Special And Tactical Operations Leader, WARFARE ANALYST F/A-18A-F

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Special and Tactical Operations Leader - Aviation to guide naval aviation mission analysis and weapon-system employment for NAWCAD DAiTA’s Warfare Effectiveness Department. The role leads a team, develops procedures, and analyzes tactical data for NAMC training and battlefield applications.

Required are an MS/MA in a military systems field, TOPGUN/MAWTS-1 graduate, 12+ years of F/A-18 Tactical System Employment experience, active Top Secret

Qualifications

• Education: MS/MA degree with specialized military systems training, TOPGUN or MAWTS-1 graduate.
• Experience: at least 12 years with F/A-18 Tactical System Employment as a pilot or WSO.
• Security clearance: Active Top Secret.
• US citizenship required.
• Travel: 10% travel.
• Location: LeMoore, CA; start late summer 2027.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge from military aviation to identify, define, and document data for weaponeering, NATOPS, and NAMC products.
• Provides analysis of naval aviation platforms, weapons, sensors, and systems.
• Supports warfighting assessments, TAC/TTP development, and modeling for operational analysis.
• Develops materials for NAMC training seminars for DoW personnel.
• Participates in technical exchanges, briefings, and workshops with potential qualification as flight crewmember.

Skills

F/A-18 Tactical System Employment

Education

MS/MA degree with specialized military systems training

Job description

Job Description

The likely salary range for this position is $122,275 - $165,431. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Special and Tactical Operations Leader, Warfare Analyst F/A-18A-F

Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and support impactful mission outcomes as a Special and Tactical Operations Leader - Aviation at GDIT. Here, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Administration.

Meaningful Work and Personal Impact

As a Special and Tactical Operations Leader - Aviation, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Digital Analytics Infrastructure and Technology Advancement (DAiTA) Group Warfare Effectiveness Department (WED). You will play a crucial role as a team leader, developing procedures, reviews work products of other team personnel, managing project efforts and taking the lead in problem resolution.

Role Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge from experience as a fixed-wing or rotary wing military aircrew or equivalent civilian experience to identify, define, and document technical data for weaponeering, NATOPS, and NTRP (NATIP) products for Naval tactical aircraft and associated weapons systems.
• Provides analysis of operational suitability of naval aviation platforms, weapons, sensors and systems.
• Supports system level warfighting assessments and effectiveness analysis; advanced concept employment analysis; analytic support for the pre-acquisition, acquisition, and sustainment of Navy, Joint, and allied systems acquisition process; or modeling and simulations for operational analysis.
• Develops, prepares, and manages material required for the operator to safely and effectively employ the aircraft and its weapon systems. Requires the ability to develop and present Naval Aviation Missions and Capabilities (NAMC) training seminar material to DoW personnel.
• Analytic expertise to support technical exchanges, briefings, and workshops in support of recommended tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). May require qualification as contract flight crewmember IAW OPNAVINST 3710.7.

What You'll Need To Succeed

Bring your technical expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Special and Tactical Operations Leader - Aviation must have:

• Education: MS/MA degree with specialized military systems training. Additional Requirements: Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) or Marine Aviation Weapons Training Squadron-1 (MAWTS-1) Weapons Tactics Instructor (WTI) graduate
• Experience: At least twelve (12) years of recent professional experience with F/A-18 aircraft Tactical System Employment as a F/A-18 pilot or Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) is required.
• Security clearance level: Active Top Secret
• US citizenship required
• Role requirements: 10% Travel required
• Performance Location will be at LeMoore, CA
• Timeline: This is a contingent position expected to start in late summer of 2027

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Total Rewards at GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismembership, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process

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About Our Work

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