Location: San Diego, California
Job Type: Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Security Clearance: Active SECRET Clearance Required
Position Status: Available for immediate hire
Position Overview
Check Defense is a fast-growing federal contractor seeking a highly capable Strike Phase Instructor who serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting Naval Special Warfare (NSW) surface mobility training programs. This position provides advanced instruction and operational expertise to Special Boat Teams (SBTs) during Strike Phase training, focusing on Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), maritime insertion and extraction techniques, and Combatant Craft mission execution.
The successful candidate will augment the active-duty training cadre by delivering classroom and field instruction, supporting curriculum development and training management activities, coordinating logistical requirements, and assisting with integrating emerging technologies into the Individual Deployment Training Cycle (IDTC). The instructor will play a critical role in preparing NSW personnel for operational deployments by ensuring training remains current, effective, and aligned with mission requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
- (VBSS/MIO) instruction to SBTs Operations conducted within the Naval Special Warfare surface mobility community. Assist with schedule development, curriculum management, and logistical planning throughout the IDTC.
- Assist with liaison support with NSWG4, as well as other Special Operations entities to identify and integrate emerging technologies into the SBT IDTC.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizen.
- Active SECRET Security Clearance.
- Must possess a minimum of five years’ experience within the last ten years as a Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC), with achievement of SWCC Senior qualification in accordance with COMNAVSPECWARGRUFOURINST 3120.3E. Applicant’s SWCC Senior qualification must not have been removed for administrative or disciplinary reasons.
- 5 years’ experience as NAVY/NSW Instructor. Instructors will support or augment active-duty training cadre with subject matter expertise, echelon IV level combat systems integration efforts, scheduling/planning, and classroom instruction.
- 2 years’ experience in NSW Combatant Craft Strike Phase execution. Familiar with VBSS/MIO Operations, Insert/Extract and Combatant Craft specific SOPs.