Air Operations Training Analyst

Saic; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Army Navy Business Group in Virginia Beach, VA seeks a Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) Program Support Training Analyst to deliver and shape synthetic fleet training as an SME for TTGL operations.

You will develop and deliver curricula, manage training projects, and support AARs and daily reports to meet training objectives across joint and naval exercises.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen with Secret clearance and a BA/BS degree.
• Active military duty experience with instruction/training at senior enlisted/officer level or higher.
• Six years of general training SME and Functional Area experience.
• Five years of senior trainer/evaluator experience.
• Proven written and verbal communication at junior management and senior executive levels; ability to work independently.
• Experience in MS Office (PowerPoint) products.

Responsibilities

• Developing and modifying training scenarios, curricula and exercises.
• Delivering training in person and/or online.
• Managing training projects and curricula development.
• Designing custom training to meet Fleet and joint training objectives.
• Providing expertise on applicable doctrine for synthetic war game scenarios.

Skills

Secret clearance

Clear communication

Independent work

Trainer SME experience

MS Office (PowerPoint)

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)

Tools

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Army Navy Business Group currently has a career opportunity for a Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) Program Support Training Analyst to provide fleet training support as a subject matter expert (SME) at Tactical Training Group Atlantic (TTGL), Virginia Beach, Virginia.

• Developing and modifying training event/exercise scenarios and curricula
• Delivering training in person and/or online
• Developing training curricula
• Managing training projects
• Designing custom training to meet Fleet and joint training objectives

Specific Functional Area duties include:

• Provide expertise and support on applicable tactical and operational-level joint, coalition and service doctrine with respect to synthetic war game scenario generation.
• Review applicable Combatant Commander (CCDR) and theater-specific contingency plans and theater-specific operational plans (OPLANs).
• Function as an academic instructor in assigned warfare area(s).
• Assist the Joint Exercise Control Group (JECG) in the development of the scenario, road to crisis, operational environment, and specific storylines that ensure the commander’s training objectives are accomplished.
• Utilize the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) tool to track synthetic war game storylines and specific events on a daily basis.
• Understand the role of response cells and the replication of subordinate units.
• Develop collection plans in support of Observer/Trainers (O/T) to aid in the preparation of After Action Reports (AAR) and daily summary reports.
• Participate in the development of the AAR based on observations of the training audience during exercise execution.
• Assist in the development and execution of warfare training curricula utilizing synthetic war gaming software (Joint Semi-Automated Forces [JSAF], Marine Tactical Warfare Simulation [MTWS], etc.) for synthetic events/exercises (FST-GC/J/S, BMDEX, SLAMEX/TLAMEX, Navy USW Training Assessment Course [NUWTAC], Large Scale Exercise (LSE), TFCC trainers, academic courses, etc.) and support of live events as required.
• Provide significant expertise in all combat mission areas (IAMD, SUW, ASW, strike, IO, intelligence, etc.) with the operational and technical acumen for training, mentoring and assessing training audiences to include carrier strike group (CSG), expeditionary strike group (ESG), and ARG staffs, and independent deployers (ID).
• Oversee the development of exercise documents to include manning documents, messages and orders to include, but not limited to, OPORDs, exercise directives and exercise game books.
• Provide expert oversight for white cell elements of synthetic training events/exercises and support of live events as required.
• Assist in the development of synthetic exercise injects to enable accomplishment of training objectives for synthetic training events and support of live events as required.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION / BACKGROUND / SKILLS:

• U.S. citizen with Secret clearance and Bachelor of Arts or Science degree.
• Active military duty experience including recent experience instruction/training at the senior enlisted/mid-grade officer level or higher.
• Six (6) years of general training SME and Functional Area experience (4 additional years in lieu of degree will be considered); see detailed tasks above.
• Five (5) years of senior trainer/evaluator experience.
• Must possess proven written and verbal communication skills at the junior management and senior executive level and ability to act independently.
• Experience in use of MS Office (e.g., PowerPoint) products.

DESIRED EDUCATION / BACKGROUND / SKILLS:

• Experience as a Tactical Warfare Modeling and Simulation Systems operator (JSAF, JAWS, etc).
• Recent experience in joint and naval exercises, war gaming, and exercise/event planning.
• Joint Force Air Component Command (JFACC)/Naval Aviation Liaison Element (NALE) staff experience (U.S. Navy).
• Experience in basic set-up of networked computers, Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phones and audio/video systems.
• Familiarity and solid understanding of the Navy Composite Warfare Commander (CWC) concept, Fleet Training policy documents, including the Fleet Response Training Plan (FRTP) and Fleet Training Continuum (FTC), and Type Commander Training and Readiness manuals.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.