Description

SAIC is seeking an Air Battle Management Operations Analyst to support the US Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) program at the US Air Forces Europe / Air Forces Africa (U-A) Warfare Center (UAWC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany. AFAMS is the premier agency responsible for implementation, integration, and development of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) standards that support the US Air Force, Department of Defense, and mission partners facilitating all-domain warfighter training across the full spectrum of conflict.

The role of this position is to provide Air Battle Management Operations expertise to facilitate the delivery live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training to US, allied, and partner-nation warfighters spanning the United States European Command (USEUCOM) and United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Areas of Responsibility (AOR) at the of tactical and operational levels of war.

The Air Battle Management Operations Analyst will:

• Provide Air Battle Management support to Tier 1-4 exercises. This includes, but is not limited to, large force employment exercises integrating USAF, US Joint, allied, and partner nations’ forces in the air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace domains, as well as and smaller events exercising specific capabilities.

• Prepare, coordinate, and present USAF, Joint Force, and Allied air warfare briefings, support academic development and instruction, and lead air warfare discussions with a wide range of audiences as requested by the US Government.

• Develop scenarios for integration into UAWC-sponsored and supported training and exercise events. These functions include, but are not limited to, designing relevant scenarios, presentations, and briefings.

• Develop exercise documents including Air Operations Directives (AOD), Air Tasking Orders (ATO), Airspace Control Plans (ACP), Airspace Control Orders (ACO), Area Air Defense Plans (AADP), Special Instructions (SPINs), and mission execution products.

• Facilitate the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) with warfighters including exercise scenario development, mission planning, mass briefs, mission briefs, execution, debriefs, analysis, and after-action reports

• Conduct simulated air battle management operations during LVC exercises for missions that include: 5th generation fighter employment, Fighter Integration (FI), Offensive Counterair (OCA), Defense Counterair (DCA), Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD), Air Interdiction (AI), Close Air Support (CAS), Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance (SCAR), Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), and Dynamic Targeting (DT).

Qualifications

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Rated Air Battle Manager with operational experience within 5 years, and with a minimum of 10 years of operational experience.

• Minimum of 200 hours of flight instructor or flight evaluator experience.

• Expert and comprehensive knowledge of USAF and Joint force air battle management operational doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

• US Citizen and possess an active U.S. Secret security clearance, eligible for Top Secret / SCI.

• A master’s degree plus 10 years of air battle management experience, or bachelor’s degree plus 18 years of air battle management experience, or 22 years of air battle management experience.

Desired Experience/Qualifications :

• USAF Weapons School graduate (or US Navy equivalent).

• USAF mission commander.

• Air Operations Center experience.

• Knowledge of US Joint doctrine and USAF doctrine.

• Familiarity with the following systems: Next Generation Threat System (NGTS), Modern Air Combat Environment (MACE), Air Warfare Simulation (AWSIM), and Battlespace Command and Control Center (BC3).

Expected Salary Range (highly dependent on candidate qualifications):

· $120,000 - $160,000/year

Additional Benefits (dependent on personal eligibility and / or meeting length of employment requirements):

• Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Individual Logistics Support, including:

o German tax exemption

o Base Exchange and Commissary privileges

o Motor vehicle registration

o Access to VAT-free vehicle fuel

o Armed Forces Post Office (APO) services

• Reimbursement for minor dependent education at the duty location and access to the DoD Education Activities (DoDEA) school system on a space-A basis.

• Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) at the Group 3 rate.

• Relocation to / from Germany.

• Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (Federal Income Tax Exclusion).

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2407152

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