Maritime Operations Chief

**Maritime Operations Chief** **Blackrock Strategy, Inc. | Remote (U.S.) | Full-Time** **Travel**: *Approximately 50–75% travel is expected in support of government test events, fleet exercises, demonstrations, and customer engagements. Candidates should reside within a reasonable distance of major U.S. government maritime testing locations.* * * * ### **About Blackrock Strategy** Blackrock Strategy, Inc. (BrS) provides engineering, operational, and technical services supporting the Department of War, Intelligence Community, and commercial customers. Our teams support test and evaluation, experimentation, systems integration, operational planning, and technology transition activities across a broad range of national security programs. * * * ### **Position Overview** Blackrock Strategy is seeking an experienced **Maritime** **Operations Chief** to support the planning, coordination, and execution of test, evaluation, and experimentation (T&E) activities supporting unmanned maritime systems. Reporting to the Director of Maritime Operations, this position serves as the operational lead for the Maritime Execution Team (MET) and supports government sponsors, program offices, engineers, and operational users throughout the planning and execution of experimentation events involving unmanned surface, subsurface, and expeditionary systems. This position serves as the primary point of operational coordination for Maritime Execution Team activities conducted in support of government customer objectives. The Maritime****Operations Chief collaborates with government and industry stakeholders to coordinate operational activities, support field experimentation events, and contribute to the evaluation and transition of emerging maritime capabilities into operational use. * * * ### **Primary Responsibilities** - Support the planning, coordination, and execution of test, evaluation, and experimentation activities involving unmanned maritime and related systems. - Coordinate with government sponsors, program offices, engineers, operational users, and industry partners to support event planning and execution. - Develop and refine operational documentation, including Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Test Plans, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and related planning products. - Facilitate communication among government customers, fleet representatives, technical teams, and industry partners throughout planning and execution activities. - Coordinate logistics, communications, range support, equipment readiness, and safety planning for experimentation events, demonstrations, and field activities. - Provide operational oversight during field events while promoting safe, efficient, and mission-focused execution. - Support accountability for the operational employment, readiness, and deployment of unmanned maritime systems and associated support equipment. - Collaborate with technical and operational personnel to support data collection, operational assessments, after-action reviews, and lessons learned. - Support the evaluation and transition of emerging technologies through operational feedback and participation in experimentation activities. - Provide operational status updates, planning information, and supporting documentation for program leadership and government customers. - Perform other duties in support of customer and organizational objectives as assigned. * * * **Required Qualifications** **Candidates should possess one of the following:** - Bachelor's degree and **5+ years** of experience supporting unmanned maritime systems, maritime operations, test and evaluation, or related operational activities **OR** - **10+ years** of directly related operational experience in lieu of a degree **Additionally, candidates should possess:** - Experience operating or supervising Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), or comparable maritime sy…