Position Title: F-35 Interoperability Analyst
Location: Arlington, VA
Category: Funded
Schedule (FT/PT): FT
Travel Required: N/A
Shift: Day
Remote Type: Hybrid
Clearance required: Secret with SAR eligibility
Division: Aviation
Salary: $125,000-$145,000
Description:The F-35 Interoperability (IO) Analyst serves as an IO Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO) with a primary focus on orchestrating the documentation and reporting of F-35 joint external IO design compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) net centric guidance as well as the associated external IO operational/systems interface analysis and architecture management. This individual also serves as the F-35 IO SME for all IO-related deficiency reporting and analysis as well as IO risk management.
Responsibilities:- Document the planned F-35 external IO design in the Department of Defense Communications Information Officer (DoD CIO)-mandated architectural views and the associated F-35 military standards compliance to support Joint Staff's Joint Net Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR KPP) certification as well as Joint IO certification by the Joint IO Test Command (JITC)
- Orchestrate the substantive NR KPP compliance documentation required to justify to F-35 planned external IO design -- Includes authoring/documenting the associated F-35 joint military standards compliance and External IO Integrated Architecture views
- Develop and maintain the F-35 IO Support Plan (ISP) to delineate the final Block external IO design implementation and applicable military standards as well as other DoD Functional reporting compliance updates
- Tracks/orchestrates the Joint IO Certification technical and operational assessment verification activities to include required joint Waveform/Message Standards Conformance (WSC/MSC) certification and applicable Service-level testing to comply with Department of Defense JCIDS guidance
- Review and delineate joint military standards compliance and systems interface [i.e., Information Exchange Requirement (IER)] inputs on all F-35 requirements documents and Proposed Specification Change Notices (PSCNs) to ensure proper integration of IO-related certification requirements
- Provide F-35 justification documentation to justify approval of Interim Authority To Operate (IATO) approvals/extensions by the Department of Defense IO Steering Group (ISG)
- Coordinate joint certification assessments of U.S. Military Services/Partner Nation IO-related Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) to ensure F-35 airborne communications interface design implementation and associated certifications address joint and coalition force needs
- Maintain configuration control of IO-related risk management -- Provides status updates on behalf of the F-35 IO Lead to the Air System Technical Review Board (ASTRB) as well as the Risk Management Board
- Analyze identified IO-related information exchange message formatting, message transmit/receive, information fusion, and pilot vehicle interface Deficiency Reports (DRs) - Facilitates cross-functional validation of associated issues and then presents associated recommendations for proper status scoring and related mitigation plans to the JSF DR Review Board. Generates/coordinates associated issue mitigation procedures/workarounds in Flight Services Data (FSD) change requests. Maintains IO-related draft Action Request (AR) and Deficiency Report repositories
- Provide IO-related status inputs to the quarterly F-35 Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) reporting and also serves as the IO Team point of contact for IO-related inputs and updates to all F-35 planning documents.
Required: - SECRET security clearance with eligibility for SAR
- Bachelor's degree in a technical area
- 10 years of systems-to-systems level interface analysis experience in an engineering or technical position supporting DoD ACAT-I Acquisition Programs and in-depth knowledge of the Net Ready KPP and Joint IO Certification processes
- Four years of experience in processing DoD IO certification documentation as required by the JITC and DoD CIO/Joint Staff JS J6/J8
- In-depth technical understanding of joint/coalition communications network interfaces and associated IO messaging
Desired: - Four years of developmental and/or operational test and evaluation experience
Benefits:- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- Company Paid Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Education, Training & Professional Development
- Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care
- Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection
Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
