Amentum is actively seeking an Explosives Subject Matter Expert (SME) Instructor to support training courses in Huntsville, AL. The position may require CONUS travel.
Duties
The SME Instructor supports the delivery of Homemade Explosives (HME) courses. The HME course provides training on the identification, processing, and disposal of improvised explosive materials. The basic course structure is lecture and lab in the morning, and range problems in the afternoon. The course is typically delivered 20 times per year. Students are limited to ATF Certified Explosives Specialists (CES), FBI Hazardous Device School bomb technicians (BT), Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians (EOD), and Special Operations Forces (SOF) Explosives Engineers.
The SME Instructor supports the delivery of Homemade Explosives (HME) course by preparing practical exercise scenarios, conducting explosives demonstrations (including the preparation and handling of improvised explosives mixtures), preparing and conducting explosive disposal exercises and demo range clean up. Duties also include acting as Range Safety Officer, or Explosives Control Officer during live fire exercises.
The SME instructor presents course material via the classroom, outdoor training sites and on live fire demo ranges, throughout the one-week training, and guide and observe the students through all exercises including range operations and disposals and perform other associated tasks that utilize their expertise to provide for a safe and secure explosives-related training environment. These tasks include range safety sweeps/clearance operations, fire hazard mitigation, and grounds preparation intended to provide for safe demo range operations and explosive hazard detection/mitigation.
HME Instructor Minimum Qualifications:
Must have held one of the following certifications:
Desired Qualifications:
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