Modeling and Simulations Specialist/Technical Instructor
About The Position
Modeling and Simulations Specialist/Technical Instructor Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Modeling and Simulations Specialist/Technical Instructor supporting Mission Readiness Exercise development at the Special Operations Mission Training Center (SOMTC) on Fort Bragg, NC. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Modeling and Simulations Specialist/Technical Instructor you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Modeling and Simulations Specialist/Technical Instructor joining our team to develop simulation support products and to run realistic simulation support tools for use during Commander's Assessments and External Evaluations for Special Operations Force (SOF) personnel before their deployments. HOW A MODELING AND SIMULATIONS SPECIALIST/TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: See SCA Directory of Occupations for Technical Instructor Be a part of the SOMTC's Mission Command Exercise Branch (MCEB), focused on developing simulation products that enhance training Analyze "real world" terrain from maps and graphical overlays and then accurately build that terrain into a simulation product. Add vehicles, personnel, and buildings to realistically represent the operational environment. Work as a member of a Modeling/Simulations team able to accept guidance as well as to provide sound suggestions after conducting analysis of the project. Utilize the simulations that you will help to develop to replicate aircraft, helicopters, and military vehicles moving through the battlespace. These simulations will add realism to the Special Operations Force units' training and helps them to view the battlefields they will potentially operate within. You will have access to and will use the most current simulation suites to create your products. Virtual Battlespace-4 (VBS-4) is a new "Games for Training" platform, and you will receive training on how to effectively use it.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree in an Information Technology (IT) related field or equivalent military training/experience or equivalent military experience/training
- Must be familiar with building three-dimensional terrain databases using a variety of software to include, but not limited to, 3D Max and Visitor 4, to include any related training.
- Shall have experience with constructive and virtual computer simulations, video editing, and authoring of modeling/simulation scenarios.
- Knowledge of Army Mission Command and/or Live, Virtual, Constructive and Gaming (LVCG) Systems.
- Knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C++, or .NET.
- Knowledge of military operational concepts.
- Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance within 6 months.
- Ability to work with self-initiative after receiving initial task guidance.
- Ability to follow project schedules and meet designated completion dates.
- US Citizenship Required
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience developing scenarios with Virtual Battle Space-3 (VBS-3) or VBS-4.
- One-year experience managing Microsoft SharePoint portal collection sites.
- One-year experience designing portals for exercise use
Responsibilities
- Be a part of the SOMTC's Mission Command Exercise Branch (MCEB), focused on developing simulation products that enhance training
- Analyze "real world" terrain from maps and graphical overlays and then accurately build that terrain into a simulation product.
- Add vehicles, personnel, and buildings to realistically represent the operational environment.
- Work as a member of a Modeling/Simulations team able to accept guidance as well as to provide sound suggestions after conducting analysis of the project.
- Utilize the simulations that you will help to develop to replicate aircraft, helicopters, and military vehicles moving through the battlespace.
- These simulations will add realism to the Special Operations Force units' training and helps them to view the battlefields they will potentially operate within.
- You will have access to and will use the most current simulation suites to create your products.
- Virtual Battlespace-4 (VBS-4) is a new "Games for Training" platform, and you will receive training on how to effectively use it.
Benefits
- Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
- To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
- We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
