Jr. Mission Planner

MAG Aerospace is hiring a Mission Planner in Las Vegas, NV! 

The ideal candidate for this position 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. 

 

This exciting opportunity will  develop, prepare and certify mission plans for routine test, peacetime and wartime operations, training (aircraft and simulator), exercise, and routine planning/training.

 

If you have supported the LO weapon systems to include RQ-170, B-2, F-117, F-22, or equivalent DoD weapon system aircraft, you may be a candidate for this position.

 

****This position includes relocation, if needed****

Must be a US Citizen

 

Duties include, but not limited to:

• 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. 

 

Minimum Requirements

 

• 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. 

 

Education

• High School Diploma

 

Clearance

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

 

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

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