Mission Planner

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. , etc.).