Fire Support Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop training materials as needed.
• Develop vignettes and scenarios.
• Develop and administer training on the use of designated simulations.
• Develop force structure and manning requirements for experiments.
• Perform validation through testing and evaluation of models presented within the simulation.
• Assist analysts and ORSAs in writing final reports for experiments: develop insights, findings, observations, and recommendations.
• Assist in experiment design and methodology for the collection of data for Fires Battle Lab experiments.
• Develop and distribute surveys and questionnaires for new concepts and capabilities; develop insights, findings, observations and provide recommendations based on the results of these.
• Review concept documents and provide feedback when directed.
• Attend all planning meetings for designated experiments.
• Provide a Road to War brief for experiments.
• Provide written evaluations of simulation models to software engineers describing the accuracy of artillery modeling in the simulation.
• Provide written recommendations for force structure/manning requirements to ensure accurate execution of the experiment.
• Complete software change requests for simulation software prior to an experiment.
• Provide EXSUMS for all experiments, planning meetings, IPRs, Rehearsals of Concept (ROC), and working groups.
• Develop a knowledge base on future Field Artillery capabilities and limitations, including weapons, munitions, formations, sensors, and Mission Command Information Systems such as AFATDS and JADOCS.
• Provide support across the community of practice where Field Artillery equities are represented.
• Assist in the development of learning demands and study issues for each experiment.

• Possess a bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum of one year’s Field Artillery Battalion (FA) or higher Operations Officer or Executive Officer experience, or equivalent targeting experience at Brigade level or higher.
• Be able to write reports and EXSUMS generally free of grammatical errors.
• Be able to attain and maintain a military driver’s license.
• Become RSO and CLS certified within 90 days of contract award and maintain certification.
• Have the ability to obtain a security clearance up to Top Secret.