Supervisory Navigator (Instructor)

Air National Guard Units•Cheyenne, WY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service position with the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153d Operations Support Squadron. The position is also described as a Title 32 Dual Status Technician Excepted Service position and requires military affiliation. The incumbent serves as chief of the navigation function and is responsible for the squadron’s navigational support. The role may include flying as a mission-ready rated navigator and serving as a standardization/evaluation flight examiner, as required. The position is permanent, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Primary physical presence is required; situational telework may be considered case by case. Work may involve travel, access to classified information, Functional Check Flights, and work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays. The employee must obtain and maintain an appropriate Top Secret or Secret clearance and meet the medical standards applicable to USAF military navigators/Combat Systems Operators. The position requires experience with navigation systems and instruments for the assigned airframe. Grade-specific qualifications apply: GS-11 requires relevant navigation experience and the required flight hours for the current airframe; GS-12 requires 12M3B C-130H mission qualification and instructor-upgrade minimums; GS-13 requires GS-12-equivalent experience and qualified Navigator Instructor certification. Applicants must provide dates, hours worked per week, and descriptions of specialized experience on their resume. A valid state driver’s license and the compatible military assignment/grade are also required.

Requirements

Must be a current active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or other-state Air National Guard member, or otherwise meet the stated Wyoming National Guard consideration areas; must be willing and eligible to join the Wyoming Air National Guard before appointment.
Must possess or be able to obtain AFSC 12M3B, Mobility Combat Systems Officer, and be in a compatible military grade and assignment before placement.
Must have graduated from USAF or USN Undergraduate Flying Training.
Must possess working knowledge of the navigation systems and navigational instruments of the assigned airframe.
GS-11: Experience, education, or training involving mission, weather, intelligence, and special-instruction information; preparing navigation flight plans; operating and interpreting navigation systems; testing and inspecting compasses, navigation systems, or radio and radar equipment; using navigation methods and aids for flying missions; calculating flight factors, present course, and projected course; training, evaluating, and certifying lower-graded personnel; and completing required hours for the current airframe (example provided: 1,000 total navigation hours, including 200 hours in the C-130).
GS-12: Must be 12M3B C-130H mission qualified and meet minimum instructor-upgrade requirements, including 1,000 total hours and 200 hours in the primary assigned aircraft, C-130H.
GS-13: Must have experience equivalent to GS-12 and certification as a qualified Navigator Instructor.
Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate Top Secret or Secret security clearance.
Must maintain the same medical standards as USAF military navigators/Combat Systems Operators.
Applicants must document experience dates (month/year), hours worked per week, and specialized-experience descriptions on the resume.
May be required to complete a two-year trial period and a one-year supervisory probation period.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must be registered.
Must apply online through USAJOBS.

Responsibilities

Perform supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
Develop and monitor the Squadron’s navigation ground and flight training program.
Serve as a standardization/evaluation flight examiner, as required.
Fly as a mission-ready rated navigator in unit aircraft, as required.
Ensure complete navigation packets—including DD 1801 flight plans, navigator flight plans, charts, forms, fuel plans, and aircrew flimsy—are developed, available, and distributed.
Provide navigational support for the squadron.