Program Manager/Team Lead with Security Clearance

JHNA; Ozark (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aether Aerospace is seeking a seasoned Program Manager/Lead Analyst to support Army Futures Command in Fort Rucker, AL, providing leadership for concept development and experimentation within the Aviation Concepts, Experimentation and Analysis Directorate.

The role requires on-site presence at AMBL, active Secret clearance, 15 years of aviation operational experience across Army assets, and CGSC/ILE completion; duties include planning, analysis, CONOPS, and studies, plus travel to CONUS

Qualifications

• Five lines: must have active Secret clearance and 15+ years of aviation operational experience.
• Experience in planning, coordinating, and staffing aviation concept development and gap analysis.
• Proven ability to develop CONOPS and conduct capability gap analyses for Army aviation.
• Experience with aviation doctrine, organizations, and training.
• Strong technical writing of concept documents and experiment reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept development and experimentation support for AFC CEAD at Fort Rucker.
• Plan, coordinate, and staff Army Aviation concepts including CONOPS and required capabilities.
• Integrate Army aviation capabilities and gaps into joint concepts and future capability workbooks.
• Provide SME and analytical support for learning and experimentation events and capture lessons learned.
• Develop and coordinate learning demands for aviation concept development.

Skills

Aviation operations

Project leadership

Concept development

Analytical writing

Education

CGSC/ILE

Tools

MS Access

MySQL

ADAPT

ATCOM

Job description

Start Date: Immediate JHNA, CTSi, and EXPANSIA have come together to form a Defense Technology platform named Aether Aerospace focused on delivering high-impact technologies, technology-enabled services and advanced manufacturing solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and related national security customers. Backed by Falfurrias Management Partners, the platform brings together deep domain expertise across Army, Navy, and Air Force and Space Force programs, digital engineering, systems integration, and specialized manufacturing capabilities.

OVERVIEW

Full-time/Permanent Employee Location: Fort Rucker, AL Aether Aerospace is currently seeking a talented Program Manger/Lead Analyst to provide support to our Army Futures Command (AFC) government customer within the Aviation Concepts, Experimentation and Analysis Directorate (CEAD) at Fort Rucker, AL. This individual will be responsible for leading Concept Development and Experimentation Support. This role will require on-site/in-person support at Fort Rucker's Air Maneuver Battle Lab (AMBL).

ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible for providing Subject Matter Expertise and operational support to concept development and experimentation processes. The primary purpose of the required support is the development of Aviation future concepts, required capabilities, studies, and gap analysis.

• Participate in planning, writing, coordination, and staffing of all aspects of Army Aviation supporting concepts to include CONOPS development, required capabilities development, and gap analysis.
• Integrate Army Aviation required capabilities and capability gaps into Joint and Army Concepts, Functional Assessments and Future Capability Workbooks
• Conduct studies and analysis in order to define materiel and non-materiel requirements for future aviation systems and subsystems. Develop and recommend changes to Aviation doctrine, organizations, training and leader development.
• Review, comment, and support revision of AFC Centers of Excellence FAs and FCWs.
• Provide SME and analytical support for FCC-led learning and experimentation events. Capture lessons learned from these events to inform Aviation concept development and gap analysis. Develop and coordinate learning demands in support of Aviation concept development.
• Provide Aviation subject matter expertise and analysis support for analysis of various Aviation formations. Task includes analysis of existing force structure and capabilities, analysis of programmed capabilities, and gap analysis examining shortfalls from identified standards
• Develop concepts of operations (CONOPS), perform assessment of rotorcraft and fixed wing employment issues and execution of experimentation or study tasks in support of the Army and Joint Programs. Focus areas include but are not limited to operational and technical modeling and simulation of Army Aviation systems (manned and unmanned).
• Provide operational, technical, and programmatic support to conduct joint combined arms Map Exercise (MAPEX), Computer-Assisted Map Exercise (CAMEX), Simulated Experiments (SIMEX), Gaming Experiments (GAMEX), Seminar Wargame (SWG), special studies and other modeling and simulation war fighting exercises both locally and distributed.
• Maintain operational and account for experimentation equipment. KEY QUALIFICATIONS Clearance: Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen with an Active Secret Clearance Education and Years of Experience: Candidate must be a former Field Grade Officer with at least 15 years of Aviation operational experience in Army Corps, Division and/or Combat Aviation Brigades executing and/or planning operational missions both manned and unmanned.
• Candidate must be able/willing to provide on-site/in person support at Fort Rucker, AL.
• Completion of CGSC/ILE is required.
• Experience as a team lead in planning, executing and facilitating aviation related constructive simulation and conducting aviation studies with experience developing capabilities and evaluating technologies is required.
• Experience with MS Access, MySQL, ADAPT and Advanced Tactical Model (ATCOM) is required.
• Experience with technical writing of Concept documents and formal experiment reports is required
• Willingness to travel to various CONUS Army Futures Command facilities during the performance of this contract to attend meetings, conferences, and training. CONUS travel locations include but not limited to: Fort Eustis, VA, Carlisle Barracks, PA, Fort Leavenworth, KS, Huntsville, AL, Fort Moore, GA and Fort Sill, OK.

Aether Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.