Flight Director (Lajas)

Position Overview

QinetiQ US is seeking an experienced Flight Director to support the DHS Customs & Border Protection Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) program. The TARS program leverages aerostat systems to provide persistent surveillance and detection capabilities across eight (8) different operational sites along the U.S. Southern border in multiple locations including Puerto Rico, Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The successful candidate will have experience managing aerostat flight operations on platforms similar in size to the TARS aerostats. You will be the single point of contact on your assigned shift, ultimately responsible for all flight operations at your assigned site, and supported by a senior flight director located with the Central operations centers as well as a 4‑5 person shift flight crew.

Responsibilities
- Acts as single point-of-contact and control over Aerostat mission support activity during assigned work shift, including direct control of all crew activity relative to Aerostat pre‑launch, launch, ascent, transition, station keeping, and recovery.
- Maintains current status of local weather conditions and weather trends as they influence mission support.
- Communicates with the TARS Control Center, Meteorological Forecast Facilities, and other Government agencies as appropriate.
- Makes significant event and data entries in the mission flight log.
- Prepares and maintains the flight system weight logs and weight and balance records for the operational Aerostat.
- Maintains cognizance of system performance.
- Conducts routine Aerostat performance computations as necessary to acquire data results relative to Aerostat system state‑of‑health trends.
- Determines when helium addition is required and computes the quantity to be added. Keeps and provides reports of on‑hand helium assets and helium usage. Evaluates Aerostat lift and purity trends. Reports any unusual trends to management and recommends remedial action.
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