Mission-Critical Range Control Specialist (TS)

Air Force Test Center; Edwards Air Force Base (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

The Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base is hiring a Full-Time Range Control Specialist (NH-0301-03) to coordinate range resources for real-time flight test support and post-flight data activities.

The ideal candidate will have 2 years of experience coordinating range resources, solving complex problems, and guiding test conductors; travel up to 25% is expected, and eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 2 years managing and coordinating range resources required to support the planning, preparation, and execution of test mission support.

Responsibilities

• Manages coordination of range resources to support test programs, projects, or technical efforts requiring flight or ground test data acquisition during real-time mission support operations and post-flight data activities.
• Performs as the 412 RANS mission controller for test execution support in mission control rooms or mission support areas when required.
• Reviews test requirements submitted by the range user and determines from an operational and technical viewpoint the amount and type of support required, the adequacy of range resources.
• Reviews Spectrum deconfliction/Airspace requirements to support specific test requirements.
• Determines whether existing range resources can adequately replace the program's requested equipment and, whenever possible, recommends use of superior range resources that will provide the range user with a higher quality of data.
• Prepares range documents in Universal Documentation System (UDS), Operational Requirements (OR), Operations Directive (OD), or 412 TW formats to support test program.
• Reviews the range user's test support requirements, to include instrumentation, range clearance, flight or ground test safety, meteorological, and airspace during a program's period of performance.
• Provides guidance to the test program team members on communication resources to include UHF/VHF/HF radios, microwave systems, and land line equipment.

Skills

Range resources management

Problem solving

Coordination with diverse personnel

Test guidance

Tools

UDS

Job description

The Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base is hiring a Full-Time Range Control Specialist (NH-0301-03) to coordinate range resources for real-time flight test support and post-flight data activities.

The ideal candidate will have 2 years of experience coordinating range resources, solving complex problems, and guiding test conductors; travel up to 25% is expected, and eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.