MQ-9 Aircrew Training & Operations Manager - Military Veterans

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO) is looking for a RPA Operations and Aircrew Training Professional to work at Langley AFB, VA. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

• Manage and execute aircrew training within the MQ-9 enterprise. Manage funding, travel, and student allocations to fulfill requirements within the RPA training community.
• Review, coordinate, and prepare RPA instruction and policy (Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-2 MQ-9V 1-3 and Air Force Tactics, Technics and Procedures (AFTTP) 3-1 Technical Orders) changes and rewrites in coordination with Wing and Staff standardization and evaluation functions
• Review, coordinate, and prepare Ready Aircrew Program (RAP) tasking messages and reports.
• Review, coordinate, and prepare Realistic Training Review Board (RTRB) briefings, and publish pre- and post-RTRB products semi-annually.
• Perform duties as operations representative for Medium Altitude Long Endurance Tactical-Joint Systems Integration Laboratory (MALET-JSIL Aircrew Trainer (MJAT) and Distributed Missions Operation (DMO) integration. Develop DMO Strategy and brief A3M leadership.
• Review, coordinate, and prepare mishap review panel brief and semi-annual Air Force Safety Automated System (AFSAS) review for Commander, ACC (COMACC).
• Review, coordinate, and prepare waiver packages required for deviation from regulations and AFIs.
• Provide support for the development and staffing of Staff packages, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Concept of Employment (CONEMP), Enabling Concepts, Roadmaps, and Contingency Plans; perform Major Weapons System (MWS) Functional Area Manager (FAM) duties.
• Manage and coordinate MQ-9 exercises as required.

• Must possess an Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Must possess bachelor’s degree
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of NAF or higher staff experience managing complex operational aviation programs
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience managing MQ-1 or MQ-9 related operations programs
• Must have a minimum of 6 years of operational mission experience in DoD aircraft performing duties as rated aircrew

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.