Flight Operations Specialist

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Description & Requirements

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Flight Operations Specialist to join our team in Patuxent River, MD. This is an onsite position.
 

This role supports Maritime & Land (M&L) in NAVAIR’s Systems Engineering Department (SED). SED is a key part of NAVAIR’s efforts to acquire and sustain naval aviation capabilities and plays a crucial role in the development, testing, and support of naval aircraft and weapons systems. This is an opportunity to be part of an organization that plays a crucial role in keeping our nation’s warfighters safe and mission successful.
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the PMA Interim Flight Clearance (IFC) – ISR Services Maritime and Land (M&L)

• Acting as the primary point of contact for information and process knowledge regarding specific type Flight Clearance (FC) for their assigned platform(s)

• Coordinating and executing the management/development of all assigned FC Track and ensuring the transition of Interim FC (IFC) content into the appropriate Permanent FC (PFC)

• Managing and developing assigned FC Tracks, ensuring timely transition of Interim FC (IFC) content into Permanent FC (PFC)

• Creating, updating, and submitting tracking reports on IFC/PFC status to the PMA and other stakeholders

• Developing required content and facilitating flight clearance progression through engineering reviews for airworthiness

• Preparing and delivering formal briefs to support new or evolving fleet capabilities and platform types

• Facilitating and hosting meetings or briefings as required by the APME/APMSE or other PMA team members

• Must be willing to travel up to 10%

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience; an Associate’s with 6+ years, or High School diploma with 8+ years may be substituted in lieu of Bachelor's degree

• Experience with flight operations as a member of a crewed aircraft platform (manned or unmanned) in either Civil or DoD applications

• Experience with developing and implementing configuration management procedures for technical data

• Proficiency with Adobe, Microsoft Office, and related editorial/graphics software on local, networked, and web-based platforms

• Experience in engaging with stakeholders including NAVAIR Systems Engineering Leadership, Airworthiness and Cybersafe Office (ACO), NAVAIR Engineering SMEs, and Fleet users

• Knowledge of FAA NAS policies related to airspace classes and altitudes, as well as DCMA, DoD, OPNAV, CNAF, and NAVAIR directives on flight operations and maintenance procedures

• Knowledge of OEM flight, operator, and maintenance manuals with the ability to translate OEM information into DoD/NAVAIR programs, procedures, and technical documentation

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active Secret security clearance and be willing and able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Tasking is primarily computer based.

• The person in this position must be able to operate and perform tasking on a PC as well as operate other typical office equipment (e.g. copying machine, shredder, projection systems, etc).

• Must be able to effectively communicate with co-workers, Customers, and management through email, phone, and other virtual communication methods (e.g. TEAMS, ZOOM).