Combat Systems Officer (CSO)

The Combat Systems Officer (CSO) is a Subject Matter Expert working in a small close-knit team environment providing expertise in support of Common Mission Control Center requirements. The CSO leverages their aviation electronic warfare experience and critical-thinking prowess to develop tactics techniques and procedures to counter emerging threats. The CSO will also work and coordinate with DoD entities and agencies to facilitate cutting-edge product development to ensure client capabilities meet current and future objectives. The CSO must possess an in-depth understanding of the key factors in aircraft survivability and combat mission planning to ensure client objectives are met by finding both time-critical and long-term solutions to challenging and unconventional work schedule may be dynamic in overseas deployment is required.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Providing support to program management reviews human machine interface reviews mission planning and other working groups/conferences.
• Identifying threats and survivability for proper decision making to best meet client objectives.
• Liaise with the System Program Office (SPO) staff other DoD organizations and mission planning experts to remain current on system capabilities developments and initiatives to best advise unit leadership tacticians test directors program managers and mission planners on policies plans and execution.
• Providing advice and recommending options to manage and improve mission planning processes and procedures efficiency and effectiveness equipment capabilities and training requirements.
• Review develop and prepare mission plans for test peacetime and wartime operations.
  

Required Education & Experience:

This position offers a qualified candidate the unique opportunity to make good use of years of military training and aviation degree and 8-12 years aviation experience or Masters degree and 6-10 years aviation experience as a Combat Systems Officer Electronic Warfare Officer or Navigator. Must currently possess a TS/SCI security clearance.

Desired Skills:

Strong knowledge of mission planning systems ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) operations military aircraft combat mission planning and the key factors in aircraft operational experience. Must be comfortable with managing multiple tasks in a dynamic environment and an ability to complete assignments with little or no supervision.

Experienced military aviators (pilot or flight officer) of manned and unmanned mission commanders / mission planners.

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