Job Description

Fleet Synthetic Trainer At Ballistic Missile Defense (Bmd) Operations Planner

Huntington Ingalls Industries is seeking a Fleet Synthetic Trainer at Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Operations Planner to join the Naval Surface Warfare Command (NSWC) - Corona's Navy Integrated Training Environment (NITE) Operations Team. This role is crucial in meeting the Navy's increasing demand for a Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) integrated training environment. You will provide expert operational knowledge of BMD, Aegis tactics, and Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD). The primary goal of this initiative is to create a seamless LVC environment where all live units and virtual/constructive entities can detect, track, classify, and engage all other entities, using both kinetic and non-kinetic effects, limited only by the real-world systems' capabilities. This position is based at NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex and involves periodic local travel to other customer sites in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia. Candidates must be flexible, as duties and responsibilities may be adjusted to meet evolving business, customer, and contractual requirements.

What You Will Do:

• Serves as Operations Planner for NCTE supported exercise/training events. In this role, the Operations Planner collaborates with the Navy Combatant Commands and other exercise stakeholders (MDA, NATO, US Air Force, US Army) for training event operational requirements and collaborates with the NCTE Operations Lead to ensure event requirements are met.
• Create Project Pages to track Plans of Action and Milestones (POAM) from event planning phase through execution.
• Assist with Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) inputs and build simulation scenarios based on various training objectives in support of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) events.
• Provide on site support of weekly off-hours exercises and attend all planning conference/seminars.
• Collaborate with NCTE Operations Lead and Engineering Technical Lead with validation of manning plans and event situational reports.

What You Must Have:

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Candidate must have 5 years relevant warfighter experience in Operations support of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) missions.
• Candidate must have experience as Combat Systems Training Team (CSTT) member and/or Senior Enlisted Leader.
• Candidate must have a valid US Passport for occasional OCONUS travel (annually)
• Candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable communicating at various levels both within and outside of the organization.
• Candidate must be familiar with MS Office
• Candidate must currently hold and be able to maintain a US Secret clearance

Bonus Points For Having:

• Experience as an Interface Control Officer (ICO), Navy Ops Tech LDO, Ordnance LDO on an AEGIS BMD platform or Air Force Operations Staff Officer
• Experience with building and running scenarios within simulation systems, such as JSAF, BFTT BOPC, AWSIM, etc
• Qualified as Tactical Actions Officer (TAO) or Ballistic Missile Defense Officer (BMDO) on an AEGIS BMD platform
• Experience as Air Intercept Controller (AIC) or Air Battle Manager (ABM)
• Experience with Project Management tools, such as Jira and Confluence
• Knowledge of tactical data link (TDL) systems such as Link 16 and Link 22 with regard to BMDS support
• Experience working with Joint/Coalition commands in a tactical environment

Physical Requirements:

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

Why HII:

We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals. Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career. Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.

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