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MAG Aerospace · 1 day ago

Jr Mission Planner

NV-Las Vegas

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$120K/yr - $120K/yr

4+ years exp

MAG Aerospace is hiring a Junior Mission Planner in Las Vegas, NV. The ideal candidate will provide Low Observable (LO) airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Mission Planning and mission execution support to real-world operations, FTU training missions, exercises, and simulations.

Aerospace

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Review, develop, prepare, certify and save mission plans for routine test, peacetime and wartime operations, training (aircraft and simulator), exercise, routine planning/training

Identify threats and survivability for proper decision making to best meet mission objectives

Provide technical support and guidance on effective planning and employment of LO ISR assets

Perform Deliberate Planning, and Crisis Action Planning, utilizing available mission planning tools; to satisfy warfighter and mission needs throughout the Air Tasking Order cycle in multiple Areas of Operational Responsibility (AOR)

Provide mission planning support to cover the scope of operations based on weekly published mission schedule. At a minimum, one mission planner needs to be present during mission operations 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Mission planners not required to support mission execution will work normal duty hours

Liaise with the System Program Office (SPO), staff, other DoD organizations, and mission planning experts to remain current on LO ISR system capabilities, developments and initiatives in order to best advise unit leadership, tacticians, test directors, program managers and mission planners on policies, positions, plans and execution

Review and advise on conceptual operational plans quarterly

Provide training, refresher training and demonstrate proper LO ISR mission planning process and execution to aircrew and unit personnel, up to 100 people approximately 6 times per year

Advise and recommend options to manage and improve LO ISR mission planning processes and procedures, efficiency and effectiveness, equipment capabilities and training requirements at each post-mission debrief

Provide advisory support to unit-led LO ISR related exercises, tests, experimentation and table top events contributing to the sustainment and modernization of LO ISR assets and associated infrastructure

Provide advisory expertise in the overall development, planning, establishment, and implementation of a LO ISR mission planning training program

Provide support to provide input and changes to mission qualification, continuation training, and FTU course syllabi

Annually review formal guidance for training and evaluation of mission planning personnel for Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-2 [Mission Design Series (MDS)] Volumes I, II and III, and Air Force Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Manual (AFTTP) 3-1 and 3-3. Provide feedback through appropriate chain for each document

Provide support to program management reviews, human machine interface, mission planning and other working groups, conferences

Assist the Program Security Manager (PSM) with monitoring the state of health of Program Security and make suggestions for improvements as necessary

Shift work possible

Qualification

Mission PlanningLow Observable SystemsAirborne ISR SoftwareAir Defense SystemsElectronic WarfareTraining SkillsTechnical SupportCommunication Skills

Required

Possess a minimum of four and a half years of experience mission planning and utilizing mission planning systems for LO weapon systems to include RQ-170, B-2, F-117, F-22, or equivalent DoD weapon system mission planning experience within the last two years

Possess four and a half years of experience with Air defense Systems, Electronic Warfare and other national, international and theater-level threat system capabilities, developments and initiatives as they pertain to mission planning

Possess demonstrated operator experience with airborne LO mission planning software within the last two years

LO operational experience through direct support, test or training environments within the last two years

High School Diploma

Must have an active TS/SCI w/ SAN/SAP eligible