EW/EMS Team Lead

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

S2Technologies is currently sourcing qualified candidates to join our team. We are currently looking for an Electromagnetic Warfare and Electromagnetic Spectrum (EW/EMS) Team Lead to provide administrative and programmatic expertise to Air Combat Command (ACC) in their role to organize, train, and equip ACC Airmen to dominate within the EW/EMS disciplines. The EW/EMS Branch (ACC/A3/2/6KL) is responsible for the ACC Directorate of Operations (A3) equities of EW/EMS operations, which includes over 38 programs/functions on various equipment, training, and initiatives. ACC/A3/2/6KL, along with ACC A5/8Z, coordinates and integrates resource priorities across the Special Access Program (SAP) portfolio to shape Combat Air Forces (CAF) programming strategy to ensure warfighter future requirements. The qualified candidate shall perform the following tasks:

• The EW/EMS Team Lead will coordinate with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) as the primary focal point for contract performance. This involves managing the activities, schedules, and priorities of Task 1 contractor staff, setting performance goals, and overseeing general administrative efforts to ensure Government requirements are met. Additionally, the position entails collaborating with and coaching.
• Participate in meetings, progress reviews, integrated teams, and working groups to contribute to organizational goals. It includes drafting, editing, and reviewing various materials for correspondence and documentation, primarily using Microsoft Office applications. The position also entails managing information and records, handling scheduling functions, and providing support for meetings and conferences. Additionally, responsibilities include preparing and delivering briefing and training materials. Effective coordination and liaison with personnel at all levels, both inside and outside the organization, is essential. This role requires staying informed about new and evolving requirements and providing recommendations for their integration. Support for planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) is also required, including reprogramming priorities related to EW/EMS systems, events, exercises, capabilities, and equipment. Finally, the position involves performing courier responsibilities with government approval.
• Use enterprise information sharing web applications (e.g. SharePoint, Task Management Tool (TMT), Centralized Access for Data Exchange (CAFDEx). Build, manage, maintain, and update information systems (e.g. Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint sites), as well as build and maintain office continuity repositories, develop and schedule travel plans, and coordinate special projects.
• Create, distribute, use, and dispose of official/classified media while performing records management functions IAW applicable regulations and controls.
• Support the development, review, preparation, and coordination of Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) policy, management of operational deployments, and Global Force Management (GFM) activities and taskings. Support readiness activities by reviewing, coordinating, and preparing Status of Resources and Training Systems (SORTS) and Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) reports, development and management of Unit Training Codes (UTC), Designed Operational Capability (DOC) statements, Mission Essential Tasks (METS), Global Force Management Allocation Plan (GFMAP) and associated Deployment Orders (DEPORDs), and other Global Force Management (GFM) activities. Perform deliberate planning in crisis action planning using Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) and the Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES).
• Assist in the establishment of policy and guidance for operations training devices and simulators, EW/EMS Live Virtual Constructive (LVC)/Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), and support Simulator Certification (SIMCERT) programs to ensure training devices support accurate and credible training.
• Support and coordinate with Air Force Functional Area Managers (FAMs), Weapon System Teams (WSTs), Program Managers (PMs), and System Program Offices (SPOs) for EW/EMS programs and equipment to include but not limited to pods, chaff/flare systems, radar warning receivers, and decoys.
• Assist and support in developing, reviewing, preparing and coordinating EW and EMS training, e.g. courseware, syllabi, Initial Qualification Training (IQT), Requalification Training (RQT), Combat Mission Ready (CMR)/Mission Ready (MR) - Ready Aircrew Program (RAP), Realistic Training Review Board (RTRB), Training Planning Teams (TPTs), Instructor Upgrade, and Training Task Lists (TTL).
• Support the development of EW/EMS range policy and sustainment, and integration into Department of Defense (DoD) training ranges. Support and participate in exercises which may involve Combatant Command (CCMD) and sister-services
• Support the development and execution of EW/EMS reprogramming priorities and capabilities.
• Support the development of ACC's roles, responsibilities, and oversight of Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), Electromagnetic Battle Management (EMBM), and other EW/EMS programs.
• Support JEMSO, JADC2, and EMBM operations.
• Support the development of EW/EMS academic training, document training deficiencies, and recommend solutions.
• Support the development, review, preparation, and coordination of EW/EMS operations instructions, technical orders, policy and guidance, Air Force Instructions (AFIs), and tactical manuals in coordination with appropriate personnel.
• Support EW/EMS operations integration.
• Assist with providing a strategic vision for the Service Core Function (SCF) and force structure options, developing capability requirements documents (Core Function Support Plan), providing capabilities management and gap-fill analysis, and developing requirements strategy while ensuring consistency with government directives throughout.
• Assist with the management of training, health, and manning of EW/EMS career fields to create a linear development model and help repair disconnected EW/EMS programs.
• Prepare responses to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) IAW the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Manual.
• Support modernization and sustainment planning across Major Commands (MAJCOMs) and United States Government agencies, and in coordination with system program managers (SPMs) and Headquarters Air Force (HAF) functional offices.
• Support oversight of weapon system configuration following established MAJCOM and weapon system SPM procedures. Support establishment of standards, tasks, and formal training requirements for both operations and maintenance (O&M).
• Assist with authoring weapon system-specific instructions, manuals, and Air Force/Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) IAW applicable Air Force, DoD, and Joint policy documents for each appropriate weapon system and capabilities.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 10-years of operational mission experience in DoD aircraft performing duties as rated aircrew member operating EW Systems
• Minimum of 7-years of operational experience integrating EW, cyber, Informational Operations, space, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) effects
• Minimum of 7-years of experience managing DoD aircraft EW systems or related operations programs
• 3-years of wing or higher staff experience managing EW and EMS programs desired
• Graduate of 563rd Flying Training Squadron (Randolph),453rd (Mather), Flying Training Squadron, or 479th Flying Training Group desired
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's
  
  

Certifications

• N/A
  
  

Security Clearance

• Must have current Top Secret clearance/SCI with SAP eligibility
  
  

Other Position Requirements

S2Technologies is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, protected veterans' status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Applicants living in a HubZone designated area receive preferential selection when meeting all other required qualifications.