Technical Support Specialist - Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) Lead Engineer Systems Test 3

About the position

Mission Technologies, a division of Huntington Ingalls, is looking for a qualified individual to fill the role of a Technical Support Specialist - Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) Lead. This position works onsite at the Navy Warfare Development Center, Norfolk Naval Station, supporting the Maritime Operation Center - Exercise Support Team (MOC-EST) and Naval Surface Warfare Center- Corona (NSWC-Corona) in providing Navy LVC training throughout all assigned Areas of Responsibility (AORs). The LVC Lead assists with the planning, design, and execution of Operational-level Fleet Synthetic Training (FST-O) events for Fleet and task force staffs, including assigned reserve personnel. The role also supports on-site and distributed training events at other Norfolk VA sites, as directed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the NCTE sustainment team and event support personnel are equipped with valid standard configurations for all assigned and integrated trainers and training capabilities participating in the event.
• Have a valid NCTE Coalition network (NATO, JPN, or FVEY) activation for partner nation training capabilities that exist on one of the Coalition training enclaves.
• Monitor service disruption notices for planned service or connection outages that would negatively impact the training event.
• Coordinate with the operational event lead, service disruption coordinator, and networks support personnel to mitigate or adjust the dates of conflicts.
• Collaborate with the engineering team for the assignment of any engineering resources required to support the event.
• Annotate additional travel hours and total daily work hours required by technical resources and provide this information to the site manager.
• Coordinate with the event technical lead to identify the training architecture hardware/assets that directly support the training event.
• Troubleshoot LVC system related issues and ensure training event system interfaces are configured in accordance with documented interface standards.
• Collaborate with the event technical lead for the training event mission requirements and collaborate with engineering as necessary.
• Develop event-specific diagrams using established integrated capabilities as documented in the NCTE processes and procedures.
• Determine the integration status of all required trainers and training capabilities for the event.

Requirements

• 4 years relevant experience with Bachelor of Science in Information Technology or similar OR 2 years relevant experience with Masters in related field OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Active Secret Clearance (with potential upgrade to Top Secret).
• Familiarity with Linux (command line) and Windows operating systems.
• A current CompTIA Security + certification is required.
• Technical leadership ability to address technical issues during LVC event execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of distributed simulation protocols such as High Level Architecture (HLA) and Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS).
• Familiarity with networking concepts, architectures, and protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP.
• Familiarity with MS Office.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with MS Visio software to produce technical architecture drawings.
• Knowledge of Navy C4I tactical systems such as Link 16 and GCCS.
• Experience working with Navy systems and/or commands.

Benefits

• Best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Savings Plan Options (401(k)).
• Financial planning tools.
• Life insurance.
• Employee discounts.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.