Description
The SSBN SME provides authoritative expertise on nuclear submarine operations in direct support of USSTRATCOM's campaign and risk assessment mission. The selected candidate will serve as the resident technical expert on ballistic missile submarine platforms, employment, and operations, applying deep operational knowledge to assess strategic deterrence effectiveness and advise senior leadership at the Combatant Command level.
Location: Offutt AFB, STRATCOM
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Conduct graduate-level quality analysis and assessment of USSTRATCOM core mission areas, with a specific focus on the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad - ballistic missile submarine operations, force posture, and strategic employment.
Apply operational expertise in nuclear submarine and SSBN platform operations to develop and refine measurement criteria, including Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) and Measures of Performance (MOPs), for campaign and risk assessments.
Perform at the senior operations assessment Subject Matter Expert level by actively participating in USSTRATCOM, component, CCMD, and Joint Staff operations planning teams for Global Campaign Plan consolidated strategic opportunities and campaign plan/order operations, activities, and investments.
Independently analyze diplomatic, informational, military, and economic information to assess progression or regression toward achievement of Strategic Deterrence objectives, effects, and risk through defined measurement criteria.
Develop, update, and maintain operations assessments and campaign-level risk assessments directly related to SSBN force employment, mission planning, generation procedures, and weapons system capabilities.
Produce CCMD-quality commander's estimates and perform mission analysis in support of contingency and steady-state operations planning teams.
Demonstrate and articulate superior knowledge to create strategy-to-task frameworks linking broad national objectives to specific, actionable SSBN force tasks, generating a hierarchical audit trail from national objectives to operational activities.
Produce graduate-level quality briefings and written reports with in-depth analysis following best practices for analytic writing; brief assessment findings to senior leaders and respond to questions.
Collaborate with the Office of the Secretary of War, Joint Staff, U.S. Navy fleet and squadron headquarters, interagency, international, and other government agency partners on matters related to SSBN employment and strategic deterrence.
Maintain working knowledge of policy and strategy guidance including the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, National Military Strategy, Unified Command Plan, and relevant Global Campaign Plans and Operations Plans.
Support identification of estimated, intended, and/or resultant cost/benefit of U.S. operations, activities, and investments relating to sea-based strategic forces toward shaping the strategic environment.
Provide recommendations to improve force integration, resource allocation, and strategic alignment for SSBN forces within the broader nuclear deterrence enterprise.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 15 years of practical nuclear submarine experience as a commissioned officer, of which at least 3 years shall be in Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) operations.
Minimum 2 years of experience working at the Office of the Secretary of War, Joint Staff, Combatant Command, service, numbered fleet command, or equivalent.
Bachelor's degree or higher.
Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 graduate.
Operations center experience.
U.S. Navy fleet headquarters, squadron headquarters, Operational Navy Joint Staff, and/or service component Joint Maritime Component Command (JFMCC) experience.
Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with eligibility for NC2/ESI and Special Access Program (SAP) accesses, obtainable within 30 days of task order award.
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience supporting USSTRATCOM exercises, assessments, or strategic deterrence planning.
Familiarity with the Joint Risk Assessment Methodology (JRAM) and deterrence theory.
Experience with JFMCC planning, USSTRATCOM component coordination, or nuclear employment policy.
Prior contractor or government civilian experience supporting Combatant Command assessment or planning missions.
Security Clearance Requirements
This position requires access to classified material supporting national security programs. All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility. NC2/ESI and Special Access Program (SAP) access eligibility must be obtainable within 30 days of task order award.
