What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mission Planner position at Cape Fox Federal Integrators?
Cape Fox Federal Integrators (CFFI) is seeking a Senior Mission Planner. 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. TS/SCI with SAP SAR eligibility is required for consideration.
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 good candidate for this position.
The salary range (or hiring range) for this exempt position has been established at: $140,000- $165,000.
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 401K with company match. Accrued but unused paid time off will be paid upon termination. This job will be posted until filled or withdrawn.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include:
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.
Salary : $140,000 - $165,000