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Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialist - Senior

New Directions Technologies, Inc. • Lexington Park, MD, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 3w ago

Location:
Patuxent River, MD

Status:
Full Time

Job Description:

The work is in support of the Chief Systems Engineer/Assistant Program Manager Engineering, subordinate Assistant Program Manager Systems Engineers (APMSEs) or Division/Branch Heads and their subordinates by providing multi-discipline research and development, integrated technical baseline development and evaluation, engineering assessment of the programs’ progress towards demonstrating and confirming completion of required developmental tasks and confidence that the technical baseline is mature enough for the next stage of development. Systems engineering support will include an overall technical assessment of cost, schedule, emerging technology, and maturity of design in support of the acquisition programs.
Applies Subject Matter Expertise from experience as an Officer military specialist to identify, define, and document technical data for weaponeering, NATOPS, and NTRP (NATIP) products for Naval tactical aircraft and associated weapons systems.
Provides analysis of operational suitability of naval aviation platforms, weapons, sensors, and systems.
Develops, prepares, and manages material required for the operator to employ or maintain safely and effectively the aircraft and its weapon systems.
Requires the ability to develop and present Naval Aviation Missions and Capabilities (NAMC) training seminar material to DoD personnel.
Applies analytic expertise to support technical exchanges, briefings, and workshops in support of recommended tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Provides subject matter expertise for specific aircraft/weapon systems and subsystems to include operational procedures, installation and maintenance, failure analysis, and technical support related to aircraft avionics, airframe, weapons, navigation, fire control, and other aircraft systems.
Provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, detailed functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, troubleshooting, and implementation advice on specific areas that require expert level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.
Reviews technical problems; provides solutions for software, hardware, and systems; and troubleshoots operating anomalies using data review methodologies and/or automated evaluation programs.
May also analyze data and solve problems; communicate with peers, subordinates, and senior management; and identifies objects, actions, and events affecting organizational operations; provide project execution, business and technical operations, strategic initiatives, workforce development, business improvement, or as required to support exceptionally complex technical and organizational tasks.

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

Senior:
Education: A Business, Management, Technical or Scientific BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university. Any years of experience used to substitute degrees must be in addition to the required minimum of eight (8) or twelve (12) years to meet the “Experience” requirements below.
Experience: At least twelve (12) years of recent and relevant professional experience with aircraft tactical systems employment is required. The candidate for this position shall be:
An O-4 or higher.
A graduate of a Navy Weapons School, TPS, or MAWTS-1; or WTI with at least one of the following:
Navy Pilot or NFO with at least 1000 flight hours.
EWO.
TACCO.
WSO.
Head of FRS.
Weapons School Instructor.
A former Department Head or Officer in Charge (OIC) with Level IV WTI.
A graduate from:
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS).
Electronic Attack Weapons School (EAWS); or
Intelligence Schools.
Electronic Attack Weapons School (EAWS) graduate.