Ship Training Capability; TSTC) Subject Matter Expert; SME

Total Ship Training Capability (TSTC) Subject Matter Expert (SME)

This full-time, on-site role in San Diego, CA supports the maturation and integration of Total Ship Training Capability (TSTC), Fleet Training Wholeness (FTW), and Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training environments to maximize surface fleet combat readiness.

The TSTC SME will synchronize training system efforts across multiple stakeholder organizations, evaluate training system impacts to fleet readiness, and deliver high-quality staff work, executive briefs, and strategic communication products enabling informed decision-making by senior leadership.

Essential

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary technical and operational liaison to Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) N7 leadership to synchronize training capability development, implementation, and readiness alignment.
• Coordinate with Systems Commands (SYSCOMs), Type Commands (TYCOMs), Afloat Training Groups, Tactical Training Groups, and the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (NSMWDC) to integrate TSTC, FTW, and LVC environments into fleet exercises.
• Participate in working groups, planning conferences, and cross-functional stakeholder engagements to ensure training objectives remain aligned with fleet readiness directives.
• Evaluate training system degradations, modernization efforts, capability development initiatives, and requirements generation activities, ensuring accurate assessment of training impacts.
• Provide analysis and recommendations related to training system upgrades, innovations, and fleet implementation strategies.
• Attend TYCOM planning meetings and produce written after-action reports summarizing findings, risks, and recommendations to CNSP N7.
• Support implementation planning and coordination for LVC training solutions across afloat and shore-based training commands.
• Prepare executive briefs, point papers, staff reports, and strategic communication products to support CNSP N7 leadership.
• Maintain continuous situational awareness of fleet training system status, issues, and operational risks impacting surface fleet readiness.
• Work onsite at CNSP San Diego and provide consistent, direct support to fleet leadership and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess technical issues, training system impacts, and operational risk factors.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and support decision-making within a fast-paced fleet environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Client Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline required.
• 6 – 10 years of relevant operational Navy, fleet training, system integration, and/or defense program experience.
• Experience supporting U.S. Navy fleet training, shipboard operations, readiness assessments, or programmatic alignment of training systems.
• Demonstrated ability to brief senior leaders and produce high-quality documentation, point papers, and staff reports.
• Experience coordinating across multiple Navy echelons, SYSCOMs, TYCOMs, or training organizations.

Credentials:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must hold an active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to travel occasionally for conferences, fleet engagements, or training system site visits.

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior Navy or DoD experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with TSTC, FTW, LVC, or other Navy training system architectures.
• Familiarity with TYCOM instructions, fleet training references, and capability development processes.
• Prior experience at CNSP, CNAP, Surface Warfare training commands, or Navy SYSCOMs.
• Experience supporting fleet exercises, readiness events, or training solution implementation.
• Ability to interpret and coordinate technical inputs from multiple stakeholders to support strategic readiness objectives.