Fighter Pilot Operations Support

SAIC is seeking a qualified Fighter Pilot to support the US Air Force Collaborative Operations for Battlespace Resilient Architecture (COBRA) program at the US Air Forces Europe / Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) Warfare Center (UAWC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

COBRA provides for the implementation, integration, development, and delivery of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) solutions to support the US Air Force, Department of Defense, and mission partner multi-domain operations (MDO) within the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy.

The role of this position is to provide fighter pilot and tactical air employment expertise to facilitate the delivery of 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 tactical and operational levels of war.

The Fighter Pilot Operations Analyst will:

• Conduct simulated air operations during exercises in missions that include 4th / 5th Gen fighter employment, 4th / 5th Gen Fighter Integration (FI), Offensive Counterair (OCA), Defense Counterair (DCA), Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), Air Interdiction (AI), Close Air Support (CAS), Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance (SCAR), Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), and Dynamic Targeting (DT).
• 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.
• 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.
• Execute blue, red, and white force roles in simulation systems that include the F-35 Emulated Non-OFP Interoperability Xperience (FENIX) simulator, Next Generation Threat System (NGTS), Modern Air Combat Environment (MACE), and Air Warfare Simulation (AWSIM).
• 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.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's and Fourteen (14) or relevant years of experience in lieu of degree.
• 4th / 5th Gen Fighter Pilot with operational experience with a minimum of 10 years of operational experience.
• Minimum of 200 hours of flight instructor or flight evaluator experience.
• US Citizen and Top Secret Security Clearance (Eligible for SCI/SAP).

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• USAF Weapons School or US Navy Top Gun graduate.
• 5th Gen fighter pilot experience.
• Mission commander.
• Air Operations Center experience.
• NATO Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) experience.
• Experience on the USAFE-AFAFRICA staff.
• Knowledge of USAF tactical employment doctrine and US Joint doctrine.

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

• Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Individual Logistics Support, including:
  • German tax exemption.
  • Base Exchange and Commissary privileges.
  • Motor vehicle registration.
  • Access to VAT-free vehicle fuel.
  • 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 (US Federal Income Tax Exclusion).