Applies Subject Matter Expertise from experience as an Officer military specialist to identify, define, and document technical data for weaponeering, NATOPS, and NTRP (NATIP) products for Naval tactical aircraft and associated weapons systems.
Essential Job Functions:
Provides analysis of operational suitability of naval aviation platforms, weapons, sensors and systems. Develops, prepares, and manages material required for the operator to employ or maintain safely and effectively the aircraft and its weapon systems.
Requires the ability to develop and present Naval Aviation Missions and Capabilities (NAMC) training seminar material to DoD personnel.
Analytic expertise to support technical exchanges, briefings, and workshops in support of recommended tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Provides subject matter expertise for specific aircraft/weapon systems and subsystems to include operational procedures, installation and maintenance, failure analysis, and technical support related to aircraft avionics, airframe, weapons, navigation, fire control and other aircraft systems.
Provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, detailed functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, troubleshooting and implementation advice on specific areas that require expert level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.
The SME also reviews technical problems; provides solutions for software, hardware and systems; and troubleshoots operating anomalies using data review methodologies and/or automated evaluation programs.
May also analyze data and solve problems; communicate with peers, subordinates and senior management; and identifies objects, actions and events affecting organizational operations; provide project execution, business and technical operations, strategic initiatives, workforce development, business improvement, or as required to support exceptionally complex technical and organizational tasks.
May require qualification as contract flight crewmember IAW OPNAVINST 3710.7.
Required Skills:
Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related scientific discipline and 12 years of recent and relevant experience. Must be an O-4 or higher, graduate of the Navy Weapons School, Test Pilot School (TPS) or Marine Aviation Weapons Training Squadron-1 (MAWTS-1) Weapons Tactics Instructor (WTI) and at least one of the following: Naval Flight Officer (NFO) with 1000 hours, Instructor, Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO), Tactics Officer (TACCO) or Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) is required.
Active Secret security clearance.
At least 12 years of recent professional experience with aircraft tactical systems employment is required.
“Recent and relevant experience” shall mean the Contractor personnel has performed the functions within the most recent half of the minimum time requirement, for example within at least 5 years of the last 10 years for their applicable labor category, unless otherwise stated.
Qualifications and/or particular expertise are exceptional and/or highly unique and may include various military application and hands-on experience, installation, inspection, test, adjust, or repair of specialized equipment including aircraft/avionics/weapons equipment, such as flight controls, radar, communications, navigation, sensor/survivability equipment, ordnance handling and weapons/missile fire control systems in aircraft unmanned aerial vehicle. Experience with other TMS/Weapons may include but not limited to: TACAIR, Rotary, other Fixed Wing, NEW JSOW, Harpoon, LRASM, MALD, SDBII, and JASSM.
