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Sayres Defense is actively seeking an experienced Aegis BMDO Trainer to join our team at the Aegis Training and Readiness Center in Dahlgren, VA. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and delivering training and educational programs to support the training needs of Fleet sailors. The training program will encompass traditional classroom instruction and tactical lab training, with a focus on training CG/DDG sailors in the tactical employment of the Aegis combat system and associated weapons systems.

Responsibilities:

• Provide dynamic teaching, training, and assessment, utilizing advanced knowledge of U.S. Navy Aegis Combat Systems capabilities and limitations, specifically targeting the officer level.
• Review and analyze U.S. Navy Aegis Combat System Engineering Capabilities and Limitations, as well as Operational and Tactical doctrine, to optimize the application of ship's Combat Systems capabilities and limitations in the dynamic operational tactical environment.
• Conduct dynamic assessments of sailors' abilities to comply with approved maintenance and operational procedures, providing formal appraisals of performance with recommendations for improvement and methods to maintain technical and tactical proficiency.
• Observe and assess contemporaries during Practice and Certification Teaches per NAVEDTRA 135 requirements.
• Prepare, review, and customize curriculum lesson plans and instructor guides for traditional classroom teaching.
• Support course reviews and curriculum updates, conducting training gap analysis and providing formal feedback and recommendations for course improvement.
• Document the training conducted, including specifics of individual areas/watch stations, and generate formal assessments of measure of success through written reports.
• Develop, test, maintain, and deliver moderately complex Aegis training programs and related materials to support ATRC training objectives.
• Establish and review course content and objectives.
• Conduct training sessions and develop criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of training activities.
• Maintain records of training activities, participant progress, and program effectiveness.
• Stay current with relevant technologies as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, or work/military experience.

Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of experience with the required system or process as either a maintenance technician supervisor or operator supervisor, with responsibility for teaching the applicable system or function task to others in a journeyman-level training environment.
• Experience as a qualified BMDO watch stander with relevant shipboard experience in Ballistic Missile Defense, and Mission Planner experience is a plus.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience as an instructor in a Navy Training Environment, including curriculum maintenance, writing learning objectives, preparing test items, evaluating instructional materials and the results of instruction, and counseling students on academic learning problems. This should include one (1) year of relevant experience interfacing with training systems/simulations for effective and correct presentation of learning objectives.
• Experience as a qualified BMDO and/or a Master/Afloat Training Specialist in support of CSCS/TACTRAGRU/ATG is a significant plus.
• Must be able to support training with extended periods on your feet while instructing.
• Travel may be required, up to 5% of the time.

The position description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by the incumbents of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform position-related tasks other than those stated in this description. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

At Sayres, our employees enjoy an atmosphere conducive to realizing their potential through personal and professional development while simultaneously exceeding customers' expectations.

We offer a broad spectrum of technical, engineering, and administrative services including acquisition, financial and program management; fleet synthetic training; logistics; ship construction engineering; systems engineering and integration; wargaming; test and evaluation; security, counterintelligence and policy analysis.

Sayres is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices throughout the United States and has a presence abroad.

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