Ship’s Self Defense System (SSDS) Combat Systems Specialist Trainer - SCSTC Dam Neck

TRAINING SPECIALIST SENIOR - Ship’s Self Defense System (SSDS) Combat Systems Specialist Trainer

Transform technology into opportunity as a Training Specialist Sr with GDIT. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Training Specialist Sr. you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on the Training Specialists joining our team to deliver complex technical and tactical training to sailors enrolled in courses taught at Surface Combat Systems Training Command-Hampton Roads (SCSTC-HR) Dam Neck, Virginia.

HOW A TRAINING SPECIALIST SR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
● Develops, organizes, and conducts training and educational programs for customer personnel
● Utilizes exceptional customer skills to conduct traditional classroom instruction and support technical and tactical laboratory training supporting the Combat Systems Specialist and SSDS TAO Courses
● Work as a team member to identify learning gaps and train SSDS operators with knowledge and skills required to direct and coordinate work performed by assigned technicians in the functional integration and operation of all elements of the SSDS Integrated Combat System.
● Work as a team member to complete customer deadlines which may have competing/shifting priorities
● Provide subject matter expertise in support of curriculum development for SCSTC-HR courses supporting the employment of the SSDS

● Conduct dynamic assessment of the sailors’ abilities to supervise preventive, corrective, and unscheduled maintenance of SSDS Combat Systems and components, including the use of applicable technical reference material.  

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
● Required Experience: Five (5) years of experience as an SSDS operator, Combat Systems Officer of the Watch, Communications/Navigation Electronics Technician, or Combat Systems Maintenance Manager with responsibility for teaching the applicable system or function task to others in a journeyman level training environment. Of the five (5) years, one (1) year of experience as an instructor in a Navy Training Environment, to include curriculum maintenance, writing learning objectives, preparing test items, evaluating instructional materials and the results of instruction and counseling students on academic learning problems is required. Technical experience as a SSDS technician or performing SSDS OCSOT and possessing Master/Afloat Training Specialist certification a significant plus.  Must be able to support training with extended periods on your feet while instructing.

● Security Clearance Level: SECRET
● Required Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication skills and experience as a Navy instructor (NEC 805A/9502)
● Preferred Skills: Master Training/Afloat Training Specialist
● Location: Customer Site; SCSTC-HR, Dam Neck, VA
● US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.