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Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector is seeking a Principal Military Trainer – World Class Opposing Forces (WCOPFOR) Electronic Warfare Planner to join our growing team of diverse professionals at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 

The WCOPFOR Electronic Warfare Operations lead will be joining the World Class Opposing Forces (WCOPFOR) of the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). As the WCOPFOR we assist in training of the Army Corps, Divisions, and Brigades in the Army Mission Command Systems and Operations Process. The WCOPFOR team plans, prepares, and executes five Division and/or CORPS level exercises per year. During planning, the WCOPFOR uses the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) to produce a competitive CORPs level Operations Order. The Principal Military Trainer leverages specialized expertise in planning and executing in all phases of military training exercises. The EW Planner designs the replication of Electronic Warfare (EW) aspects of the Operating Environment (OE) existing in Large Scale Combat Operations in a Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) environment to ensure that military leaders have the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage EW planning and execution. They shall provide the WCOPFOR Commander analysis of the relative effectiveness of training audience and WCOPFOR Electronic Warfare operations to allow the WCOPFOR Military Staff to provide support to Operation Group requests, After Action Review (AAR) production, and development of Key Observations. Analysis must link tactical actions of both training audiences and WCOPFOR, nested with scripted operational and strategic level effects, occurring within simulation or with the implementation of analog rules and workarounds and other ECG adjudications. The analysis must provide the Commander an assessment of how Electronic Warfare operations in WFXs linked lethal and nonlethal effects across all domains and dimensions.

WCOPFOR Responsibilities:

• Conduct mission analysis of higher headquarters guidance (CSA, FORSCOM, CAC).
• Produce a CORPs level Operations Order.
• Coordinate and synchronizing warfighting functions in all plans and orders.
• Develop plans, orders, branches, and sequels.
• Write Competitive orders for each respective Warfighter Exercise.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Acts as primary Electronic Warfare Planner / advisor to the WCOPFOR Commander as part of the Special Staff.
• Participate in the planning, preparation, execution process.
• Operationally apply current Army and Joint Doctrine to develop War-fighting Functions (WfF) appropriate concepts for respective exercises.
• Support the writing of WfFs Annexes at the Corps and Land Component level to direct operations based on the developed concept.
• Integrate additional WfF personnel as required to facilitate planning and execution.
• Develop and present appropriate training to inform exercise support staff (MCTP, HICOM, Exercise Control Group) about the WCOPFOR Scheme of Maneuver.
• Coordinate with adjacent divisions, Operations Groups, and organizations as directed.
• Attend weekly Exercise Planning Team (EPT) meetings as required for respective exercises to facilitate common understanding.

Basic Qualifications:

• One of the following:
  • High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 10 years of professional and/or military leadership experience
  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of professional and/or military leadership experience
  • Master’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of professional and/or military leadership experience
• Successfully served in a key developmental position at Brigade/Division level (i.e., Electronic Warfare Officer / Warrant or Maneuver Officer and Operations Sergeant Major, etc.). Demonstrated tactical and technical proficiency in operational environments characterized as being contested across all domains.
• Proficient with MS Office suite of software (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access).
• Must be familiar with all new and current Army and Joint regulations and publications applicable to this position prior to employment.
• U.S. citizenship with an active DoD Secret security clearance required to start with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Must be able to travel in the United States and overseas to support simulation-based Army training exercises as needed (up to 10% of the time).
• Must be able to work on-site at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course, or Military Education Level 4 (MEL 4) equivalent Intermediate Level Education (ILE)
• Former field grade officer. Can be a senior Warrant Officer, (W-4/5) or Senior Non-Commissioned Officer.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in design, planning, configuration, and execution of large-scale computer simulation exercises
• Previous experience in computer-assisted simulation training

• Experience in Warfighter’s Simulation (WARSIM)

Salary Range: $69,600.00 - $104,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.