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Who We Are
Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems. 

This role is in Textron System’s Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) business area. Visit TextronSystems.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About ATAC
Textron Systems - ATAC provides tactical flight training and Adversary, Red Air and Aggressor services to the U.S. Navy, Marines and the US Air Force.  ATAC operates simultaneously across eight permanent sites spanning the CONUS, Hawaii and the Pacific. ATAC proudly provides the highest quality live training to 4th and 5th Generation aircrew in Squadrons, Air Wings, and Battle Groups conducting unit level continuation training, pre-deployment spin-up training, large force employment training, or aircrew conversion training.  ATAC was the first civilian organization to support the USAF’s F-22 Raptors as well as the USN’s and USMC’s F-35 Lightning IIs. www.atacusa.com. 

Summary
Fly the Dassault Mirage F-1 in regular support of US Navy, Marine Corps, and US Air Force training and readiness missions.  Fly in support of 4th and 5th Generation Fighter operational and conversion syllabus and continuation training missions.  Support surface fleet pre-deployment training and large force employment missions.  

Marine Contracts: Conduct flight operations from ATAC’S permanent facilities at Cherry Point, NC and Beaufort, SC. Deploy as required to various locations. 

Job Responsibilities
•    Employ the ATAC fighter aircraft throughout their flight envelope as a surrogate Adversary, Red Air, Aggressor or Close Air Support pilot for Marine Corps large force employment exercise, or intercept controller training. 
•    Maintain FAA instrument currency, First Class medical certification, and adversary mission qualifications and associated mission currencies, to include low level, dynamic mission, and unlimited air combat tactics maneuvering in the high-G environment.  
•    Attend mass briefings, adversary coordination briefings and other pre-flight briefings.  Plan and fly adversary missions.  Accomplish flight debriefings and attend mass debriefings.
•    Adhere to all training rules and pre-briefed maneuvering restrictions  
•    Collect and disseminate lessons learned.  
•    Accomplish necessary ground training prior to flights  
•    Deploy as required to support mission requirements
Additional Duties: All pilots will have a collateral assignment. Details of these assignments include: 

Collateral Assignments
Director of Operations (Cherry Point) - The Cherry Point DO will report to the Vice President of ATAC ACE and receive direction from, the ACE Director of Flight Operations in order to ensure customer and company operational requirements are achieved in support of all flying activities within the designated AOR.  Scope of work includes providing direct customer interface in order to support and schedule all contract requirements, liaise with local and regional authorities for airspace and airfield requirements, and effectively manage the ATAC site Maintenance Manager for all aircrew and aircraft utilization regarding ground and flight requirements.  Additionally, the DO will interface with functional leaders at headquarters when required.

Deputy Director of Operations (Cherry Point) – The Deputy Director of Operations (DDO) is a pilot position that assists the Director of Operations (DO) in the oversight and execution of all flight operations within the Cherry Point area of responsibility (AOR). The DDO with provide flight schedule support, detachment planning, and assistance to DO in oversight of aircraft maintenance, procedures, policies, inspection programs, manpower, and finance management.  DDO will report directly to the DO.

Maintenance Liaison (Beaufort) – The Beaufort Maintenance Liaison will report to the Vice President of ATAC ACE, coordinate with the ACE Director of Flight Operations (DFO), and the Cherry Point Director of Operation (DO) for activities related to aircraft maintenance in support of customer requirements.  The Maintenance Liaison will ensure adequate coordination and communication of maintenance of maintenance related activities in support of Luke operations. 

Standardization and Evaluations Officer – The Standardization and Evaluations Officer (Stan/Eval) at ATAC is a pilot position that oversees all pilot related standards of operations and evaluations programs, and scheduling for both ground and airborne evaluations under the purview of Cherry Point OL. Will liaise with the ACE Stan/Eval Mngr and coordinate evaluations as needed. The ATAC Stan/Eval Officer will report to the Cherry Point DO and coordinate with the ACE DFO and the Chief Pilot (CP). Cherry Point Stan/Eval will maintain a tactical focus and perform the operational role in evaluating OL ability to accomplish mission tasking.

