Hardware Software Engineer LAB Configuration, TPO-STE, MTCCS II - NSC - Yorktown Systems Group

Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a qualified Hardware Software Engineer LAB Configuration for the TRADOC Proponent Office (TPO) Synthetic Training Environment to provide Support Operations and Capability Services to the Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II Contract with service to the National Simulation Center (NSC) Support Operations (SO). The NSC is the leader of the Army simulation community, providing Soldiers, leaders, and units the tools they need to train everyday by: developing and championing capabilities for the Synthetic and Training Environment (STE), Virtual-Gaming-Constructive Training Environments.

The NSC functions as the Executive Agent responsible for the Army Mission Command Training Support Program (MCTSP); providing direct support to training exercises and experiments for Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) through support to the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) and support to Home Station Training (HST) through the Regional Simulation Center (RSC). NSC houses and manages the Combined Arms Center – Training Innovation Facility (CAC-TIF); deliver interim solutions to capability gaps, while simultaneously providing valuable user feedback to STE-IS and provides Senior Leaders with situational awareness through hands on demonstrations.  

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide technical support to LVC-IA for the duration of the LVC-IA Versions 3 and 4 to include Planning Conference support (i.e., JELC), Test Case Development (TCD), Integration Events (IE), Functional Verification (FV), Government Acceptance Test (GAT), Verification, Validation & Accreditations (VV&A). 
• Provide technical and operational support for terrain VV&A.
• Create and support terrain products in support of the JLCCTC federation.
• Generate digital terrain that encompasses the development and analysis of topographic and imagery products in support of training and operational missions.
• JLCCTC federation terrain shall be prepared to support an exercise / event IAW the established Government delivery schedule and design requirements and the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC).
• Attend monthly meetings with LVC-IA government representatives for situational awareness.
• Assist in providing the NSC Analysis and Test team the technical test case support for identified functionality for each federation/simulation/model to be tested based on the requirements and design documents approved by the Government.

Required Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of experience in the Information Technology / Telecommunications, Modeling & Simulations field.
• Must have knowledge in the planning, development, installation/maintenance and troubleshooting of LAN/WANS and cable systems.
• Experience in computer systems engineering and network specifications as they are related to product testing and evaluation.
• Experience with network products to include but not limited to Cisco, Nortel, DLINK and Lucent and LVC-G and STE technologies.
• All personnel shall comply with and meet Information Assurance Technician Level II (IAT II) Certification requirements as specified in 05-PR-M-0002, Information Assurance Best Business Practice (IA BBP), Information Assurance (IA) training and certification, as updated, i.e. Security + and complete Computing Environment (CE) certification and/or provide proof of completion of training for their primary area of support, (e.g. Cisco, Linux, Microsoft, VMware, etc., prior to working these tasks or gaining access to the NSC Simulation Network (SIMNET), JLCCTC systems, and/or external connections - Global Simulation Center Network (GSCNet), the Joint Testing and Experimentation Network (JTEN) or other such dedicated or direct tunnel, extant, or future.

Clearance:Requires a Secret clearance

Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS

Travel: Travel is expected in both CONUS and OCONUS locations.