Junior Mission Planner

Cape Fox Corporation; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Cape Fox Federal Integrators seeks a Senior Mission Planner to provide LO airborne ISR mission planning and execution support for real-world operations, training missions, exercises, and simulations. The role develops, prepares and certifies mission plans for routine test, peacetime and wartime operations, training and exercises.

Requires TS/SCI with SAP SAR eligibility. Prior LO system experience with platforms such as RQ-170, B-2, F-117, or F-22 is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Possess four and a half years of mission planning experience with LO weapon systems.
• Four and a half years experience with Air Defense Systems and related threat capabilities.
• Demonstrated operator experience with airborne LO mission planning software in the last two years.
• LO operational experience through direct support, test or training environments in the last two years.
• TS/SCI with SAP SAR eligibility is required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Review, develop, certify and save mission plans for tests, wartime ops, training and exercises.
• Identify threats and survivability to meet mission objectives.
• Provide technical support for LO ISR asset planning and employment.
• Perform Deliberate Planning and Crisis Action Planning to satisfy warfighter needs.
• Provide mission planning coverage during weekly mission schedules, 24/7 if needed.
• Liaise with SPO and other DoD orgs to stay current on LO ISR capabilities.
• Advise on operational plans and conduct quarterly reviews.
• Support LO ISR training programs and FTU syllabi development.

Skills

Mission Planning

LO ISR Knowledge

Threat Assessment

Interagency Liaison

Tools

Mission Planning Software

Job description

Job Title

Junior Mission Planner

Job Description

Cape Fox Federal Integrators (CFFI) is seeking a Senior Mission Planner. The ideal candidate for this position will provide Low Observable (LO) airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Mission Planning and mission execution support to real-world operations, FTU training missions, exercises, and simulations. This exciting opportunity will develop, prepare and certify mission plans for routine test, peacetime and wartime operations, training (aircraft and simulator), exercise, and routine planning/training. TS/SCI with SAP SAR eligibility is required for consideration.

If you have supported the LO weapon systems to include RQ-170, B-2, F-117, F-22, or equivalent DoD weapon system aircraft, you may be a good candidate for this position.

The salary range (or hiring range) for this exempt position has been established at: $145,000 - $160,000.

The above salary range represents the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. In addition, we offer a variety of benefits including company holidays, paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, as well as 401K with company match. Accrued but unused paid time off will be paid upon termination. This job will be posted until filled or withdrawn.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review, develop, prepare, certify and save mission plans for routine test, peacetime and wartime operations, training (aircraft and simulator), exercise, routine planning/training.
• Identify threats and survivability for proper decision making to best meet mission objectives.
• Provide technical support and guidance on effective planning and employment of LO ISR assets.
• Perform Deliberate Planning, and Crisis Action Planning, utilizing available mission planning tools; to satisfy warfighter and mission needs throughout the Air Tasking Order cycle in multiple Areas of Operational Responsibility (AOR).
• Provide mission planning support to cover the scope of operations based on weekly published mission schedule. At a minimum, one mission planner needs to be present during mission operations 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Mission planners not required to support mission execution will work normal duty hours.
• Liaise with the System Program Office (SPO), staff, other DoD organizations, and mission planning experts to remain current on LO ISR system capabilities, developments and initiatives in order to best advise unit leadership, tacticians, test directors, program managers and mission planners on policies, positions, plans and execution.
• Review and advise on conceptual operational plans quarterly.
• Provide training, refresher training and demonstrate proper LO ISR mission planning process and execution to aircrew and unit personnel, up to 100 people approximately 6 times per year.
• Advise and recommend options to manage and improve LO ISR mission planning processes and procedures, efficiency and effectiveness, equipment capabilities and training requirements at each post- mission debrief.
• Provide advisory support to unit-led LO ISR related exercises, tests, experimentation and table top events contributing to the sustainment and modernization of LO ISR assets and associated infrastructure.
• Provide advisory expertise in the overall development, planning, establishment, and implementation of a LO ISR mission planning training program.
• Provide support to provide input and changes to mission qualification, continuation training, and FTU course syllabi.
• Annually review formal guidance for training and evaluation of mission planning personnel for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-2 [Mission Design Series (MDS)] Volumes I, II and III, and Air Force Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Manual (AFTTP) 3-1 and 3-3. Provide feedback through appropriate chain for each document.
• Provide support to program management reviews, human machine interface, mission planning and other working groups, conferences.
• Assist the Program Security Manager (PSM) with monitoring the state of health of Program Security and make suggestions for improvements as necessary.

Travel Requirements

0 - 10%

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess four and a half years of experience mission planning and utilizing mission planning systems for LO weapon systems to include RQ-170, B-2, F-117, F-22, or equivalent DoD weapons system mission planning experience within the last two years.
• Possess four and a half years of experience with Air Defense Systems, Electronic Warfare and other national, international and theater-level threat system capabilities, developments and initiatives as they pertain to mission planning.
• Possess demonstrated operator experience with airborne LO mission planning software within the last two years.
• LO operational experience through direct support, test or training environments within the last two years.
• TS/SCI with SAP SAR eligibility is required for consideration.

Category

Other

Location

Creech AFB - Indian Springs, NV 89018 US (Primary)