Synthetic Training Operator (MCTS)

My client, a leading defence organisation looking for a Synthetic Training Operator for an exciting role within their Navy training team.

Location – Portsmouth

Security Clearance requirements: SC Clearance (current or clearable)

Job Role:

The Maritime Composite Training System (MCTS) is a sophisticated and versatile training platform used by the Royal Navy providing state of the art classroom and simulation training facilities delivering maritime warfare training in controlled environments. MCTS STOs deliver flexible, direct and indirect, multi-skilled, enabling support to Royal Navy maritime warfare career, continuation and collective training activities; through specified, realistic control and operation of high-fidelity MCTS warfare training environment.

Responsibilities include:

Contribution to the effective and delivery of a high-fidelity maritime warfare training service in Warfare Team Trainer (WTT); Classroom Based Simulation Trainer (CBST); and Electronic Classroom Trainers (ECT).

• Working within the Common Synthetic Environment Control (CSEC) control room, and/or at training space User/Operator Desks in WTT and ECT environments, once trained.
• Deliver a broad variety of task-related training support and delivery tasks to include: simulator preparation (configuration/reconfiguration); task-related administration; data collection, support and security related tasks.
• Advise and assist MWS (Collingwood) / FOST (Devonport) Instructors and staff in the delivery of their training activities, by providing competent and willing support to facilitate the delivery of training in MCTS simulators and electronic classrooms.
• Assist in the observation of physical system performance and the collation of all necessary data gathering to enable/support MCTS system analysis.
• Advise and assist MWS and FOST staff instructors and students, where necessary, in the use of MCTS Training Systems.
• Ensure Company health, safety and environmental procedures are implemented and complied with at all times.

Person Specification

• Working knowledge of RN surface ship sensors and weapon systems.
• Working knowledge/ experience of at least one current RN Command system (preferably DNA2 and/or CMS).
• General working knowledge of RN Operations Room Action information Organisation (AIO).