• Mission Planner

    Spectrum Comm Inc (Beale AFB, CA)


    Spectrum is looking for Mission Planners to provide full-scope mission planning support to operational, training, test, and exercise sorties.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    + Assist in the development and integration of the MPC program into new and existing Air Force guidance. These

    + include, but are not limited to: AFTTPs, CONOPS, AFIs, MWS-specific guidance, training curricular, etc.

    + Competencies:

    + Be familiar with, and will adhere to published guidance, directives, and instructions relating to the planning and execution of Operational, Training, Test, and Exercise sorties.

    Requirements

    Minimum Requirements:

    + Minimum Government Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI & NATO Secret

    + Minimum Experience: Experience in one of the following areas:

    + DoD Aircrew, Private/Corporate/Commercial/Law Enforcement

    + Aircrew, Air Traffic Control, Commercial Flight Planning, Mission Planning, and/or other relevant experience.

    + Significant Sensor Planner experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

    + Minimum Education: None

    + Minimum Certification: May be required to pass a standard physical examination that includes, at a minimum: medical history, height, weight, blood pressure, HIV antibody, and chest x-ray.

    + Required Skills: (1) C2 (i.e. ROME, ATO, ACO, RSTA, SPINS, DAFIF, etc.); (2) Order of Battle; (3) sensor tasking/target lists; (4) terminal, en-route, & operating area weather (includes high-altitude turbulence and radiation considerations); and (5) Flight Information Publications.

    + Travel: All Contractor personnel shall be deployment eligible and may be required to travel outside the continental United States. Deployment eligible personnel shall be required to obtain and maintain a valid US Passport. VISA requirements shall be determined by State Department for each location. Contractor Personnel in a temporary duty (TDY) status require a minimum a 120-day VISA unless limited by country of entry.

    Desired Competencies:

    + Previously qualified MPC Mission Planner.

    + B.A. or B.S. degree or higher.

    + Graduate of USAF Weapons School or comparably competitive program.

    + Experience as a Rated Evaluator, Instructor, or comparable flight experience.

    + Significant (1,000+ total flight hours) rated aviation or comparable flight experience.

    + Experience with USAF airborne ISR programs.

    + Experience with the following planning software: Omniview, Enterprise Collection Planner, Joint Mission Planning System, Common Sensor Planner, AFMSS, and/or Combat Flight Planning Software.

    + Operational Experience in: flight planning, sensor planning, Extended Tether Program (ETP) planning, Air Operations Center operations, development of plans & requirements, ISR infrastructure, Command & Control schema, intelligence, and Multi-Domain Command & Control (‘MDC2’) theory of operation.

    + Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

    + Experience with web-based flight planning (i.e. Skyvector.com, etc.).