Infantry Subject Matter Expert (IIT) & Scenario Designer

Katmai•Waimanalo, HI

About The Position

The Infantry Subject Matter Expert (IIT) & Scenario Designer conducts pre-event planning and provides tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) related to small-unit leadership training. The role contributes to scenario designs to ensure key training and readiness events support decision-making skills and improve individual actions in simulated combat situations. The position supports Infantry Immersion Training through pre-event coordination, exercise and scenario design, observation, performance assessment, and after-action reviews. It works with training units, observer/controllers, role-player management teams, scenario design personnel, and unit commanders to connect training tasks with objectives and readiness requirements. The role is full-time, with additional hours potentially required to complete an assignment or project. Travel is expected to be less than 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Management or another business-related field; relevant work experience may substitute year for year.
At least four years of demonstrated knowledge of military doctrine, tactics, and command relationships at the squad through company level.
Current experience with TTPs and lessons learned from official sources related to overseas contingency operations and battlefield environments.
Familiarity with Marine Corps Systems Approach to Training (SAT), scenario development, exercise design, and T&R requirements.
Familiarity with training systems management and operations.
Ability to meet eligibility requirements for and maintain at least a Secret clearance issued by the U.S. Government; the posting states that this generally requires U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain any necessary security access and/or background checks.
Must have or be able to attain a valid state driver’s license and be insurable under the company automobile insurance policy.
Ability to drive when traveling for training and/or for occasional local driving, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Combat arms skills background and combat experience.
Currency with TTPs, lessons learned, and OPFOR from real-world operations.
Experience in curriculum development.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, and to develop and present training-effectiveness analysis, performance metrics, and routine reports.
Strong leadership, team-building, and organizational attributes.
Subject matter expertise in exercise design, scenario development, TTPs, and training and readiness (T&R) events for live, virtual, and constructive training (LVC-TE).
Experience or expertise oriented toward helping individuals and small-unit leaders perform their duties in IIT and maximize unit training effectiveness.

Responsibilities

Provide supervision and support during Infantry Immersion Training, assist unit-assigned observer/controllers, contribute to after-action reviews, and identify critical areas for remediation.
Recommend immediate corrective actions during rehearsals.
Coordinate with training units before events and ensure understanding of prerequisite training, preparation, and planning.
Design exercises by linking training events to training objectives and METLs, recommend resources to meet unit training needs, and provide quality assurance for training support.
Link tasks to identify individual and collective tasks that support stated objectives, and work with scenario design personnel to create training support documents incorporating desired tasks into scripted actions.
Develop tailored training scenarios that enable unit commanders to attain PTP objectives.
Review and implement training standards for listed tasks and tactical considerations for employment.
Observe actions and cue events in support of stated training objectives and METs.
Lead performance discussions with unit commanders to determine decision points, relevant criteria, and possible learning options.
Provide performance assessment recommendations to the unit chain of command in support of unit assessments.
Play a major role in unit training execution and after-action reviews.
Provide recommendations drawing on experience, background, and training in combat experience in ground combat arms MOS, Combat Hunter, and/or the Enhanced Combat Hunter Leaders Course.
Work with the role-player management team to ensure training is completed effectively and efficiently before, during, and after training.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance and perform other duties as assigned.