Requisition Number: 29984
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $99,960.00 - $128,000.00
Security Clearance: Secret
Level of Experience: Senior
Job DescriptionMission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking a Total Ship Training Capability (TSTC) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to serve as the primary technical and operational advisor to Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) N7. This full-time, on-site role in San Diego, CA supports the maturation and integration of Total Ship Training Capability (TSTC), Fleet Training Wholeness (FTW), and Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training environments to maximize surface fleet combat readiness. The TSTC SME will synchronize training system efforts across multiple stakeholder organizations, evaluate training system impacts to fleet readiness, and deliver high-quality staff work, executive briefs, and strategic communication products enabling informed decision-making by senior leadership.
Essential Job Responsibilities- Serve as the primary technical and operational liaison to CNSP N7 leadership to synchronize training capability development, implementation, and readiness alignment.
- Coordinate with Systems Commands (SYSCOMs), Type Commands (TYCOMs), Afloat Training Groups, Tactical Training Groups, and the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting
- Development Center (NSMWDC) to integrate TSTC, FTW, and LVC environments into fleet exercises.
- Participate in working groups, planning conferences, and cross-functional stakeholder engagements to ensure training objectives remain aligned with fleet readiness directives.
- Evaluate training system degradations, modernization efforts, capability development initiatives, and requirements generation activities, ensuring accurate assessment of training impacts.
- Provide analysis and recommendations related to training system upgrades, innovations, and fleet implementation strategies.
- Attend TYCOM planning meetings and produce written after-action reports summarizing findings, risks, and recommendations to CNSP N7.
- Support implementation planning and coordination for LVC training solutions across afloat and shore-based training commands.
- Prepare executive briefs, point papers, staff reports, and strategic communication products to support CNSP N7 leadership.
- Maintain continuous situational awareness of fleet training system status, issues, and operational risks impacting surface fleet readiness.
- Work onsite at CNSP San Diego and provide consistent, direct support to fleet leadership and stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications- 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess technical issues, training system impacts, and operational risk factors.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and support decision-making within a fast-paced fleet environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Client Education & Experience Requirements:- Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline required.
- 6 - 10 years of relevant operational Navy, fleet training, system integration, and/or defense program experience.
- Experience supporting U.S. Navy fleet training, shipboard operations, readiness assessments, or programmatic alignment of training systems.
- Demonstrated ability to brief senior leaders and produce high-quality documentation, point papers, and staff reports.
- Experience coordinating across multiple Navy echelons, SYSCOMs, TYCOMs, or training organizations.
Credentials- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must hold an active DoD Secret Clearance.
- Ability to travel occasionally for conferences, fleet engagements, or training system site visits.
Preferred Requirements- Prior Navy or DoD experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with TSTC, FTW, LVC, or other Navy training system architectures.
- Familiarity with TYCOM instructions, fleet training references, and capability development processes.
- Prior experience at CNSP, CNAP, Surface Warfare training commands, or Navy SYSCOMs.
- Experience supporting fleet exercises, readiness events, or training solution implementation.
- Ability to interpret and coordinate technical inputs from multiple stakeholders to support strategic readiness objectives.
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
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HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
