Tactical Aviation Subject Matter Expert

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career customer-oriented Tactical Aviation Subject Matter Expert to join our team in Jacksonville, FL This is a Hybrid position.

This position will support the continued development of the Navy's Network Enabled Weapons (NEW) development of mission planning tools, liaise with Fleet tacticians and training mentors/assessors, and establish training plans for current and emerging capabilities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and deliver training programs for fleet training, including Weaponeering, Mission Planning, Flight Training, and Controls and Display training.
• Analyze, review, and generate instructor training to support Fleet aircrew.
• Create and manage flight clearance products, including researching, developing, and delivering new or updated documentation.
• Coordinate with warfare development centers, weapon schools, and joint entities to ensure complementary technical and tactical information development.
• Conduct fleet aircrew training and "Train-the-Trainer" presentations.
• Support the development and delivery of capabilities briefs to inform senior leadership and headquarters staffs on the current and emerging capabilities.
• Support exercise planning and execution to support Fleet integration and training of advanced capabilities which prepare geographic combatant commands for the fielding of NEW capabilities.
• Maintain configuration control of source documentation, legacy publications, and current publications.
• Hybrid work is primary but frequent access to base for some tasking throughout the week and travel to various fleet locations is expected.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• 8+ years experience as a Fixed Wing Navy or Marine Corps Aviator or Naval Flight Officer, Weapon System Officer.
• Subject matter expertise level knowledge and experience of tactics employment of weapons by fleet aircrew.
• Must be a United States citizen.
• 8+ years of recent professional experience with tactical naval aircraft or aircraft tactical weapons systems employment is required.
• Comprehensive operational expertise with Navy Air Warfare doctrine and tactics and naval aviation weapons and mission systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience as a Fixed Wing Navy or Marine Corps Aviator or Naval Flight Officer, Weapon System Officer.
• Weapons School TOPGUN or similar qualification.
• 12+ years of recent professional experience with tactical naval aircraft or aircraft tactical weapons systems employment is required.
• Weapons Tactics Instructor (WTI) graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), Marine Aviation Weapons Training Squadron-I (MAWTS-1), Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS), Electronic Attack Weapons School (EAWS), or Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Weapons School (MPRWS).
• Experience with aircrew mission planning efforts and JMPS Software.
• Familiarity with NATOPS/NATIP products and NAVAIR ACO Airworthiness certification processes.
• Ability to work effectively with Fleet aircrew and various Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and other command processes.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen and possess a current/active Secret Security Clearance and ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers.
• Tasking and product deadlines may require a surge to support periods of full onsite work.