Functional Analyst III (CASCOM SustBL)

Functional Analyst III –

The Sustainment Battle Lab conducts and participates in wargames and experiments using constructive and live experiment environments; conducts analysis to gain insights, impacts, and recommends Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Leader Development, Materiel, Personnel and Facilities (DOTLMPF) changes to current and future force concepts, systems, and organizations; monitors and guides science and technology experiment initiatives and recommends integration into the current or future modular force.

Duties: Assists in the conduct of thorough analyses of experiment/exercise directives and objectives to provide orientation and focus for experimentation. Works in close coordination with Government personnel in determining information collection requirements and identifying specific tasks to be observed. Provides liaison with the experiment support teams and customers, including other military agencies, industrial partners, and educational institutions as appropriate. Assists in determining and overseeing the synchronization of scenario execution, data collection, and report preparation. Provides doctrinal expertise and instructions in support of operational exercises. Assists in the preparation and conduct of experiments or exercises. Assists in the preparation of scenarios and operations plans. Researches and incorporates data drawn from a wide range of sources, such as military policy, service missions, war plans and simulations, etc., in support of doctrinal development/modification, force development data base requirements, exercise scenario and simulation development. In coordination with customers, conducts liaison with DoD agencies, COCOM and component staffs, and public and private agencies and institutions in support of operational experiments/exercises, simulations, seminars, map exercises, scenario preparation and execution. Coordinates and assists in the preparation of the simulation databases, to include testing and validation. Reviews data collected proceeding, during, and following experiments/exercises to identify trends and inconsistencies with doctrine and to develop combat development feedback. Provides doctrinal and analytical expertise. Collects, assembles and analyzes inputs from exercise Observe/Controllers (O/C), workstation controllers and other sources as applicable. Synthesizes and analyzes information inputs to evaluate the completion of mission tasks and achievement of experimentation objectives.

Must possess as a minimum:

(a) Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least fifteen (15) years of experience serving in a U.S. military agency as military or civilian in progressively responsible command and staff positions. A minimum of two (2) years of experimentation experience serving in a TRADOC or AFC Battle Lab as military or civilian can be substituted for five (5) years of U.S. military agency experience.

(b) Experience in at least two (2) of the following:

Minimum of three (3) years’ experience with service or joint doctrine, to include combat, combat support and combat service support operations.
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience with service or joint staffs organization, functions and procedures.
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience with service or joint organizations, operations, and exercises at levels comparable to Army Corps.
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the preparation and conduct of seminars, study groups and map exercises for general and senior field grade officers.
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in conducting instruction in both small and large group formats.
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the compilation and presentation, in both written and oral formats, of lessons learned and after action review material.

Summit is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Summit gives preference to protected veterans.

Position descriptions serve as a guideline and may not be construed as a guarantee of employment. Summit is an at-will organization.

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