Training Officer  – The Cherry Point Training Officer (TO) is a pilot position that oversees all pilot related training programs, syllabi, and scheduling for both ground and airborne training requirements for operations under the purview of Cherry Point.  The Cherry Point TO will report to the Cherry Point DO, coordinate with the Cherry Point Standards & Evaluation Officer (Stan/Eval) and will be required to support the ACE Chief Pilot (CP), and the ACE Safety Manager (SM) for all activities related to Pilot training in the Cherry Point (AOR).  The Cherry Point TO will ensure adequate training materials, equipment, scheduling, and continued process improvement of all F1 syllabi along with the periodic training and tracking requirements of all pilot qualifications and currency.  The Cherry Point TO will liaise with ACE Training Mgr to ensure clarification and consistency of companywide training policies and procedures.

Flight Safety Manager - The Flight Safety Manager is the delegated authority to implement and manage ATAC’s Safety Management System (SMS) at Cherry Point.  The Cherry Point Flight Safety Manager (FSM) reports to the Director of Safety and will be required to support the Cherry Point Director of Operations (DO) and Maintenance Managers for all activities related to safe flight operations in designated Areas of Responsibility (AOR).  The Flight Safety Manager will ensure all flight operations are conducted IAW published standards and procedures.

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About ATAC

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a division of Textron Systems, provides tactical flight training and adversary services.  Textron’s extensive global reach makes for an incomparable training resource, not only for the U.S. military but also for foreign militaries across the globe.  ATAC currently provides tactical flight training and adversary aggressor services for U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force pilots and is actively pursuing many foreign programs as well.  ATAC operates simultaneously across five Navy/Marine Corps sites and three Air Force sites spanning across two continents and comprises the world’s largest outsourced civilian, tactical airborne training organization.  ATAC proudly provides the highest quality live training to Squadrons, Air Wings, and Battle Groups, and was also the first civilian organization authorized to train the Navy’s TOPGUN pilots and the USAF’s F-22 Raptor pilots.

Summary

ATAC’s Research & Development Aircraft Chief Engineer will be responsible for “cradle to grave” management, research, development, design, integration, verification and validation of new system installations onto current platforms within the inventory.  Systems include, but are not limited to, electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) sensors, electronic warfare (EW) equipment, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, advanced training missiles integration, and helmet mounted cueing systems (HMCS).  This position will report to the Director of Research & Development and will also support the Program Managers directly responsible for upgrades to ATAC’s fleet of aircraft as required by existing customers.

Job Responsibilities

·       Research existing aircraft avionics, sensors, and systems that can cost-effectively be integrated onto ATACs fleet of aircraft in order to develop winning technical solutions for future proposals.

·       Draft Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to industry in order to gain firm pricing and schedule of potential aircraft avionics, sensors, and systems.

·       Draft and release Statements of Work (SOWs) that will dovetail ATAC’s mission requirements with vendor capabilities.

·       Develop and manage systems-level requirements for aircraft avionics, sensors, and systems that meet the customer’s needs and can be used for effective subcontracting.

·       Review and assess engineering designs, drawings, specifications and products.

·       Apply methodical processes and documentation to resolve risks and issues.

·       Assist the Director of R&D in evaluating potential aircraft acquisitions or modernization upgrades that will satisfy current and future U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and foreign military Contracted Air Services (CAS) requirements.

·       Assist the Capture Manager with proposal development, including developing strategy, advocating technical solutions, writing content and editing the work of others.  

·       Assist aircraft Program Managers with requirements derivation, management, verification and validation efforts.

·       Assist aircraft Program Managers with Test & Evaluation planning and execution.

·       Coordinate, draft and release test reports to US Government entities.

·       Interface with subcontractor engineers to ensure that procured aircraft avionics, sensors, and systems are properly being designed, integrated, and installed onto ATAC aircraft.