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(EW/EMS) Specialist
Avix Inc. is seeking an Electronic Warfare (EW)/Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Specialist at Langley, AFB, Virginia. This position will support technical and programmatic expertise and recommendations to Air Combat Command (ACC) and its role to organize, train, and equip ACC airmen to dominate the EMS.
Job Responsibilities
• Communicate effectively through written and verbal skills with external organizations, agencies, and entities.
• Use Microsoft Office and gain proficiency in the use of enterprise information sharing web applications (e.g., SharePoint, Task Management Tool (TMT), Centralized Access for Data Exchange (CAFDEx)).
• Build, manage, maintain, and update information systems (e.g., Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint sites) as well as build and maintain office continuity repositories, schedule, and coordinate conferences; develop meeting agendas and travel plans; and coordinate office teleconferences, briefings, and special projects.
• Perform administrative functions to create, distribute, use, and dispose of official/classified media while accomplishing, maintaining, adhering, and performing records management functions.
• Support the development, review, preparation, and coordination of Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) policy, management of operational deployments, and Global Force Management (GFM) activities and taskings.
• Support readiness activities by reviewing, coordinating, and preparing Status of Resources and Training Systems (SORTS) and Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) reports; development and management of Unit Training Codes (UTC), Designed Operational Capability (DOC) statements, Mission Essential Tasks (METS), Global Force Management Allocation Plan (GFMAP) and associated Deployment Orders (DEPORDs); and other Global Force Management (GFM) activities.
• Perform deliberate planning in crisis action planning using Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) and the Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES).
• Assist in the establishment of policy and guidance for operations training devices/simulators, EW/EMS Live Virtual Constructive (LVC)/Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), and support Simulator Certification (SIMCERT) programs to ensure training devices support accurate and credible training.
• Support and coordinate with Air Force Functional Area Managers (FAMs), Weapon System Teams (WST), Program Managers (PMs), and System Program Offices (SPOs) for EW/EMS programs and equipment to include but not limited to pods, chaff/flare systems, radar warning receivers, and decoys.
• Assist and support in developing, reviewing, preparing, and coordinating EW and EMS training, e.g., courseware, syllabi, Initial Qualification Training (IQT), Requalification Training (RQT), Combat Mission Ready (CMR)/Mission Ready (MR) — Ready Aircrew Program (RAP), Realistic Training Review Board (RTRB), Training Planning Teams (TPTs), Instructor Upgrades, and Training Task Lists (TTL).
• Support the development of EW and EMS range policy/sustainment and integration into Department of Defense (DoD) training ranges.
• Support and participate in Combatant Command (CCMD), service, and sister-service exercises, and provide assistance for detailed oversight by documenting training, lessons learned, and providing recommendations to meet CCMD guidance.
• Provide support in the development and prioritization for EW/EMS reprogramming priorities and capabilities.
• Support the development of ACC’s roles, responsibilities, and oversight of Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), Electromagnetic Battle Management (EMBM), and other EW/EMS programs. • Support JEMSO, JADC2, and EMBM operations.
• Support the development of EW and EMS academic training and provide assistance for detailed oversight of training by documenting training deficiencies and providing recommended solutions.
• Facilitate the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) for EW/EMS systems, flag events, CCMD, DoD exercises, and submit requests in the ACC Consolidated Planning System as necessary.
• Support the development, review, preparation, and coordination of EW and EMS operations instructions, technical orders, policy and guidance, Air Force Instructions (AFIs), and tactical manuals in coordination with all personnel within the PWS.
• Assist with capabilities-based planning, programming, and budgeting for designated system wide unique equipment, upgrades/modifications, initial spares, and other weapon system unique logistics issues.
• Assist with providing a strategic vision for the Service Core Function (SCF) and force structure options to inform the requirement process, the PPBE process, and the acquisition process to ensure consistency with senior leader direction.
• Facilitate capability requirements documents (Core Function Support Plan) and provide capabilities management and gap-fill analysis for weapon system and major programs areas. • Assist with development of requirements strategy and presentations.
• Review and coordinate directives and plans as well as participate in working groups to meet Government requirements.
• Assist with the management of training, health, and manning of EW and EMS career fields to create a linear development model and help repair disconnected EW/EMS programs.
• Prepare Air Force responses to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) in accordance with (IAW) the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Manual. • Support modernization and sustainment planning across Major Commands (MAJCOMs) and United States Government agencies, and in coordination with system program managers (SPMs) and Headquarters Air Force (HAF) functional offices.
• Support oversight of weapon system configuration following established MAJCOM and weapon system SPM procedures.
• Support establishment of standards, tasks, and formal training requirements for both operations and maintenance (O&M).
• Assist with authoring weapon system-specific instructions; manuals; and Air Force/Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) IAW applicable Air Force, DoD, and Joint policy documents for each appropriate weapon system and capabilities.
• Assist with the development and execution of appropriate programming plans that document MAJCOM responsibilities in fielding execution.
