Hypersonic Weapons Mission Planner

Quick Facts

• Role: Hypersonic Weapons Mission Planner (GS-12)

• Focus: DoD mission planning for hypersonic weapons and TLAM, including execution support, operational evaluations, and technical planning for weapon system upgrades.

Description

Serve as a Hypersonic Weapons Mission Planner supporting DoD hypersonic and TLAM mission planning and execution. Work with geopositioning and weaponeering divisions to validate target characteristics and weaponeering solutions, provide technical expertise to PMA weapon system development, and support executable software and hardware upgrades through operational requirements guidance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain proficiency in Hypersonic Weapons Planning System (HWPS) and general understanding of TLAM mission planning

• Collaborate with geopositioning and weaponeering divisions to verify target characteristics and weaponeering solutions

• Provide technical expertise supporting Program Management Activity (PMA) weapon system development

• Guide operational requirements to facilitate executable software and hardware upgrades

• Develop and maintain expertise on coalition strike platforms and weapon systems capability

• Support training division execution of worldwide operational evaluations of Navy Component Commander fleet HSW capabilities (“one team one fight”)

• Represent the command at Operational Planning Groups and Technical Exchanges to develop, evaluate, maintain, and update HSW utilization for contingency operations

• Maintain understanding of adversary integrated air defense systems, C2 doctrine, and TTPs

Requirements

• US citizenship

• Suitable for federal employment

• Obtain and maintain Interim and/or final Top Secret/SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty; failure may result in withdrawal/removal

• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance

• Pass pre-employment drug test (including marijuana); subject to random testing

• Male candidates born after 12/31/1959: Selective Service registration required

• Obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport

• Ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS (including remote/isolated sites) for extended periods on military and commercial aircraft

• Complete required training and obtain/maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases

• Key/Emergency-Essential and Mission Essential: immediate/continuing support for combat operations and/or continuity of operations

• Eligible for and maintain final Top Secret clearance for SCI and Special Access Programs (SAP); sign SCI Non-Disclosure Agreement; recurring polygraph examinations required

Qualifications

• GS-12 requires at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level (or equivalent private/public sector experience)

• Specialized experience must include TLAM and Hypersonic Weapons mission planning, distribution, and execution processes; applying kinetic and non-kinetic threat knowledge to assess risk to operational areas; devising solutions to monitor/track/report/minimize risk or defeat

• Experience using quantitative and qualitative techniques to analyze complex plans, strike rehearsals, and exercise scenarios; identifying emergent operational requirements; coordinating evaluation and selection of data management tools

Benefits

A comprehensive federal benefits package is available; eligibility depends on whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.