Principal Military Collective Trainer – Fires

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector (NGDS) is seeking a Principal Military Collective Trainer – Fires to join our growing team of diverse professionals supporting our III Corps Mission Command Training program at Fort Cavazos (Formerly Fort Hood) in Killeen, Texas. The selected candidate will represent the Fires Warfighting Function (WfF) on the Mission Command Training Team (MCTT) at the Fort Cavazos, Texas (FCTX) Mission Command Training Center (MTC). This team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized training products and events for U.S. Army customer units providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

In support of the Mission Training Center, the Principal Collective Trainer for Fires is an integral part of the collective training team and exercise design at our site. Must be a subject matter expert in the technical aspects of the Fires warfighting function in addition to being a subject matter expert for all the tasks required of the collective training team.  The Principal Collective Military Trainer is prepared to assist other team members with the technical aspects of Fires in the design and execution of small to large exercises requiring simulations support and can take lead in the mentoring and over-the-shoulder training of staffs within III Corps. Also ensures the team can connect Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) simulations within one week of notice.  

• Mission Command Staff Collective Training to include facilitating Digital Fires-focused training to achieve specific unit training objectives in conjunction with other WfFs for Army battalion, brigade, division and corps staffs. Specific areas of training to include:
• AFATDS - data base build; data distribution lists; loading of JMUL; fire mission processing; Counter fire OPS; AFATDS guidances; LAN and radio communications ; digital Airspace clearance with TAIS / FSE and FDC ops; DDS publish and subscribe.
• JADOCS - build JADOCS configuration file; TAIS / AFATDS integration, JADOCS / AFATDS integration, JADOCS / TAIS integration, CPOF and or CPCE / AFATDS integration, SISTIM / AFATDS integration and fires simulation. 
• Provide introductory, pre-exercise, over the shoulder and guided targeting process, meeting, battle drills, and TTPs instruction to MEL 4 qualified leaders and their Soldiers. 
• Develops products and synchronize databases to support training for Mission Command exercises
• Responsible for establishing and providing Battle Staff Integration; oversees the Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) Multi-resolution (MRF)
• Provides end users with a command post exercise simulation configured to specifications provided by the operations officer
• Must collaborate with other War Fighting Functions (WfF)
• Assist units in the development of training requirements and exercise training tasks for TOCs and subordinate staff war fighting functions
• Trains assistant instructors (AIs) maintains and updates Programs of Instruction (POIs) and coordinates RTOC, work cell and/or classroom setup and connectivity with technical staff
• Provides input and quality control of distributed products associated with Mission Command Systems

Basic Qualifications:

• Able to communicate and share constructive perspective to achieve success of task and missions present and future
• Must hold a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance 
• Must be willing to travel as needed (up to 10% of the time)
• Must have had experience in Fires and targeting at brigade or higher level; have a background in Field Artillery
• Possess a minimum of ten (10) years of supervisory experience 
• Have a thorough understanding of Digital Fires processes, architecture, and mission command information systems and their inter-dependencies with the other warfighting functions 
• Possess AFATDS and JADOCS operator training certificates
• Have the ability to train individuals on AFATDS, JADOCS, and EMT systems
• Able to setup and maintain multiple AFATDS and JADOCS systems integrated within a CP digital architecture with DDS and C2R
• Facilitate fire mission processing and CF RADAR acquisition processing, at Battalion FSE/FDC, BCT FSE, Division FSE, DIVARTY FCE, and JAGIC
• Must be able to work on-site at Fort Cavazos in Texas

Preferred Qualifications:

• Targeting Officer or senior Warrant Officer and or DIVARTY/FA BDE FDC Chief; Digital Master Gunner ASI; AFATDS and or JADOCs instructor qualified.
• Experience with simulations systems or Army Low Overhead Tactical Trainers (ALOTT)
• Instructor certification

Salary Range: $67,800 USD - $101,600 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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