MQ-9 Maintenance Support & Sustainment Support Professional - Richmond
Company Overview:
Work Where it Matters
Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.
As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
Description:
AFO is looking for a MQ-9 Maintenance Support & Sustainment Support Professional to work at Langley AFB, VA. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical and analytical support to the HQ ACC/A5IQ in the development and integration of requirements into existing and/or planned systems
- Provide technical and analytical assistance including evaluating operational capabilities and addressing operational needs
- Provide development, analysis, and process assistance in all Program Objective Memorandum and Amended Program Objective Memorandum activities. Assist in investment strategy planning
- Support the development of RPA Enabling Concepts as well as long-range plans, modernization roadmaps and other formal or informal planning documents required
- Advise ACC/A5IQ on operational, logistics, and technical issues, transition strategy, project schedules, program plans, and other time-sensitive documents
- Provide expertise and guidance to ACC/A5I, enabling directives to the System Program Office with regard to enduring Support and Sustainment Requirements for all aspects of MQ-9 operations (CONUS/OCONUS)
- Assist MQ-9 fleet allocation and disposition; and coordinate movement of assets to meet ever-changing warfighter needs, to include work with partner nations
- Coordinate MQ-9 production aircraft distribution, transfer of MQ-9 aircraft between units, MAJCOMs, and FMS customers; and coordinate aircraft movement for retrofit and modification programs
- Coordinate Technical Order verification efforts of Maintenance Technical manuals
- Manage urgent operational needs (UONs) support and sustainment activities
- Coordinate at the group and wing commander level to gain consensus and support for higher risk, rapidly fielded capabilities
- Support requirements definition for the ACC Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) effort
Qualifications:
- Must possess an active TS/SCI Clearance
- Must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university; OR, the combination of an associate degree from an accredited university and 10 years of USAF experience in operations, staff or working Air Force aircraft maintenance, logistics and/or support
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of MAJCOM or higher staff experience
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of USAF experience in or directly related to maintenance and/or logistics working with AF RPAs
- Must have experience directly supporting MQ-9
Job ID: 2024-14131
Work Type: On-Site