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KBR Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialist Senior in Lexington Park, Maryland
Title:
Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialist Senior
KBR is seeking a Senior Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialist to join our Team. The 28,000-strong, global KBR Team delivers technology solutions that helps our customers accomplish their most critical missions and objectives here in Lexington Park, Maryland location. KBR is a Great Places to Work certified company offering fulfilling careers, an exceptional employee experience, and compelling, competitive rewards. Our culture is driven by collaboration, transparency, mutual respect, and shared purpose.
Functional Description:
- Applies Subject Matter Expertise (SME) from experience as an Officer military specialist to identify, define, and document technical data for weaponeering, NATOPS, and NTRP (NATIP) products for Naval tactical aircraft and associated weapons systems.
Role and Responsibilities:
Provides analysis of operational suitability of naval aviation platforms, weapons, sensors and systems.
Develops, prepares, and manages material required for the operator to employ or maintain safely and effectively the aircraft and its weapon systems.
Requires the ability to develop and present Naval Aviation Missions and Capabilities (NAMC) training seminar material to DoD personnel.
Analytic expertise to support technical exchanges, briefings, and workshops in support of recommended tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Provides subject matter expertise for specific aircraft/weapon systems and subsystems to include operational procedures, installation and maintenance, failure analysis, and technical support related to aircraft avionics, airframe, weapons, navigation, fire control and other aircraft systems.
Provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, detailed functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, troubleshooting and implementation advice on specific areas that require expert level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.
The SME also reviews technical problems; provides solutions for software, hardware, and systems; and troubleshoots operating anomalies using data review methodologies and/or automated evaluation programs.
Analyze data and solve problems; communicate with peers, subordinates, and senior management; and identifies objects, actions and events affecting organizational operations; provide project execution, business and technical operations, strategic initiatives, workforce development, business improvement, or as required to support exceptionally complex technical and organizational tasks.
May require qualification as contract flight crewmember IAW OPNAVINST 3710.7.
Basic Qualifications:
A BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related scientific discipline.
Any years’ experience used to substitute degrees must be in addition to the required minimum of twelve (12) years to meet the “Experience” requirements below, requiring a total of twenty (20) plus years of experience.
At least twelve (12) years of recent professional experience with aircraft tactical systems employment is required.
Candidate for this position shall be an O-4 or higher, graduate of the Navy Weapons School, Test Pilot School (TPS) or Marine Aviation Weapons Training Squadron-1 (MAWTS-1) Weapons Tactics Instructor (WTI) and at least one of the following: Naval Flight Officer (NFO) with 1000 hours, Instructor, Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO), Tactics Officer (TACCO) or Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) is required. Department Head or Officer in Charge (OIC), Navy Weapons School (e.g., TOPGUN), Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS), Electronic Attack Weapons School (EAWS) or Intelligence Schools.
High degree of proficiency with MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project and ability to comprehend systems engineering.
Allowable Substitution (Contract Requirements):
A Technical or Science bachelor’s degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience related to the applicable labor category may be substituted for a Master’s degree.
Technical or Science Bachelor’s degree related scientific discipline in the following technical area’s: Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or an Aerospace, Chemical/Process, Civil, Communications/Telecommunications, Computer, Cybersecurity, Electrical, Electromechanical, Engineering management, Engineering mechanics, Engineering technology, Industrial, Information engineering, General, Human Factors Engineering, Environmental, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical, Naval Architecture and Marine, Nuclear and Radiological, Software, System.
Security Clearance Requirements:
- An active secret or top-secret level security clearance is required.
Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Qualifications in various military application with military testing of aircraft/avionics/weapons systems such as radar, communications, navigation, sensor/survivability, and weapons/missile fire control systems in aircraft unmanned aerial vehicle.
Contract requirements regarding education and experience will prevail.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.