Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) SME

Milsup•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

Provide Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) support to Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Atlantic (HSCWSL). The role serves as the primary HSC Weapons School JMPS subject matter expert, providing advanced technical support and training for JMPS and related tactical navigation, sensor, and aircrew situational-awareness systems. The SME supports planning, coordination, and execution of Unit Level Training, Helicopter Advanced Readiness Program (HARP) events, and Weapons School Seahawk Weapons and Tactics Program (SWTP) events using a managed, networked Local Area Network (LAN) configuration. The position maintains and updates mission-planning systems, software, data, and associated digital interoperability equipment; develops and schedules standardized training for fleet HSC aircrew; and maintains HSCWSL mission-planning instructions. The SME also coordinates with fleet stakeholders and supports feedback and capability-deficiency submissions for the HSC community. Travel and supervisory/management responsibilities are not required.

Requirements

Former military pilot with service pilot qualifications within the past five years.
At least basic JMPS system experience.
Understand HSC Community mission-planning requirements and the differing requirements of Expeditionary, Carrier, and Forward Deployed HSC Squadrons, including mission-planning tools, assigned missions, and area-of-operations-specific issues and concerns.
Possess or receive in-house JMPS training leading to skill mastery.
Familiarity with aviation combat systems terminology and operation, specifically MH-60S systems and the Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) for tactical events using JMPS.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Currently possess a Secret security clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary HSC Weapons School JMPS subject matter expert, with expert-level knowledge of JMPS functions, capabilities, and limitations.
Provide in-depth training on JMPS, portable tactical navigation aids, sensor aids, and aircrew situational-awareness systems, including NAVAIR-approved tablets and software such as Aero App and Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK).
Set up and operate networked links among multiple systems to support planning, coordination, and execution of Unit Level Training, HARP events, and SWTP events in a managed LAN configuration.
Maintain and update Information Assurance Vulnerability patches, JMPS SIPR Token Support (JSTS), Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF), Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (CADRG), and Table Formatted Aeronautical Data Set (TFADS).
Operate the JMPS/Mission Planning Lab and associated digital interoperability equipment, including tablets and printers, at HSCWSL.
Provide training on IP configuration settings, mapping network drives, adjusting NAS RAID settings, organizing shared Windows folders, and imaging and reformatting drives.
Develop and schedule advanced standardized user training with Weapons School personnel for fleet HSC aircrew on tactical JMPS use, digital interoperability, portable tactical situational-awareness systems, and HSC mission-planning parameters and requirements.
Maintain and update the HSCWSL Tactical Standard Operating Procedures Instruction's Mission Planning/Mission Planning Annex and the Mission Planning Standardization Instruction.
Communicate and coordinate with fleet stakeholders to provide fleet-perspective feedback on leveraging external products and new technologies for mission planning and execution.
Assist with developing input on mission-planning systems capability deficiencies for the HSC community for submission through the Enabler - Naval Aviation Requirements Group (E-NARG) process.