Title:  Lead, Sensor Operator

Job Title: Lead, Sensor Operator - Lead ASO
Job Code: 32665
Job Location: Japan (OCONUS)
Clearance: TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Job Description:

The Lead ASO will oversee and participate in ELINT collection operations, providing technical expertise, mentorship, and team leadership in a dynamic and evolving mission environment. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in ELINT/SIGINT collection and analysis, demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, and exhibit flexibility in high-tempo operations. The Lead ASO will ensure mission success through effective planning, execution, and team management while maintaining operational readiness in strategic and tactical settings.

Essential Functions:

• Lead a team of ELINT operators, ensuring seamless mission execution in high-visibility and dynamic environments.
• Oversee ELINT collection operations, analysis, and reporting while adhering to established protocols and quality standards.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a military or intelligence operational environment.
• Strong understanding of COMINT/ELINT sensor systems, communications principles, and aircraft survivability concepts.
• Provide mentorship, training, and technical guidance to junior operators, fostering team development and operational proficiency.
• Manage and coordinate tasking, mission planning, and equipment readiness to meet operational objectives.
• Coordinate flight schedules with the Site Lead to ensure operational requirements are met.
• Responsible for reporting quarterly operational data, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in performance metrics.
• Write and manage employee performance reports, providing constructive feedback and recommendations for professional development.
• Act as the COMSEC/CCI hand receipt holder, ensuring accountability, proper handling, and compliance with all security protocols for controlled items and materials.
• Exhibit the ability to learn and perform “on-the-fly” in response to mission changes and emerging requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including intelligence analysts and operational leadership, to support strategic goals.
• Ensure adherence to all security, safety, and deployment readiness protocols.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
• Active NSA SID
• Minimum 3 years experience in any of the following:
  • ELINT collection operations
  • Intelligence analysis
  • SIGINT analysis
  • ELINT analysis
• Ability to be medically cleared for deployments with no restrictions to remote locations outside the continental United States (OCONUS) with limited access to healthcare
• Valid US Passport
• Valid State Driver’s License

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience mentoring or training team members in ELINT/SIGINT operations.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and flexibility to adapt to mission changes and relocations.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership abilities.
• Proficiency in basic computer/network operations and Microsoft Windows and Office Suite.

Work Environment and Deployment Requirements:

Willingness and ability to deploy to austere, remote locations with limited infrastructure and support for up to 75-90 days at a time.

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