Airborne Command And Control Officer (Awacs)

The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as an Air Reserve Technician (ART) officer to serve as an Instructor/Evaluator Air Battle Manager.

Duties:

1. Represents AFRC to dignitaries and high-ranking personnel during unit visits while performing duty at or away from home station.
2. Serves as Air Battle Manager (ABM) instructor or evaluator. Instructs and maintains a combat mission ready status.
3. Manages air surveillance team comprised of 6-8 instructor mission crewmembers on training or operational missions.
4. Manages the weapons team comprised of 6-8 Air Weapons Officers (AWO). Flies as an Air Battle Manager Instructor or evaluator.
5. As a member of the standardization board evaluates and examines other ABMs to determine degree of proficiency and adherence to aircrew procedures and crew coordination requirements. Evaluates and examines instructors.
6. Performs staff work (e.g. scheduling training current operations) based on specialized knowledge of units mission. Participates in planning worldwide mission and training flights.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must be a current member of the AF Reserves or willing/qualified to join
• Must obtain and retain the appropriate security clearance level designated for the position
• If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: salary varies depending on location of position
• This position is subject to provision of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Must sign a mobility agreement
• Retired military are usually ineligible for membership in the Air Force Reserve. Retired military personnel who have active Air Force Reserve assignments may apply provided they show assignment (position and unit) on their application.
• This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP).
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours to include evenings weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.

Qualifications

In order to qualify you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants will be rated in accordance with current regulations Recruitment of Air Reserve Technicians through Competitive Examination (ART Agreement) - Supplemental Qualification Policy dated 6-OCT-2017. No specific length of experience is required. The qualifications of Flight Engineer in the Air Force are directly related to the completion of prerequisite training rather than years of experience. Applicants for all positions must have logged the minimum number of hours indicated below in the performance of Flight Engineer duties. Applicants must have been qualified as Airborne Command and Control Officer (AWACS) within 8 YEARS of the date of application. Applicants for Airborne Command and Control Officer (AWACS) positions must be within the past 8 YEARS instructor or examiner qualified in the Mission Design Series (MDS).

Flying Hour Requirements: Must have been awarded or qualify for a USAF Air Battle Manager Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) and hold a valid aviation service aeronautical order. Minimum of 1000 Total Military Flight Time and instructor qualified in unit aircraft.

NOTE: Candidates establishing eligibility based on military flight experience must provide official orders forms or logbooks showing their status as a rated military pilot flight instructor or flight examiner as appropriate. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBILE RATING.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Must be an instructor-qualified mission-ready AWACS aircrew member on flying status in unit aircraft.
2. Ability to coordinate and motivate crewmembers in working effectively as a member of a team.
3. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing.
4. Ability to work in a highly stressful quick-reaction environment.
5. Ability to monitor multiple stations simultaneously.
6. Knowledge of flight operations and missions of supported units.

1. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) officer position.
2. Performs other related duties as assigned. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. Work schedule will be aligned to allow the incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies. The incumbents regular assignments are ART duties; however the incumbent may also be assigned non-ART duties generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities.
3. May be required to fly in commercial and military aircraft to perform temporary/permanent duty assignments away from the normal duty station. This is a designated mobility position. Incumbent must be willing to move/transfer to another unit/location on lateral or promotion basis or as directed by HQ AFRC. AFRC command-wide geographic mobility is a condition of employment for all ART Officer positions. The employee must sign a mobility agreement.
4. This is an AFRC key management position in which the incumbent is required to formulate determine and/or influence policies. Must be highly knowledgeable of the AFRC mission and responsibilities. As a designated key position the term key as it is used here relates to the ART program that defines the position as critical to mobilization capability (i.e. formulates determines or influences policies of the unit to which assigned) and has no relationship to the term key as defined in AFI 36-507. The incumbent must possess demonstrated leadership and managerial abilities essential to successful accomplishment of responsibilities inherent in this position.
5. Must be a rated aircrew member qualified for flying status instructor qualified and periodically as prescribed by regulations must take and pass standardization/evaluation flight examinations which consist of both written tests and actual flight performance to demonstrate knowledge and abilities required by the aircrew position. Incumbent must participate in regular frequent flights as directed by the supervisor over and above the flights required by the position. Aircrew and management duties include stress (both mental and physical) exposures to extreme hot and cold temperatures and gravity forces.
6. This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The employee is subject to random drug testing. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing and participation in random drug testing as a condition of employment. Drug Test requirement was modified with AFMAN 44-198 Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program 24 January 2019 which supersedes AFI 90-508 28 August 2014. Positions covered by this SPD must be reviewed for proper Testing Designated Position (TDP) coding to comply with the AF Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program (AFMAN 44-198). Drug testing is a condition of employment.
7. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.11. The incumbent must obtain and retain the appropriate security clearance level designated for the position.
8. The incumbent may be required to work overtime to meet workload demands. May be required to work other than normal duty hours which may include evenings weekends and/or holidays. May be subject to on call or recall during contingencies or emergencies