Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Simulator Operator/Maintainer

Cape Fox Shared Services; Fort Riley (KS); On-site; USD 83,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company holidays

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

401K with company match

Job summary

Cape Fox Shared Services seeks a highly organized Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Simulator Operator/Maintainer to support C2 training contracts across ACC, ANG, AETC, USAFE and PACAF locations. Salary ranges from $83,200 to $93,600 with extensive benefits and a 401K match.

The role involves maintaining simulators, performing tests and repairs, and developing realistic combat scenarios for all ASOC and JTAC/TACP positions. Exempt, full-time employment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience with TACP/JTAC to support CAS, TACS and C2 operations.
• Ability to develop and execute realistic combat scenarios for training.
• Capable of coordinating with multiple DoD and service documents for training objectives.

Responsibilities

• Maintain software baseline per SPO/TSSC guidance and monitor simulators.
• Perform function tests and on-site repairs of simulator hardware/software.
• Ensure system security audits and establish network connectivity on simulator networks.
• Provide IT support for simulator issues and maintain baseline system requirements for connectivity.
• Install simulator OS software, patches, and apply controls.
• Provide ASOC/JTAC/TACP expertise using current TTPs for CAS and C2.
• Stay current on TTPs for air-to-ground ops involving JTAC, TACP, ASOC.
• Research DoD documents to create realistic combat scenarios for all ASOC roles.
• Assist in training military members as simulator operators/maintainers.
• Create graphics overlays on maps for JTAC guidance based on geographic references.
• Provide inputs during simulations to reflect pilot and unit actions.
• Maintain archives and prepare training reports and metrics for HQ.
• Maintain CAS aircraft TTPs and ensure simulated events mirror real-world actions.
• Utilize manuals to script training objectives consistently.
• Create scenarios reflecting challenges of coordinating operations in a combined arms fight.
• Monitor squadron training devices and network ops to ensure uninterrupted simulator ops.

Skills

TACP expertise

AOC/command knowledge

Training development

Tools

Simulator software

Network administration

Job description

Cape Fox subsidiary, Kwaan Tech, LLC, is seeking highly organized and motivated Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Simulator Operator/Maintainers to support the Command and Control (C2) contract which provides Contract Academic Training (CAT), Courseware Development (CWD), Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), and staff support services to the Air Operations Center (AOC) at various locations in ACC, ANG, AETC, USAFE, and PACAF. Training shall be provided for US students and may include training to foreign national students under this contract.

The salary range (or hiring range) for this exempt position is: $83,200-$93,600

The above salary range represents the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. In addition, we offer a variety of benefits, including company holidays, paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, as well as a 401K with company match. This job will be posted until filled or withdrawn.

Core Duties:

• Maintain software baseline in accordance with Simulator Program Office (SPO) and Technical Support Services Center (TSSC) guidance while monitoring the operation of simulators and ensuring hardware and software are functioning properly and operation standards are met.
• Function tests simulator hardware and software to resolve technical problems and make appropriate on-site repairs of complex problems and operating malfunctions.
• Store system security audits in accordance with simulator Authority to Operate (ATO) documentation requirements and establish and troubleshoot network connectivity on approved simulator networks as needed.
• In collaboration with the Program Support Office, provides administrative and technical support for all Information Technology (IT) simulator-related issues, ensuring baseline system requirements are met to maintain the simulator system's network connectivity.
• Installsimulator operating system software, patches and apply applicable system controls.
• Provide Air Support Operations Center (ASOC), Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and TACP expertise utilizing current and emerging TacticsTechniques and Procedures (TTPs) for Close Air Support (CAS), Theater Air Control System (TACS), and Command and Control (C2) IAW AFI 13-114 Volume 3.
• Maintain working knowledge of current Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) related to air to ground operations focused on JTAC, TACP, and ASOC mission.
• Research and source various DoD, Joint, and service-specific documents to develop and execute realistic combat scenarios across the entire spectrum of military operations to provide training for all ASOC operator positions and JTAC/TACP personnel simultaneously.
• Assist in training military members as simulator operators/maintainers when needed.
• Develop graphic overlays on computer-generated maps to enable role-players and instructors to provide input to the JTAC based on the restrictions or geographic references that those graphics represent.
• Provide critical role-player inputs during simulations to accurately represent the inputs of pilot of fighter, attack, bomber, rotary wing, and unmanned aircraft systems; U.S. Army Fires Direction Center; Joint Fires Observer (JFO); and ground forces maneuver commander.
• Maintain archives related to training accomplished in the simulators to include preparing and presenting required training reports and metrics for submission to higher headquarters, as required.
• Maintain knowledge of Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft TTPs, munitions, and procedures to ensure that CAS aircraft in simulation events accurately mirror the actions and effects that personnel will experience in real-world operations. Converts unclassified weapons effects data to classified data to ensure that weapons effects within simulations accurately reflect what users can expect to see during operations.
• Utilize manufacturer provided operators manuals to remain proficient on the use of multiple simulator-specific software's to create complex scripts that ensure all training objectives are met in accordance with the instructor's desires and in a manner that is consistent from student to student.
• Create scenarios that accurately reflect the challenges of coordinating operations in a combined arms fight.
• Monitor and report status of all squadron owned mission crew/operator training devices and network operations to facilitate uninterrupted simulator operations to the squadron and higher headquarters, as required.