Aviation Lead

About the role

The Aviation Lead operates, provides instruction, and maintains various training to simulation models with respect to maneuver, aviation, fires, logistics, and intelligence operations. They translate real world or fictional enemy and friendly force structures into an exercise simulation database, study highly classified material, provide analysis of functional areas, and assist in reviewing classified material.

Responsibilities

• Operate, provide instruction, and maintain various simulation models.
• Translate real world or fictional enemy and friendly force structures into an exercise simulation database.
• Study highly classified material and sanitize to a lesser classification level for entry into a model, simulation or report.
• Provide analysis of a functional area (e.g., aviation, ground combat, command and control, combat service support, intelligence, and opposing forces).
• Edit doctrinal manuscripts, analyze problem areas, and postulate feasible solutions for simulation and training events.
• Participate in and conduct reviews and structured walk-throughs of simulation events and training, operation orders and plans, and information gathering requirements.
• Provide analysis during exercises and attend conferences and meetings at both the resident site and other locations off-site.
• Assists in reviewing classified material and recommends a lesser classification for use in events, models simulations, demonstrations, reports, and/or briefings.
• Train, operate, maintain the functional areas of new models or upgrades to current models.
• Provide analysis of emergent simulation technologies against stated requirements.
• Draft test plans, conduct tests, publish test results, and maintain and archive simulation-based training scenarios including organizational databases, tactics, weapon system capabilities, doctrine, and force structures for use in preparation of strategic or tactical exercises.
• Conduct pre-event tests and evaluations of supporting databases, and parametric data.
• Conduct post-event critique and analysis employing various after-action review systems.
• Document the salient properties of the system(s) being evaluated and their relevance to Marine Corps or Joint training.
• Translate operations orders into simulation databases.
• Conduct pre-event tests and evaluation of supporting databases, and parametric data.
• Conduct post-event critique and analysis employing various after-action review systems.
• Document the salient properties of the system(s) being evaluated and their relevance to Marine Corps or Joint training.

Requirements

• Minimum five years’ operational experience in maneuver, aviation, fires, logistics, or intelligence operations as they pertain to computer-assisted exercises.
• Minimum three years demonstrated knowledge of military doctrine, tactics, and command relationships at MAGTF or joint/combined command level as measured by actual operational force employment experience.
• Minimum three years of experience conducting exercises or analysis efforts.
• Direct participation in real world operation is desired.
• Modeling and Simulation Experience. Minimum three years of experience in DOD modeling and simulation, and have previous experience with MTWS, and other simulation models such as CACCTUS, DVTE, JCATS, JSAF, OneSAF, CBS, or JTLS.

Qualifications

• Civilian Education: Bachelor's degree in operations research, management, military science, political science or equivalent area desired or minimum three years-experience in military training and education required.
• Military Education: Minimum three years’ experience in military training and education. Completion of an appropriate level of professional military education such as Intermediate/Top Level School (ILS/TLS) is preferred.

Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Able to design and write clear communications and present training programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational, planning and prioritization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with MEF and Combatant Command Operations Plans / Contingency Plans.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$70,000-$170,000

Schedule

Not specified.