PACAF Range Project Officer

Qualis Corporation is seeking a PACAF Range Project officer Contractor to advise and assist at the MAJCOM Headquarters in support of PACAF range sustainment and modernization. The Range officer will provide technical Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) expert in support of its Combat Training Range(s). Location of task performance will be Hickam AFB, HI with temporary duty (TDY) as required by the government customer.

The Range officer will preserve proper operations and ensuring effective communication within the organization. Creates presentations and tutorials, manage daily administrative tasks, and report administrative requirements to leadership. Responsibilities also include conducting assessments, provide support for operations, and attend meetings to identify theater requirements. They further assist in the development of business continuity plans and maintain data quality controls for personnel management systems. Prepares inputs to Combat Air Forces test and training range roadmaps and mission support plans, collecting, documenting, assessing, validating, and prioritizing requirements, and technical specifications for combat aircrew training systems, such as Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) and threat systems. Participates in other activities involving the requirements for and acquisition of USAF combat aircrew training systems for air and space dominance, ground dominance, and electronic warfare training on PACAF ranges. Further, the PACAF Range Project Officer will provide exercise/project oversight at HQ PACAF A317.

Requirements

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Advise and assist with acquiring, deploying, testing, operating, and maintaining live training support systems and infrastructure for operational testing and air combat training within Alaska and the Pacific Region.
• Advise and assist PACAF leadership with the preparation of packages and documents for U.S. Government meetings.
• Maintain accurate tracking of available range assets/resources to meet identified/scheduled exercises, deployments, and operational tests.
• Provide recommendation on reallocation of resources to meet unexpected changes in mission requirement
• Review, comment, and make suggested inputs for coordination on operational/range requirements and documentation to include CONOPS, Deployment Plans, transportation/airlift requests, and RFI.
• Serve as a technical SME during working groups to resolve common administrative system performance concerns.
• Provide oversight of all Task Management Tool (TMT) tasking within A317 to ensure satisfactory identification of correct OPR/OCR and timely input of responses to meet required suspense’s.
• Initiate and explore new ways for the organization to train and exercise forces overseas in contingencies and war type scenarios.
• Support the POM data collection and development of the complete MFR package, to include mission requirement descriptions and impact analyses, funding baseline and zero-sum transactions, unfunded requirements, and MFR scorings.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with over 10 years of experience. Experience for education may be substituted with government approval.
• Applicants should have highly developed interpersonal skills permitting productive interaction with technical and non-technical professionals.
• Knowledge and understanding of tactical/electronic ranges and infrastructure is required.
• Knowledge of threat training systems, to include manned and unmanned simulators, man-portable missile trainers, and various electronic counter measures systems.
• Prior experience working as a Department of Defense Staff Officer.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office applications is required.
• Applicants must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Travel is estimated at 15% annually.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with Air Force tactical aviation operations is desired.
• Experience in Department of Defense range operations is desired.

Security Clearance

• Must possess a DoD Secret security clearance and able to obtain and maintain a DOD Top Secret Clearance.

Benefits

Qualis Corporation is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse and talented workforce who can contribute to the mission and vision of the Company. Our employees are our greatest asset and we promote a positive work environment, teamwork, professional growth, innovation, community involvement, flexible scheduling and a family-friendly work environment.