US Navy Ballistic Missile Defense Tactical Operations SME

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Navy Officer or Chief Petty Officer to support the Commander, Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise (BMDEX) training program as a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Tactical Operations expert (BMD TacOps SME).  The BMD TacOps SME has overall responsibility for overseeing, planning and coordinating Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise (BMDEX) and Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) events. This position requires comprehensive knowledge of the BMD field and the ability to complete difficult and complex assignments, and may require occasional travel in support of planning conferences and exercise development. Main location is San Diego, CA.  Specific duties include:

• Develop progressive, realistic and challenging BMD distributed, synthetic training scenarios that facilitate rehearsal and refinement of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Support BMDEX development by planning and coordinating participation of all units/nodes in a synthetic training environment that most closely meets those of real world operations
• Maintain SME knowledge on evolving BMD systems, technologies, threats, and TTPs to ensure introduction into training scenarios
• Work with the Tactical Training Group, Pacific Technical Team to ensure training architecture will enable attainment of Navy/Joint training objectives.
• Support military mentoring and assessment of participants by providing detailed evaluations of participant performance based on NMET/JMET conditions and standards during exercise execution
• Liaise with Navy, agency, joint, and coalition counterparts on BMD-related issues and developments
• Be prepared to brief senior Navy and joint leadership on exercise design, operational procedures and exercise outcomes

Qualifications

Clearance Requirement: 

• Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance

Education/ Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors and 19+ years of experience , Masters and 19+ years of experience; Degree is not accepted in lieu of experience.
• Surface Navy experience including technical management as a Navy Officer supervising combat system configuration, operations, testing, maintenance, and repair.  .
• Experience conducting shipboard BMD watch-team training or recent experience conducting BMD exercises, training, or operations.
• Experience with Joint and Coalition BMD command and control structures.
• Qualified as an Aegis BMD Tactical Action Officer (TAO); or qualified as an BMD watch officer while serving as an Air Warfare Coordinator (AWC) or Combat Systems Coordinator (CSC).
• Experience preparing materials and briefs to Flag/executive level audiences.
• Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Weapons Tactics Instructor (WTI) designation desired.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.