Lead Mission System Operator

Pacificopower; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A2G International LLC is seeking experienced aircrew MSO personnel for tactical ISR missions. You will lead assigned MSOs, conduct training, and coordinate with pilots and processing teams to ensure mission success.

The role involves operating and maintaining multiple sensor and comms systems, planning missions, and ensuring safety and compliance with all procedures. US citizenship and security clearance are typical requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience may be required
• Experience supervising or leading teams and projects

Responsibilities

• Function safely and effectively as an aircrew member in a tactical ISR environment
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and management of assigned MSOs
• Conduct initial, recurrent, and mission qualification training
• Perform MSO standardization evaluations, line checks, and proficiency assessments
• Operate and maintain air surveillance and reconnaissance equipment and related collection systems
• Communicate capabilities and limitations of sensors and systems
• Plan, execute missions, briefings and debriefings, and safety measures
• Work with site operation managers, pilots, technical leads, and processing teams

Job description

About us

A2G International LLC (A2G) provides and enables real-time situational awareness to help our customers make the world safer. We are laser focused on serving our customers by providing technical expertise, operational excellence, and flawless execution. Relentlessly driven by our dedication to service and performance, we have become the leading independent provider of a diverse array of outsourced manned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) services throughout the world. Our success is due entirely to the high caliber of employees we recruit, hire, and retain. At A2G, we look for individuals who thrive in a high-performance environment where challenges are the norm and success is expected.

Primary Responsibilities

• Possess a combination of maturity, skill and experience to function safely and effectively as an aircrew member in a tactical ISR environment

• Provide leadership, mentorship, career guidance and management of assignedMSOs while promoting a strong safety culture

• Conduct initial, recurrent, and mission qualification training

• Perform MSO standardization evaluations, line checks, andproficiencyassessments

• Operate and maintain various air surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, experience with COMMINT, ELINT, SAR/GMTI, SIGINT collection systems

• Experience with at least one known mission software suite, e.g., Orion, Claw, Weaver, Harbinger, Prospector, AIMS-HD., etc.

• Conduct real-time communication and distribution of multi-source information with aircrew and ground assets during all phases of flight via Tactical Data Link and Chat (e.g., Link-16/mIRC) or Beyond Line of Site Satellite Communications (BLoS SATCOM)

• Operate ground-based Communications systems (e.g., ics, PRC117F, ARC 210/231) as well as Small Secure Datalink (SSDL) radios

• Participate in ground and flight operations efforts, including mission planning, execution, briefing, debriefing, communications, and safety

• Effectively communicate the capabilities and limitations of the sensors and systems

• Work closely with site operation managers, pilots, technical leads, and processing teams to plan, execute missions, and assist with data processing as needed

• Provide weekly sensor degradation logs and sensor health reports

• Troubleshoot issues with hardware, software, and collection equipment and complete necessary field logs and data transfer duties

• Ensure safe and secure use of company and government equipment and instrumentation

• Comply with all governing regulations and work in accordance with established standard operating procedures and practices

• Perform other duties as assigned or required

Education

: Bachelor's degree with six (6)+ years of related experience. Additional years' experience may be used in lieu of a degree

• Two (2) or more years of experience supervising or leading teams and projects

FAA Requirements:

• Current FAA Class III Medical Certificate

General Requirements

• US Citizen

• Minimum age of 21

• Must read, write, speak and understand English

• Possess a valid passport and state driver's license

• Currently possess an active DoD Secret clearance, or higher

• Ability to successfully meet all contractual / program training requirements

• Knowledge of ISR collection tactics, techniques, and procedures as well as the targeting cycle

• Must be able to successfully pass background check

• Must be able to successfully pass pre-employment and active-employment drug screenings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance or higher

• Prior experience as a U.S. Military SOF

• Experience with MX-15 and/or SAFIRE HD camera systems

• Recent Operational ISR experience Airborne ISR MSO within last five (5) years