Job Overview

We are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Maritime Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of maritime operations, security, and technology, with a particular emphasis on the integration of quantum engineering principles into maritime applications. This role is critical in providing expert guidance and support to enhance our maritime strategies and initiatives.

Additionally, the ideal candidate must have performance-based Operational-level experiment/exercise experience, which includes the full spectrum of maritime operations support tasks required in the conduct of simulated and real-world events (local, remote, distributed, live, virtual, and constructive; friendly, neutral, and threat maritime forces). These tasks include but are not limited to experiment/exercise concept development, planning, scenario/mission thread development, event response and control cells, assessment, as well as supporting development of the future-force maritime domain within a joint experiment/exercise environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure experiment/exercise maritime objectives are supported by scenario/mission thread elements, storylines, and MSEL implementers (Intelligence reports, message traffic, assessments, etc.)
• Ensure maritime scenario/mission thread elements, storylines, and MSELS are linked to appropriate simulation activities and databases, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) stimulus, order of battle rosters, and other supporting technical or operational means as necessary to satisfy experiment/exercise objectives.
• Provide maritime expertise and support on applicable tactical and operational-level joint, multi-national and service doctrine associated with experiment/exercise planning/execution.
• Participate in the development of (maritime-related) After Action Reports based on observations of operational unit/role players during experiment/exercise execution.

Experience/Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree
• 10+ years of USN fleet operations experience
• 5+ years of experiment/exercise scenario/mission thread development and MSEL writing experience
• Eligible for DoD Top Secret Clearance

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Former Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) N8 Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) staff officer
• Recent experience in theater-based joint and naval future force experiments/exercises, live/virtual wargaming, and exercise/event planning
• Former Theater Maritime Operations Center (MOC) staff officer and/or USN Surface Warfare Officer (SWO)
• Graduate of one or more of the following courses/schools: USN Maritime Staff Officers Course, Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, Joint Firepower Course