Subject Matter Expert; F--NGTS-Senior

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AMEWAS is seeking a highly motivated and talented Subject Matter Expert (F-A-18 NGTS)-Senior to support Battlespace Modeling & Simulation.

The salary range of this position is $ - $ and is commensurate with experience. This position is not eligible for remote work; on‑site support is required.

Oceana Naval Air Station, Virgina:
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The Synthetic Environment Modeling (SEM) team is a government run organization that develops an advanced suite of software products supporting modeling and simulation (M&S) environments. The SEM product users include trainer systems; test and evaluation (T&E); analysis; live, virtual and constructive (LVC); research and development (R&D) activities for DoD agencies and it’s international partners. All products are government owned, developed and managed.

The Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) is the flagship product. NGTS is a continually evolving synthetic environment generator that supports multiple platform/services training, testing, analysis and research and development.

• Assists a software development team in developing an advanced synthetic training environment to support military pilot training
• Applies tactical knowledge to support scenario development for customer training objectives and test events
• Conducts general subject matter research, analysis, correlation and assessments
• Assists in the NGTS introduction to fleet activities
• Performs as the liaison between military personnel and NGTS Programmers
• Participates in software testing activities
• Acts as technical liaison to outside organizations
• Writes, edits and tracks status of discrepancy reports
• Translates technical discrepancies and communicates tactical impact of all tracked issues
• Assists tactical SMEs with test, verification and validation of NGTS deliveries
• Develops/Tracks test plans, compiles results and communicates findings to stakeholders
• Assists in documenting, prioritizing and coordinating fix deliveries on behalf of LITL/ITF NAWDC
• Works with NGTS team to help ensure LITL/ITF specific items are acknowledged, assigned to work, completed, tested and delivered on agreed‑upon timeline
• Tracks database changes to installed version of NGTS
• Creates and maintains a list of all players, behaviors, directives and components created in‑house
• Operate standalone SIPR NGTS installation
• Ensures database changes are created in SIPR and DTA’d to ISE
• Helps insure in‑house changes are included in future deliveries of updated versions
• Represents ITF issues and concerns at working groups
• Collaborates with other NGTS users to identify shared issues, common problems and work arounds
• Ensures that requirements are not being duplicated between sites
• Communicates how NGTS needs to proceed to ensure delivered fix meets the effective needs of both stakeholders, if duplicated
• Remains familiar with NGTS Battle Monitor, Parametric Data Editor, Player Editor and Behavior Editor
• Uses all programs effectively
• Remains familiar with SDK
• Conducts basic, intermediate and advanced operator training on various NGTS software components
• Assists operators in scenario development, creation of new players and components, and scenario control
• Coordinates with NGTS team regarding future version capabilities and limitations
• Communicates to NAWDC stakeholders which features and fixes are included to assist in…