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Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Training and Development Specialist

E Logic
$70,000.00 per year

E-logic is seeking a highly skilled Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Training and Development Specialist to provide essential technical and operational support to the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC) and the Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Center (NMSC). In this role, you will play a critical part in advanced Information Warfare (IW) tactics, Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training integration, and electromagnetic spectrum maneuver strategies to protect and optimize Fleet readiness. Please note that you will perform in multiple locations: Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, VA


Key Duties:

  • LVC Training Analysis: Conduct training analysis and provide advanced virtual solutions focused on the integration of IW LVC training capabilities and scenarios across Fleet platforms.
  • Readiness Optimization: Identify LVC training opportunities to integrate with other platforms, units, Joint DoD communities, and warfare development centers to optimize Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), Amphibious Readiness Groups (ARGs), and Surface Action Groups (SAGs).
  • Tactics & Experimentation: Align advanced IW training across the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP) timeline. Utilize Fleet experimentation results to guide LVC training efforts within Fleet Maritime Operational Centers (MOC).
  • Gap Analysis: Assess Post-Deployment Reports to identify, track, and recommend virtual training solutions to mitigate critical IW LVC deficiencies.
  • Strategic Planning: Support the development of Science and Technology (S&T) plans and experimentation strategies to validate new or revised IW LVC effects.
  • Community Engagement: Actively participate in the Fleet, research labs, and academic communities to monitor disruptive technologies. Independently attend select conferences, symposia, and working groups (averaging up to 10 off-site events per quarter).
  • Reporting: Generate comprehensive Trip Reports and Monthly Activity Reports detailing program milestones, task statuses, and upcoming events.

Required Qualifications & Experience

  • Clearance: Must posses a Top Secret Clearance.
  • Experience: Minimum of 18 years of Information Warfare (IW) experience within the Department of the Navy (DoN), including prior military service as an O-3 / CWO / E-7 or above.
  • Domain Expertise: Proven operational understanding of major IW mission areas: Integrated Fires (IF), Battlespace Awareness (BA), Assured Command and Control (AC2), and Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW).
  • Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE), Next Generation Threat System (NGTS), and serious gaming applications. Thorough comprehension of IW readiness across DOTMPLF.
  • Education: Associate, Bachelor of Arts (BA), or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree.
  • Equivalency paths: High School Diploma/GED + 4 additional years of experience = Associate Degree; High School Diploma/GED + 8 additional years of experience = Bachelor's Degree.
  • Travel Capability: Willingness to travel routinely. Annual travel expectations include approximately 8 trips to San Diego, CA, 3 trips to Washington, DC, 3 trips to Crane, IN, and 2 trips to Dahlgren, VA.

Important Notice:


This role is part of a proposal for the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC) and the Navy and Marine Corps Spectrum Center (NMSC). Hiring is contingent upon the selection of the consultant. Selected candidates will be included in the proposal and must authorize the use of their resume for submission.               

Job type
Full Time