Operations Manager 1: Flight Test Engineering

DCS Corporation; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corporation in Ridgecrest, CA seeks a working supervisor to lead the Flight Test Support (Instrumentation) Engineering Team, directing day-to-day technical activities to support the Advanced Weapons Laboratory IPT for the government customer. You will develop, mentor, and coordinate staff to meet mission requirements and ensure compliance with safety, security, and quality standards.

Responsibilities include managing task order work, staffing, flight test asset coordination, and providing

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• BS/BA Degree or 14+ years of Aircraft Instrumentation experience in lieu of degree.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Experience with Naval Aviation regulatory requirements (COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2, NAVAIR 3710.1G) preferred.
• Experience leading multiple flight/instrumentation operations under time pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Task Order direct work and staff allocation decisions.
• Supervise technical staff, hire staff, and assign staff within Operations to meet flight test needs.
• Ensure safety, security, and quality compliance per regulations.
• Lead and coordinate flight test assets and instrumentation tasks.
• Provide advisory support to government and contractor stakeholders on instrumentation issues.
• Coordinate with Managers and IPT leads for seamless customer support.
• Generate and deconflict flight schedules; train staff on flight scheduling.

Skills

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Naval aviation knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AMPSS system

Job description

Salary Range: $90,220 - $140,100

Serve as the working supervisor managing the day-to-day technical activities of the DCS Flight Test Support (Instrumentation) Engineering Team, in support of the Advanced Weapons Laboratory (AWL) Integrated Product Team (IPT); to develop, lead, and mentor the team in order to provide the required support to the government customer.

Essential Job Functions:

Manage all Task Order direct work, empowered to make immediate technical and staff allocation decisions necessary to ensure responsiveness to our Navy/Marine Corps customer.

Provide direct supervision of the technical staff, hiring of staff members and the assignment of staff within the Operations Section of the Task Order to meet tasking requirements related to coordination of flight test assets in a time-sensitive and dynamic environment.

Ensure team compliance with all regulations associated with safety, security and quality including NAMP and NAVAIRINST 3710.1G.

Manage personnel on multiple shifts performing engineering, modification and reconfiguration of aircraft assets to meet mission requirements.

Respond to changing conditions including off-site detachments to support flight test or fleet requirements.

Participate directly in leading and completing a wide range of F/A-18 management tasks including: use of computer systems, databases, technical publications, engineering drawings, modification packages and processes using systems existing on-site; independent studies; data analysis, and reviewing team processes and products to ensure all work is consistent with TO objectives.

Serve in an advisory capacity to senior-level government and contractor policy-making personnel on Instrumentation Systems issues as related to providing technical and engineering support; to facilitate the investigation and analysis necessary to work through complex technical/management issues associated with Instrumentation Operations work; to assist in identifying issues with potential Instrumentation, Process, and Quality Assurance impacts, and assist in the development of problem resolution strategies.

Coordinate with fellow Managers and Task Order Leads in order to provide coordinated communications and seamless support for the customer across the DCS Team.

Generate and deconflict flight schedules in accordance with organizational standards.

Provide training and technical support to the Flight Test Engineering community in regards to flight scheduling of test events.

Participate in meetings with contractor and government personnel to resolve scheduling, planning, maintenance and other technical issues.

Function as liaison to other stakeholder entities as appropriate.

Providing summaries of activities in the Monthly Progress / Status Report.

Be responsible for initiating own professional development and maintaining an up-to-date understanding of all technical project requirements and organizational processes as defined in applicable documentation.

Interface with and be the customer point of contact for the individual program and aircraft platform teams.

Job Requirements

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

BS/BA Degree and 6+ years of directly applicable Aircraft Instrumentation experience, or 14+ years of directly applicable Aircraft Instrumentation experience if candidate does not possess a BS/BA degree.

Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance throughout the duration of employment.

Team leadership experience.

Experience with the principles of the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2 series), Contractor's Flight and Ground Operations (NAVAIRISNT 3710.1G) requirements, and other regulatory compliance issues associated with supporting Naval Aviation.

Management experience dealing with multiple, simultaneous flight/instrumentation operations requirements under time pressure in a fault-intolerant environment.

Ability to perform, manage, and prioritize multiple related tasks in a highly-dynamic and time-sensitive environment.

Familiar with the systems and the functionality of F/A-18A-F and EA-18G.

Familiar with the Asset Management, Planning and Scheduling Solutions (AMPSS) system and the flight schedule process in use at the Air Wing Integration Laboratory and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Three One.

Accustomed to interfacing with contractors and both US and foreign government personnel.

Non-local travel, domestic and foreign, may be required in support of this tasking.

Desired Skills:

Completion of applicable DCS manager training.

Training or experience with aircraft operations, aviation maintenance control, and/or aviation safety standards. Specific familiarity with the management and tracking of aircraft flight, maintenance and reconfiguration schedules is highly desirable.

Practical knowledge of common professional software suites (e.g. Microsoft Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office applications, Adobe PDF applications, etc.), as well as functional understanding of DoD Information Systems security requirements.

Functional understanding of, and strict adherence to, DoD physical, operational and documentation security requirements.