Senior Air Warfare Technologist

A successful candidate will provide technical expertise and operational insights on air warfare systems and capabilities to support campaign analysis, modeling, and capability assessments. Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for platforms, systems, and capabilities within the air domain, advising on their integration into multi-domain warfare scenarios. Provide detailed technical analysis of air warfare capabilities and requirements as part of broader operational campaign assessments. Assess air domain capabilities in the context of joint and coalition warfare, ensuring effective integration with land, maritime, cyber, and space domains.

Offer expertise on how current and emerging air warfare technologies contribute to operational effectiveness in integrated campaigns. Collaborate with analysts conducting campaign-level modeling to ensure air domain insights accurately inform operational studies. Provide recommendations on air warfare capability gaps and future investment priorities based on campaign results. Work with DoD stakeholders (Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Service Components) to advocate for investments in air warfare capabilities that demonstrate operational value in campaign scenarios.

Ensure the incorporation of advanced air warfare systems and architectures into military planning efforts. Provide expert input into the development and transition of novel air warfare technologies from R&D programs into operational force structures. Support evaluations of technology viability and readiness for integration into joint force operations. Engage with senior DoD leadership to provide air warfare insights that inform strategic and operational decisions.

Advise on air technology contributions to thrust areas identified. Navigating foreign disclosure processes. Generating support documentation (e.g., scenario, background, order of battle). 15 years of experience working with advanced air warfare technologies, systems, and platforms with emphasis on:
Supporting warfare planning, development, and execution related to R&D initiatives. Conceiving, planning, and conducting research analyses that combine operational expertise with innovative air warfare technology approaches. Assessing military effectiveness and feasibility of air systems within operational contexts.

Required:

Master's degree in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, or a related technical discipline. Preferred:
Doctoral/Terminal degree in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, or a related technical discipline. Significant expertise in transitioning advanced air warfare systems from R&D programs into operational use. Demonstrated knowledge of program transition efforts and familiarity with transitioning technologies into joint force structures. Background in working with Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, or military services to integrate air domain capabilities into campaign planning.

Joint/Combatant Command staff experience (highly preferred). An active Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and SAP/CAP eligibility) is required.