Sr. Principal Military Trainer

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Poland Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) is seeking a Senior Principal Military Trainer for the Poland Operation & Sustainment (O&S) IBCS effort. IBCS connects sensors and effectors to work together into one command and control system. IBCS gives the warfighters expanded battlespace views, aiding quickly and decisive decisions. IBCS integrate across all domains, delivering advanced warfighter capabilities. The Successful applicant will be trained to serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on the Poland O&S IBCS contract and is expected to; conduct formal training to military or defense clients and supports the development and evaluation of military training and doctrine. Provide instruction in a classroom environment to the end user as well as field services in support of troubleshooting IBCS software (SW) and hardware (HW). Provides technical advice and guidance on installation, adaptation, configuration or enhancement of program technical products, (SW) and (HW) systems. Provides expertise for resolving technical problems and troubleshoots product. Primary work location will be Huntsville, AL.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 10 years' experience or 8 years with a masters degree; experience in Air Defense, Military instruction, Software, Hardware, IT, Networking, and fielding of systems
Secret Security Clearance
Must be located in or willing to relocate to Huntsville, Alabama and travel approximately up to 10% of the time
Experience with Air Defense, C-RAM, C-UAS, IBCS architectures or other similar systems

Nice To Haves

Experiences working on Poland IBCS configuration
Experiences in creating, maintaining and delivering Contract items to include Technical Manuals, Student Guides, Instructor Guides, and pamphlets
Experience teaching Train the Trainer events
Experience on Patriot, Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Command and Control (C2) or similar Army ADA School or Fires Center of Excellence serving in a training related role
Military Instructor Qualified (Branch Qualified)
Experience working with embedded training systems
Signal/IT experience
Deployment experience in a field technical support role
Experience operating and deploying IBCS equipment
Experience leading technical briefings with the customer and end user
Candidate has or able to obtain CompTIA Secutiry +
Candidate has or able to obtain CompTIA Linux +
System administration experience with the following: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and experience operating within a Continuous Deliver/Continuous Integration culture
Experience integrating COTS, GOTS and custom software in a security constrained environment
Knowledge of military operations, procedures, and training activities

Responsibilities

Supports training material developers and writers with review and validation / verification of training materials
Participates in doctrinal development, embedded training scenario development, practical exercise development, test question development and after-action review and analysis
Assist with training event metrics such as student enrollment, student demographics, student attendance, student pass/fail percentages, suggested improvements to the course materials and training aids, etc.
Assist in planning , preparing, and execution of Poland IBCS military training
Provides feedback to program leadership regarding system performance and end-user comments
Assists in troubleshooting IBCS HW and SW updates to include networks; ability to perform operator and maintainer level tasks on the system
Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and repairs mechanical and electrical systems