briefing, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams in dynamic operational environments.
Ability and willingness to travel in support of mission requirements.
Experience providing subject matter expert (SME) training and analysis.
Desired Qualifications
Experience supporting DoW, USSOCOM, Intelligence Community (IC), DHS, JSOC, TSOCs, or other national security organizations.
Graduate of the Basic Demolition Operators Course (BDOC) or equivalent military demolitions training.
Graduate of NAVSCOLEOD or equivalent military EOD qualification program.
Experience in demolitions operations, explosive effects, breaching, range activities, counter-explosive operations, or related mission support.
Experience with operational test and evaluation, mission experimentation, technology demonstrations, capability assessments, or advanced technology integration.
Familiarity with intelligence-driven operations, multi-domain mission environments, mission planning processes, operational risk management, and readiness reporting.
Experience integrating emerging technologies into operational, training, testing, or mission-support environments.
Experience briefing senior government leaders, military officers, operational commanders, or executive stakeholders.
Highly Desired Operational Backgrounds
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Combat Engineer
Special Forces Engineer Sergeant (18C)
Special Operations Forces
Ranger Regiment
Navy SEAL Teams
Marine Raiders
Marine Combat Engineers
Air Force Special Warfare
Advanced Breaching Operations
Sensitive Site Exploitation
Special Mission Unit support
Operational Test and Evaluation organizations
Intelligence Community operational support activities
Education
Bachelor’s degree preferred in one of the following disciplines:
National Security Studies
Homeland Security
Intelligence Studies
International Relations
Business Administration
Program Management
Engineering
Applied Sciences
Military Studies
Emergency Management
Relevant military experience, specialized training, operational certifications, and demonstrated mission-related expertise may be substituted for formal education requirements.
Ideal Candidates Will Possess One or More of the Following
Military EOD qualification
BDOC or equivalent demolitions training
USSOCOM or Theater Special Operations Command experience
Intelligence Community operational support experience
Advanced breaching or demolitions experience
Technical mission-support experience involving emerging technologies
Operational test, experimentation, or capability development experience
Experience providing subject matter expert (SME) training and analysis.
Travel Requirements
Position may require travel in support of customer and mission requirements, including local travel, Temporary Duty (TDY) assignments within the Continental United States (CONUS), and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). Candidates must possess the ability and willingness to travel as required.
Success in this Role
Success in this role requires the ability to deliver mission-ready support to government customers operating in complex environments, integrate advanced capabilities into testing, training, and operational scenarios, provide actionable recommendations that improve mission effectiveness and readiness, and build trusted relationships with government stakeholders, mission partners, and end-users.
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