• Participate in High-Performance Teams (HPTs) for operational capability document development and advise ACC Government lead on HPT membership.
• Assist with formalizing, developing, coordinating, and maintaining Information Warfare/non kinetic (EW, Cyber, ISR, Information Operations, Space EW, EMS) targeting, training requirements, and frameworks.
• Support EW and EMS operations integration.
• Support the development and management of ACC’s Organize, Train, and Equip functions by integrating EW/EMS components throughout ACC’s mission areas. • Support the development, coordination, and preparation of EW/EMS staff taskings; CONOPs; CONEMPs; Enabling concepts; Roadmaps; Contingency Plans; and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs).
Required and/or Preferred Qualifications (education, experience, licenses, skills)
Required:
• Must have a TS/SCI clearance
• 6 years’ operational mission experience in DoD aircraft performing duties as rated aircrew member operating EW Systems
• 5 years’ operational experience integrating EW; Cyber; Information Operations; Space; and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) effects. • 5 years’ experience managing DoD aircraft EW systems or related operations programs • 2 years’ wing or higher staff experience managing EW and EMS programs desired
Educational Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Graduate of 563rd Flying Training Squadron (Randolph AFB, TX) or 453rd Flying Training Squadron (Mather AFB, CA) desired
Salary and Benefits Very competitive
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Avix, Inc. to take affirmative action in affording equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law
Langley AFB, VA
F-16 Instructor/SME 1
F-16 Instructor/Subject Matter Expert instructs in all F-16 pilot training devices used at Morris ANGB, Tucson, AZ, and instructs in the classroom in specific areas of aircraft systems and weapons employment.
Must have a thorough knowledge of technical orders, AF/ANG publications, and F-16 aircraft systems to provide consistent, accurate lesson content input as a member of the courseware development team. An understanding of USAF flying training syllabus flow and lesson content is a plus.
Job Responsibilities
• Conduct quality training device instruction to include console and cockpit operation, to include flight lead duties in the device as required
• Conduct quality platform academic instruction
• Evaluate and record student performance
• Conduct remedial student training when required
• Monitor courseware currency in assigned academic and trainer areas of responsibility
• Provide content input for all lesson revisions and new lessons as the primary I/SME
• Review publications for updated information to be incorporated into training materials
• Conduct upgrade and continuation training for other Avix instructors
• Perform contract training support duties as directed and assigned by the Site Manager, Alternate Site Manager, or Chief Instructor
• Be available during duty hours to answer student training questions
• Conduct Instrument Refresher Course instruction as required
• Perform as flight evaluation board or mishap investigation board witness if required
• When qualified, fly in the training device as a two- or four-ship flight lead for various F-16 missions and maintain that qualification as needed
Required Skills:
• Minimum of five hundred (500) hours air-to-air and air-to-ground experience in F-16, F-15, F-18, F-22, F-35 or other comparable aircraft as an instructor pilot, or previously qualified as a contract cockpit. qualified training device instructor in the F-16
• Secret or Higher DoD security clearance (or able to obtain an interim Secret clearance very quickly)
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Avix, Inc. to take affirmative action in affording equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law
Morris ANGB, Tucson, AZ
F-16 Instructor/SME 2
F-16 Instructor/Subject Matter Expert instructs in all F-16 pilot training devices used at Morris ANGB, Tucson, AZ, and instructs in the classroom in specific areas of aircraft systems and weapons employment.
Must have a thorough knowledge of technical orders, AF/ANG publications, and F-16 aircraft systems to provide consistent, accurate lesson content input as a member of the courseware development team. An understanding of USAF flying training syllabus flow and lesson content is a plus.
Job Responsibilities
• Conduct quality training device instruction to include console and cockpit operation, to include flight lead duties in the device as required
• Conduct quality platform academic instruction
• Evaluate and record student performance
• Conduct remedial student training when required
• Monitor courseware currency in assigned academic and trainer areas of responsibility
• Provide content input for all lesson revisions and new lessons as the primary I/SME
• Review publications for updated information to be incorporated into training materials
• Conduct upgrade and continuation training for other Avix instructors
• Perform contract training support duties as directed and assigned by the Site Manager, Alternate Site Manager, or Chief Instructor
• Be available during duty hours to answer student training questions
• Conduct Instrument Refresher Course instruction as required
• Perform as flight evaluation board or mishap investigation board witness if required
• When qualified, fly in the training device as a two- or four-ship flight lead for various F-16 missions and maintain that qualification as needed
Required Skills:
• Minimum of five hundred (500) hours air-to-air and air-to-ground experience in F-16, F-15, F-18, F-22, F-35 or other comparable aircraft as an instructor pilot, or previously qualified as a contract cockpit. qualified training device instructor in the F-16
• Secret or Higher DoD security clearance (or able to obtain an interim Secret clearance very quickly)
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Avix, Inc. to take affirmative action in affording equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law
Morris ANGB, Tucson, AZ
Avix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
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