Mission Systems Specialist - NGTS/DMON On-Site

AMEWAS; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 95,300 - 139,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Relocation assistance

Sign‑on bonuses

Job summary

AMEWAS, with a history of shaping defense engineering and a DoD partner, is seeking a Missions Systems Specialist‑Journeyman for on-site work at Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. The role centers on NGTS integration, distributed simulation, and training operations to support mission-ready exercises.

The ideal candidate holds a STEM degree and 3+ years of NGTS/DoD training experience, plus strong verbal and written communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analysis, System Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Physics or STEM related discipline
• 3 years of relevant work experience
• 3 years of direct NGTS experience; Demonstrated experience with scenario development, threat modeling and simulation operations
• Experience supporting DoD training systems, operational test environments or distributed simulation architectures
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance eligibility and/or additional security access requirements as needed

Responsibilities

• Supports distributed simulation integration and training operations
• Collaborates with government personnel, engineers, operators and other simulation experts to configure and troubleshoot NGTS systems, develop/modify threat behavior files/training scenarios and support ongoing test and integration activities
• Participates in technical planning meetings, executes verification and validation efforts, analyzes simulation performance, documents test results and resolves issues impacting training events
• Supports JSE Technical Baseline (JTB) releases, provides recommendations to improve distributed training capabilities and ensures NGTS systems are operationally ready to support mission‑focused exercises/customer demonstrations
• Interacts regularly with cross‑functional teams to support successful integration of NGTS within DMON, JSE and Live‑Virtual‑Constructive training environments

Skills

Distributed simulation

Threat modeling

Scenario development

System integration testing

Troubleshooting software/network/sim

Verbal and written communication

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field

Tools

NGTS

JSE

DMON architectures

DIS (IEEE 1278)

HLA (IEEE 1516)

Linux scripting

Job description

AMEWAS, with a history of shaping defense engineering and a DoD partner, is seeking a Missions Systems Specialist‑Journeyman for on-site work at Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. The role centers on NGTS integration, distributed simulation, and training operations to support mission-ready exercises.

The ideal candidate holds a STEM degree and 3+ years of NGTS/DoD training experience, plus strong verbal and written communication.