Principal Air Operations Control (AOC) Center Engineer

Torch Technologies, Inc.•Hanscom AFB, MA

3d•$125,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Air Operations Center (AOC) Engineer to support the C3C / Kessel Run (KR) Division, which is within the USAF C3BM Directorate. As a Principal Air Operations Center (AOC) Engineer, your duties will include the following, but are not limited to: Provide Air Operations Center Engineering support to assist the program manager in daily office efforts to develop, or perform management operations that involve planning, coordinating, or evaluating the logistical actions required to support a specified mission, weapons system, or other designated program Identify and maintain key documentation through wiki sites for the Operations Command-and Control (OpC2) branch needed to support the program; and correlating those requirements with program plans to assure that the needed support is provided at the right time and place. Apply Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) experience and expertise to supporting usability testing and user experience research and design for Kessel Run software applications Identify, collect, synthesize, organize, and manage organizational knowledge in support of portfolios and products across the branch Accumulate, understand, and leverage knowledge about the business activity on behalf of the organization and its stakeholders Building and organize the company's conceptual assets into knowledge bases through wiki sites Gather inputs/documentation, draft responses and facilitate reporting processes to inquiries from various sources Assist in documenting and testing operational processes within/between applications to support analysis of operational threads within/between applications for integration and test Assist in performing in-depth validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures; analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering systems Assist in performing in-depth program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design, and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications Assist in performing and conducting in-depth reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes,manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved specifications Assist in performing and providing in-depth engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes Assist in performing and providing in-depth engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule. Assist in performing and providing in-depth technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations and analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, technical analysis, and support of associated engineering IPTs Assist in performing and providing in-depth proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness Assist in performing and providing product and application usability testing for KRADOS weapon system applications Assist in performing and providing support for stakeholder management and communication operations as a Kessel Run conduit to Air Force Air Operations Centers

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
MS/MA Degree in a related in a professional engineering discipline and 10+ years of related experience
Extensive experience with defense acquisition management processes in accordance with the DoW 5000 series instructions
Knowledge of agency program planning, funding, and management information systems
Four or more years’ experience in the DoW as a C2 weapon system operator, engineer, support, or commander working directly within a CAOC
Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret level clearance

Responsibilities

Provide Air Operations Center Engineering support to assist the program manager in daily office efforts to develop, or perform management operations that involve planning, coordinating, or evaluating the logistical actions required to support a specified mission, weapons system, or other designated program
Identify and maintain key documentation through wiki sites for the Operations Command-and Control (OpC2) branch needed to support the program; and correlating those requirements with program plans to assure that the needed support is provided at the right time and place.
Apply Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) experience and expertise to supporting usability testing and user experience research and design for Kessel Run software applications
Identify, collect, synthesize, organize, and manage organizational knowledge in support of portfolios and products across the branch
Accumulate, understand, and leverage knowledge about the business activity on behalf of the organization and its stakeholders
Building and organize the company's conceptual assets into knowledge bases through wiki sites
Gather inputs/documentation, draft responses and facilitate reporting processes to inquiries from various sources
Assist in documenting and testing operational processes within/between applications to support analysis of operational threads within/between applications for integration and test
Assist in performing in-depth validation of systems, including development of criteria and procedures; analyze and/or evaluate results of major engineering systems
Assist in performing in-depth program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design, and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications
Assist in performing and conducting in-depth reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes,manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved specifications
Assist in performing and providing in-depth engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes
Assist in performing and providing in-depth engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
Assist in performing and providing in-depth technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations and analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, technical analysis, and support of associated engineering IPTs
Assist in performing and providing in-depth proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost effectiveness
Assist in performing and providing product and application usability testing for KRADOS weapon system applications
Assist in performing and providing support for stakeholder management and communication operations as a Kessel Run conduit to Air Force Air Operations Centers