Theater Undersea Autonomous Systems Planner

Amentum•Pearl City, HI

1d•$165,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a dynamic and innovative Theater Undersea Autonomous Systems Planner to provide planning and analysis support to the Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific (CSP) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. You would be an excellent candidate for this position if you: Enjoy working in a fast-paced, high impact, dynamic environment. Have experience and a desire to work independently to successfully achieve objectives. Have the experience and knowledge to support undersea autonomous vessel planning for CSP. You will provide assistance to the CSP staff by focusing on long-term deliberate and emergent operational planning such as Mission Analysis, Course of Action selection, Wargaming, and Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) development for potential future fielding and operational use of new autonomous systems at scale throughout the theater.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
At least 10 years of experience in undersea warfare such as submarine operations, Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance, undersea surveillance, surface warfare anti-submarine warfare, intelligence in the undersea domain or oceanography.
At least 2 years of experience on a Task Force, Fleet or higher-level staff.
At least 5 years of supervisory experience.
Experience with the drafting of CONOPs and writing of orders such as PLANORDS, TASKORDS, and EXORDS.
Experience in writing status and update messages for fleet use.
Experience developing and presenting briefings to senior leaders.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Knowledge and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in support of government client objectives (e.g. GPT, GenAI, AskSage, MAVEN, python, etc.).
Must have an active Top-Secret clearance and be SCI eligible.
US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
At least 3 years of experience in the Indo-Pacific Area of Operations.
At least 2 years of experience with the employment of autonomous maritime systems.
Experience on a Type Commander of Squadron staff.

Responsibilities

Support execution and sustainment of the Under Sea Enterprise (USE) Hybrid Fleet Campaign Plan which leads to the development, integration, fielding, and sustainment of RAS and SSW platforms.
Support long-term deliberate and emergent operational planning such as Mission Analysis, Course of Action selection, Wargaming, and Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) development for the fielding of autonomous systems.
Provide support to the CSP Staff in the development of TUSW directives including TUSWC Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), TUSW doctrine, CONOPS, TUSW Operational Tasking (OPTASKs), orders and intentions messages.
Support data collection and development of assessments and lessons learned during execution of exercises and operations.
Attend planning conferences, workshops, seminars, war-games, etc., as required to further USW requirements, doctrine, training, and readiness.
Support development of interim DOTmLPF-P measures in support of HHQ tasking to urgently field autonomous systems at scale.
Serve as principal assistant to CSP staff lead for responses to CoCOM and Fleet PLANORDs and EXORDs in the fielding of new capabilities.
Serve as an active member for CSP Force Development Board to interact with vendor proposals and their capabilities. Specifically, how they fit within the USE and opportunities for operational alignment.