SCSTC OS “A” School Technical Instructor

TRAINING SPECIALIST
- SCSTC OS “A” School Technical Instructor

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Training Specialist for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.

Operations Specialists (OS) advise on shipboard warfare operations and navigation; maintain Combat Information Center (CIC)/Combat Direction Center (CDC) displays and provide strategic plotting for warfare areas, weapons control and navigation; operate surveillance radars, identification equipment, communications equipment, and associated Command and Control equipment; interpret and evaluate radar presentations and tactical situations and make recommendations to senior leadership; apply current procedures and doctrine to CIC/CDC operations as specified by Joint/Allied/U.S. Navy publications and instructions;

and display and disseminate tactical information during Surface Warfare (SUW), Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Undersea Warfare (USW), Amphibious Warfare (AMW), Mine Warfare (MIW), Littoral Warfare (LW), Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS), and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.

• identify basic watch standing, identify merchant and military ships
• identify radar, compass, and NAVTEX equipment, demonstrate use of a radio telephone
• compute bearing formulas, define rules of the road for ship navigation
• identify aids to navigation (ATON), identify day shapes and lights at night
• plot current position on a nautical chart, prepare the plot of a ship's intended movement
• apply set and drift calculations, operate GPS equipment
• identify and compute compass error, apply rules of the road to plotting
• interpret buoy types, recall rules of the road for ship meeting and crossing
• maintain ship logs, recall inland and international rules of the road
• utilize traffic separation schemes, identify charts and symbols
• identify line of demarcation, identify Voyage Management System (VMS)

• Three Years’ Instructor Experience
• NEC 9502/805A

• Master Training Specialist
• NAVEDTRA 131/132 curriculum development

US citizenship required

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

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• Support:
  An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards:
  Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community:
  Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.