Exercise Subject Matter Expert (SME)

KBRColorado Springs, CO
Hybrid

About The Position

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. This role combines advanced systems engineering and program management, with a spotlight on cutting-edge modeling and simulation (M&S) and model-based system engineering (MBSE). You will be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace. Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Proven experience with 4+ years of joint exercise planning, development, and execution, preferably with US Space Force, US Air Force, or Combatant Command components.
  • Familiarity with operational planning processes such as the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), and with exercise planning conferences (Initial Planning Conference (IPC), Mid-Planning Conference (MPC), Final Planning Conference (FPC), etc.).
  • Exceptional communication skills and ability to work effectively and coordinate with diverse stakeholders, including commercial vendors and allied international partners.
  • Strong understanding of commercial space capabilities, Space Domain Awareness, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations.
  • Proficiency in creating training materials using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides), and adaptability to other emerging tool suites.
  • Self-motivation with a collaborative mindset, capable of working effectively within a team environment and independently.
  • Must be eligible to obtain Security clearance.

Nice To Haves

  • Master’s degree
  • 8+ years of experience supporting the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC), to include Master Events List / Master Inject List (MEL/MIL) development and scenario design.
  • Experience with Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking or Joint Commercial Operations, highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with military operations or previous experience in a military training environment.
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and one or more other languages, including (but not limited to): Spanish, German, Japanese, South Korean, French, or Polish, to facilitate effective communication with diverse trainee populations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning and execution of military exercises that integrate JCO/TacSRT capabilities into Service, Joint, and Allied events (e.g., Resolute Space, Freedom Shield/Polaris Hammer, Talisman Sabre, etc.).
  • Coordinate scenario development, exercise injects, and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) validation for commercial space-based commercial capabilities used in Space Domain Awareness Protect and Defend and TacSRT environments.
  • Liaise with exercise planners from USSF Delta units, Combatant Commands (e.g., USSPACECOM)/ Space Component Commands, Joint Staff J7, and other mission partners.
  • Integrate commercial sensor tasking, data routing, and analytic product delivery timelines into operational scenarios.
  • Capture and analyze lessons learned, assess effectiveness of commercial capabilities, and recommend improvements to TacSRT integration strategies.
  • Support white cell, control cell, or observer/controller roles during execution phases to ensure realism and technical accuracy of commercial capabilities.
  • Develop after-action reports (AARs), brief senior leaders, and contribute to capability maturation roadmaps and strategy documents.
  • Assist in development of training plans and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) for repeatable integration of commercial capabilities in future exercises.
  • Planning, developing, executing, and analyzing joint assessments, wargames, Tabletop Exercises (TTXs), Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drills, and seminars.
  • Providing SME support across multiple joint mission areas, including Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) and Illegal Resource Extraction (IRE).
  • Managing the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS) and supporting the execution of the Joint Training & Execution System.
  • Developing Master Scenario Events and implementing them to achieve training objectives.
  • Assisting in the development of the Joint Exercise Control Group (JECG) architecture and personnel training requirements.

Benefits

  • 401K plan with company match
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • AD&D
  • flexible spending account
  • disability
  • paid time off
  • flexible work schedule
  • professional training and development
  • sign on bonus
  • relocation benefits
  • short-term incentives
  • long-term incentives
  • discretionary payments for exceptional performance
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