SUMMARY

Provide experimentation and operations support to the Experiments Division (Ex Div) of the Marine Corp Warfighting Lab (MCWL) with regard to Training and Experiment Material support to inform the combat development process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Common Experiments Division Technical and Functional Support tasks include, but are not limited to the following:

• Participate in and report on site surveys and other planning events.
• Serve as observer/controllers, watch officers, data collectors and in other support billets during training and execution of live-force experiments.
• Collect, record, analyze and interpret the events occurring in live-force experiments or simulations to include wargames.
• Participate in the data reduction, analysis and assessment of information taken from experiments.
• Participate in and support the construction, production and delivery of briefs, reports of any type, presentations, and conferences to review experiment findings.
• Plan the development of process, procedures, design, coordination, and execution of User Evaluations (UE), Limited Technical Assessments (LTA), Limited Objective Experiments (LOE), MAGTF Integrated Experiments (MIX), Advanced Naval Training Exercises (ANTX), Advanced Warfighting Experiments (AWE) and other experiments.
• Create Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities (DOTMLPF) recommendations in writing and edit interim and final reports on UEs, LTAs, LOEs, MIXs, ANTXs, AWEs and letters of instruction for experiment execution.
• Support working groups, operational planning teams and other designated efforts with administration, organization, and facilities.
• Review information papers and other briefs/documents as required to support experiment efforts.
• Coordinate with the Futures Analysis Cell and Experiment Design Cell at Marine Corp Warfighting Lab Futures Directorate (MCWL/FD) to provide input for the Data Collection and Analysis Plan (DCAP) for specific experiments.
• Provide risk assessments and recommendations during planning and execution of experiments.

Specific Training and Experiment Material support tasks include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in identifying all classes of supply, vehicle and material support required for training and experiments.
• Manage supply, vehicle and ammunition support to all training and experiments to include the planning, accountability, embarkation, storage, shipment, employment, and recovery of all items.
• Maintain liaison with all supporting supply agencies involved in training and experiments.
• Provide coordinate and manage facility maintenance requirements to include submitting for approval and tracking of facility maintenance work orders.
• Assist in the maintenance, replacement and storage of all supplies, equipment and material held by, or temporarily stored by Ex Div.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

• Perform other duties as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS     

• Military Education commensurate to experience.
• Completion of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Fundamentals of Acquisition Managements (ACQ 101 or an equivalent course).
• Must possess working knowledge of the Marine Corps, its missions and structure.
• Must have an intermediate knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise with Training and Experiment Material support required.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid Top Secret (TS) security clearance (generally, this requires U.S. Citizenship).
• Must obtain and maintain any necessary security access and/or background checks.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Must be able to work independently with little or no supervision, be exceedingly well organized, flexible.
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrated ability to perform diverse duties under operating and deadline constraints.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; monitors own work to ensure quality.

WORK SCHEDULE 

Full-time. May be required to work additional hours as needed to complete assignment or project.

TRAVEL

The expected travel time is less than 25%.

DRIVING REQUIREMENT

Must have or be able to attain a valid state driver’s license and be insurable on the company’s automobile insurance policy.  Driving, with or without accommodation, may be required when traveling for training and/or short occasional amounts of local driving. The expected driving time is 25%. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in both an office setting and occasionally in an outdoor USMC appropriate field environment. Live-force experiments are conducted in field environments both CONUS and OCONUS, often in conjunction with operating force exercises which shall require travel to other government facilities or other contractor facilities to include weekends. Experiments will execute in accordance with exercise schedules requiring extended hours of up to 24 hour a day coverage. Tasks may need to be executed aboard military vehicles, ships, and aircraft. Shipboard planning sites may be a requirement, and time underway may be required as necessary. May be exposed to sharp objects, some heat, loud noise, chemicals, and vibration. Use of personal protective equipment is mandatory. Employee will be exposed to a wide variety of people in differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Frequent sitting, using hands/fingers, handling, reaching with hands and arms, talking, hearing; occasional walking or standing, occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs. It is Katmai’s business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PACKAGE

• Pay range: $80,000 to $90,000 per year.
• Eligible Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, and Leave of Absence.

Compliance:

To be considered for this position, all applicants must apply on the company website,  https://katmaicorp.com/life-at-katmai/

We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, marital status, familial status or any other characteristic protected by law. https://katmaicorp.com/life-at-katmai/#equal_opportunity Preference will be given to Ouzinkie Shareholders, Descendants of Shareholders and Spouses of Shareholders in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2000e - 2(i).