JSE Fighter Pilot Operations SME - Langley AFB, VA 1

Serco; Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Serco Inc. seeks a Fighter Pilot/WSO SME for the Air Combat Command’s CAF DTC at Langley AFB, VA. The role supports distributed training for U.S. and allied aircrews, with mission planning and training integration across LFEs and small-team exercises.

The candidate will stay current on threats and tactics, participate in planning conferences, and help develop JSE distribution over the DMO network while leveraging NGTS, CES, and MACE tools.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI and SAP/SAR.
• Bachelor’s Degree with 9 years’ fighter aviator experience, or Master’s 7 years, or PhD 4 years.
• Former Fighter Pilot, NFO, CSO, or WSO with aircraft: F-15C/E/EX, F-16C, F/A-18, EA-18G, F-22, F-35.
• Thorough knowledge of AFTTP 3-1 fighter employment or service equivalent manual.
• Operationally relevant experience within the past 10 years (simulator acceptable).
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, plan missions, brief, execute, and debrief LFEs and Small Team events.
• Use NGTS to develop and test JSE distribution across the DMO Network.
• Attend CAF exercise planning conferences and meetings to adapt unit training needs into missions.
• Provide consulting to military/defense clients for training doctrine, scenario development, and data analysis.

Skills

Secret clearance

TS/SCI eligibility

Fighter pilot experience

Distributed Training Center knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD

Tools

NGTS

CES

MACE

JSE

Job description

Position Description & Qualifications

Serco seeks a Fighter Pilot or WSO / CSO / NFO Operations SME for Air Combat Command’s Combat Air Forces Distributed Training Center (CAF DTC) at Langley AFB, VA. Daily, the CAF DTC provides world‑class integration training in large force and small team formats to combat units around the globe against cutting‑edge threats in a boundless virtual battlespace.

An active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance with ability to obtain to TS/SCI and SAP/SAR is required. If selected, you will facilitate integration training for U.S. and allied military aircrew, air battle managers, and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) by role‑playing fighter aircraft in Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) events. You’ll learn and execute missions using Combat Environment Server (CES), Next Generation Threat System (NGTS), and/or Modern Air Combat Environment (MACE). You’ll stay current on threats, tactics, techniques, and procedures by reviewing tactics manuals, flash bulletins and tactics bulletins.

You’ll be involved in developing and testing the distribution of Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) over the DMO Network.

In This Role, You Will

• Support daily training by scheduling, mission planning, creating mission materials, briefing, executing, and debriefing the DTC’s Large Force Exercises (LFEs) and Small Team events.
• Use NGTS to support the development and testing of JSE distribution across the DMO Network.
• Attend CAF exercise planning conferences (e.g. RED FLAG), meetings, and sites to discuss unit training requirements. Then, you’ll help the DTC incorporate those unit training requirements into missions.
• Provide consulting expertise to military and/or defense clients to develop and evaluate military training and doctrine. You may provide specialized planning and/or execution expertise in specialized phases of military training exercises--including doctrinal development, scenario development, after action review and data analysis.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have

• An active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain to TS/SCI and SAP/SAR
• A Bachelor’s Degree with 9 years’ experience as a fighter aviator,
• or a Master’s degree with 7 years’ experience,
• or PhD with 4 years’ experience
• To be a former Fighter Pilot, NFO, CSO, or WSO with any of the following Aircraft: F-15C/E/EX, F-16C, F/A-18, EA-18G, F-22, F-35
• A thorough knowledge of AFTTP 3-1 fighter employment or other service equivalent manual
• Operationally relevant experience within the past 10 years (simulator experience considered)
• To be able to travel 10%.

Additional Desired Experience And Skills

• Possessing an active DoD Top Secret security clearance
• Mission Commander qualified
• Instructor Pilot/WSO/CSO/NFO experience
• Thorough knowledge of 5th gen fighter employment and/or integration
• Thorough knowledge of NGTS

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Our Total Rewards package includes competitive pay, performance-based incentives, and benefits that promote well‑being and work‑life balance—so you can thrive both professionally and personally. Eligible employees also gain access to a wide range of benefits from comprehensive health coverage and health savings accounts to retirement plans, life and disability insurance, and time‑off programs that support work‑life balance. Program availability may vary based on factors such as contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Salary range: The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long‑term incentive opportunities. Benefits – Comprehensible benefits for full‑time employees (part‑time employees receive a limited package tailored to their role):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan

Serco complies with all applicable state and local leave laws, including providing time off under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for eligible Colorado residents, in alignment with our policies and benefit plans. The application window for this position is for no more than 60 days. We encourage candidates to apply promptly after the posting date, as the position may close earlier if filled or if the application volume exceeds expectations.