Senior Technical Data Manager

Astrion; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Logistics Manager (TOMA) at Tinker AFB, OK to support the Japan E-767 AWACS Team within AFLCMC/WIWN. You will manage technical orders, coordinate with engineers and program managers, and ensure accurate data distribution across the lifecycle.

Requirements include U.S. citizenship, SECRET clearance, and extensive DoD experience with TO systems. The role emphasizes international mission readiness and complex logistics management.

Qualifications

• US citizenship and SECRET clearance required.
• 15 years of directly related DoD experience with appropriate certifications.
• Experience with Air Force TOs, JCALS, and related data systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate logistics activities with Government TOMA.
• Provide technical data support for TO sustainment and documentation.
• Advise on acquisition, sustainment, and preparation of technical data (TOs/engineering data).
• Manage TO numbering, revisions, and distribution across the lifecycle.

Skills

US citizenship understanding

Clearance handling (SECRET)

DoD logistics experience

TO management knowledge

Publication and data handling

Cross-stakeholder coordination

Air Force TOs knowledge

Experience with TO systems

Education

Master’s or Doctorate in related field

Bachelor’s in related field + 12 years DoD exp

Tools

JCALS

ETIMS

CITOMS

IMDS/REMIS

TCTO Systems

DRILS

RAMPOD

Job description

Overview

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Logistics Manager (TOMA) located at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma (OK). This critical position directly supports the Japan E-767 AWACS Team within the International Airborne Battle Management Division (AFLCMC/WIWN).

Job Details

• Location: Tinker, AFB OK
• Salary Range: $75,000K - $90,000 annually, depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications
• Job Status: Full-time; salaried
• Clearance: SECRET clearance required

Mission Support

The International Airborne Battle Management Division (AFLCMC/WIWN) executes critical Foreign Military Sales (FMS) modernizations and weapon system sustainment for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) E-767 AWACS fleet. This division delivers vital airborne Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) capabilities to joint, allied, and coalition operations, humanitarian relief, and homeland defense.

What You Will Do (TOMA Focus)

As a Technical Order Management Agent (TOMA), you will serve as the focal point for managing the acquisition, sustainment, formatting, and distribution of Technical Orders (TOs) and related technical engineering data throughout the E-767 life cycle, ensuring international mission readiness.

Required Qualifications / Skills

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: SECRET
• Experience: 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight of which must be in the DoD
• Required skills may also include but not be limited to:
  • Knowledge of how and why Air Force TOs are inter-related and how a TCTO may affect several different manuals
  • Experience in technical publication and experience in dealing with all aspects of technical data to include acquisitions, editorial, and printing and distribution
  • Experience in coordinating with manufacturers, engineers, equipment specialists, program managers, and other stakeholders
  • Knowledge of the Air Force 00 series technical orders, applicable MIL-Standards, the Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (JCALS) System and the Comprehensive Air Force Technical Order Plan (CAFTOP) system
  • Experience with technical order management within the DoD, and with TO systems to include, or similar to, Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS)/ Reliability & Maintainability Information System (REMIS) and TCTO Systems, Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (JCALS), Enhanced Technical Information Management System (ETIMS), Comprehensive Integrated Technical Order Management System (CITOMS), SATODS, Defense Repair Information Logistics System (DRILS), D043A, and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability Logistic Support System for Pods (RAMPOD) data bases

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• Education:
  • Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD
  • OR, Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD

Responsibilities

Perform work relating to the management, review, advisement, and development of technical orders throughout the acquisition and sustainment phases of a system. The Contractor shall be able to perform work relating to the management of equipment throughout the system’s lifecycle.

Responsibilities May Include But Are Not Limited To

• Coordinate, conduct, and manage the logistics activities with the Government TOMA
• Provide Technical Data Support Services (TDSS) required for the sustainment of technical data
• Advise on the acquisition, sustainment, and preparation of technical data such as technical order documents and engineering data
• Provide support in documenting any changes or revisions to all TOs and other documents that may be impacted by a modification or safety issue
• Identify errors within technical manuals and engineering drawings and recommend solutions for correction.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications and other technical data to perform detailed analysis on assigned systems and equipment
• Provides expert technical advice and recommendations during design reviews and conferences
• Review programmatic documents and provide input as necessary to the design features, changes in equipment reliability, logistics supportability features, identification of technical requirements and estimation of costs
• Participate in guidance and provisioning conferences, depot maintenance, depot activation decisions, and system engineering meetings in establishing the nature and level of maintenance, replacement factors, source codes, Expandability, Reparability, Recoverability Code codes and type and quantity of supporting spares, tools and test equipment
• Make recommendations concerning Air Force items that may be substituted for contractor developed equipment
• Read, comprehend, and utilize Air Force TOs, associated military specifications, governing and policy documents
• Assist with development of contractual documents such as Technical Manual Contract Requirements (TCMR) to govern acquisition of technical orders and evaluate delivered products for compliance
• Support publishing and delivering Air Force technical orders and Country Standard Technical Orders in both paper and electronic formats
• Develop funding requirements for technical order sustainment IAW DoD and Air Force budgeting processes
• Accomplish requisition and distribution changes received from Technical Order Distribution Offices (TODO)
• Assign TO numbers as required to support new equipment/software
• Correct TO discrepancies
• Post revisions/changes to TO’s and Libraries
• Provide for print formatting in technical order creation and ensure changes are reflected in/with distribution interface
• Review technical data change package (TDP) for accuracy, and change records for insertion into TO data library maintenance