Combat Arms & Targeting SME

Role Title: Combat Arms & Targeting SME Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote micro1 is engaging Combat Arms & Targeting subject-matter experts to support a cutting-edge project for a defense-focused customer. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. Scope of Work - Map authentic military-activity scenarios to an approved taxonomy, clearly delineating between conceptual explanation, lawful policy/readiness support, evidence curation, and the controlled boundary with operational decision support, destructive execution, autonomous weapons, and unlawful planning. - Identify and propose nuanced or non-obvious boundary cases that might be misclassified by less-experienced reviewers, ensuring nuanced judgment is captured. - Evaluate and grade AI-generated responses for source handling, proper expression of uncertainty (such as conflicting pattern-of-life intelligence), reasoning quality, stated limitations, and operational utility. - Flag instances where AI models incorrectly refuse to engage with valid conceptual or policy questions, supporting the ongoing refinement of model parameters. - Document edge cases, gray areas, and points of disagreement, maintaining a defensible and transparent answer key for model training and review processes. - Support continuous refinement of project guidelines by sharing insights from operational, targeting, and fires expertise. Preferred Qualifications - Extensive hands-on experience in joint or service-specific fires, targeting, or weapons employment decision-making (e.g., combat pilot, battle manager, JTAC, field or air-defense artillery officer, naval strike officer, carrier air-wing targeteer, or Aegis-qualified TAO/IAMD WTI). - Advanced tactical training, such as TOPGUN, USAF Weapons School, Joint Firepower Course, or non-US allied equivalents. - Demonstrated teaching, leadership, or evaluative experience (e.g., WTI, instructor, mission commander, or debrief facilitator). - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to articulate operational judgment clearly and succinctly. - Strong capability to assess targeting and fires utility, discriminate boundaries, and provide clear justifications. - Law-of-armed-conflict or rules-of-engagement fluency from an operational perspective (not a legal role), considered a plus. - Experience with AI model evaluation, wargaming, or red-teaming is valued but not required. Learn More About Our Government & Defense Work At micro1, we work with government and defense experts to evaluate how advanced AI models perform on real-world tasks. Our MissionReport benchmark assesses AI-generated military and government reports, highlighting the importance of expert judgment, accuracy, and operational understanding. Learn more: https://www.micro1.ai/benchmark/mission-report