Strategic Weapon Systems Program Lead (Secret)

Calvert Systems Engineering, Incorporated; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

PTO

Job summary

Calvert Systems Engineering seeks a Program/Weapon System Support professional to provide expert guidance on resource employment and readiness for Air Force objectives. You will help plan, schedule, source, and validate forces for Combatant Commanders, support exercise and test requirements, and advise on program processes, staffing, and training across the organization.

You will oversee readiness programs, build training requirements, develop metrics, and prepare leadership reports to drive

Qualifications

• 10 years of C2ISR Program or Weapon System experience.
• 3 years of experience working within a USAF Headquarters Staff environment at the NAF, MAJCOM, or above level, with experience producing decision documents, developing and presenting staff-level briefings, building staff packages, coordinating actions across staff directorates and major command elements, and interfacing with senior USAF leadership and external staffs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications and platforms, including but not limited to Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint, with the ability to produce professional documents, briefings, data analyses, and collaborative workspaces in support of senior leadership

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and guidance for effective employment of assets, including advising leadership at all levels on the efficient use of resources to achieve ACC objectives in support of Air Staff, Combatant Commanders, and Joint Staff requirements.
• Support and Coordinate CAF and Joint Staff Program or WS scheduling, sourcing, and validation of forces for Combatant Commanders. Provide sourcing solutions for Joint and Service-specific exercise and test support requirements, including review and validation of requirements.
• Advise leadership and recommend options to manage and improve Program or WS processes, procedures, and doctrine; manning levels; efficiency and effectiveness; equipment capabilities; training requirements.
• Support and perform Program or WS Global Force Management (GFM) processes. Analyze data from readiness and sourcing activities, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Support the Program or WS readiness program, ensuring effective oversight of Unit Type Codes (UTCs) and Unit Manpower Documents (UMDs). Utilize and support readiness tools and processes such as Time-Phased Force Deployment Documents (TPFDD), Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS), Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS), Designed Operational Capability (DOC) Statements, Mission Capability (MISCAP) Statements, weapons system test support, and Joint In-Lieu-Of (ILO) requirements. Analyze readiness data provided by units to identify trends, gaps, and shortfalls, and develop actionable recommendations to address these issues. Provide leadership with regular briefings on readiness status, challenges, and proposed solutions, ensuring informed decision-making and effective program management.
• Perform deliberate planning and crisis action planning utilizing Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) and Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES). Provide direct support for planning and execution requirements.
• Participate in exercises, tests, experimentation, table top and staff level events contributing to the sustainment and modernization of the Program or WS and associated infrastructure.
• Provide expertise and advise leadership in the overall development, planning, establishment, and implementation of Program or WS training programs.
• Support the Program or WS Ready Aircrew Program (RAP), Programmed Flying Training (PFT), and Formal Training Unit (FTU) Initial Qualification Training (IQT) programs, ensuring compliance with Air Force directives and operational readiness objectives.
• Maintain and update the Program or WS Master Training Lists, providing specific training guidance for IQT, Mission Qualification Training (MQT), Requalification Training (RQT), and Continuation Training (CT) programs. Develop training requirements, including Training Task Lists (TTL), syllabi, and courseware, utilizing Instructional System Development (ISD) practices and principles. Provide leadership with updated lists upon request.
• Develop and implement metrics to assess the effectiveness of Program or WS training programs, including IQT, MQT, and CT. Provide branch leadership with periodic reports on training outcomes and recommendations for improvement.
• Review, develop, and prepare lead command operational inputs for Program or WS programmatic funding (current and modernization). Review, develop, and prepare programmatic documents supporting the Program or WS program.
• Facilitate Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) and Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) duties while ensuring fiscal compliance and execution of programmed funding. Assist and advise branch leadership in the integration of requirements into the annual fiscal programs.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of the annual Operations and Maintenance (O&M) budget. Assist the A3C Resources Program Manager and branch leadership to coordinate and validate program requirements and actively prioritize unfunded requirements through the fiscal year.
• Advise and recommend options to manage and improve Program or WS processes, procedures, and doctrine; manning levels; efficiency and effectiveness; equipment capabilities; training requirements.

Skills

C2ISR program experience

USAF HQ staff experience

MS Office 365 proficiency

Tools

Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Calvert Systems Engineering seeks a Program/Weapon System Support professional to provide expert guidance on resource employment and readiness for Air Force objectives. You will help plan, schedule, source, and validate forces for Combatant Commanders, support exercise and test requirements, and advise on program processes, staffing, and training across the organization.

You will oversee readiness programs, build training requirements, develop metrics, and prepare leadership reports to drive