IT Specialist

About the Air Force Test Center:
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is where tomorrow’s Air Force is tested! Long considered the “Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe”, AFTC is truly where Air Force superiority begins. Home to many Aerospace establishments and records, AFTC remains the state-of-the-art leader in Aerospace testing, and provides the warfighter with cutting-edge technology. AFTC does not only celebrate its past, but we continue to lead from the front. Join our team today and make Aerospace history!

About the Role:
The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time IT Specialist (NH-2210-02 Target 03) to work at the 412 Test Wing, 412th Test Engineering Group, 412th Range Squadron, Program Support Flight (412RANS/ENRP) at Edwards Air Force Base.

In this position you will serve as the primary point of contact to the customer for all Range Squadron mission control room and test program data support. This position is responsible for managing Range Squadron test project support estimates and accomplishing long range and short range project support planning. The primary job of the Data Production Analyst is to provide pre-and post-flight as well as real-time support to test operations personnel using Range Squadron mission control room and data production resources.
THIS JOB CAN CLOSE AT ANY TIME!

Location: Edwards, CA (Edwards Air Force Base)
Typical 2025 salary range: $47,019, - $159,716 per year (includes locality)
Travel Requirements: Up to 25% travel possible
Incentives:

• This position MAY be eligible for a recruitment/relocation incentive. Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.
• This position MAY be eligible for a Student Loan Repayment (SLR) incentive. Specifics will be discussed with the Selecting Official.

Direct Hire Authority: NO 6-MONTH WAIT! Recently retired and/or retiring from MILITARY service ARE eligible for immediate appointment for AFTC positions. The 180-day waiting period has been waived for AFTC to hire recently retired and/or retiring service members.

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field desired
• Security certification desired
• 2 years of Information Technology/system administration experience

Major Duties:

• Develops operational procedures, maintains, and manages multiple real-time data acquisition, display, and processing ground stations to convert telemetered and recorded aircraft data to intermediate data for display and conversion, and to engineering unit data used in second generation processing and analysis systems.
• Programs various computer systems to acquire, reduce, display, and record telemetered ground and flight data for pre-mission and system checkout according to mission requirements. Performs calibration and checkout of the processing equipment in accordance with established procedures and techniques. Monitors the operation of the systems during real-time mission support operations to ensure that the systems function properly.
• Identifies and evaluates system malfunctions which cause computer systems to cease functioning properly. Recommends and installs corrections to prevent recurrence. Maintains MCR hardware and software configuration control.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Obtain & maintain Security clearance
• Knowledge of real-time and post-flight telemetry systems to include related hardware and software and its application in aircraft test and evaluation.
• Knowledge of computer system operation and programming using high level command and scripting languages, as well as programming languages (e.g., Java, C and C ) and operating systems (e.g., MS Windows, Linux and VMS).
• Knowledge of aircraft instrumentation equipment and its application and usage. In-depth understanding of pulse code modulation signal processing theory and application.