Range Control Specialist (NH-0301-03) Published April 24, 2026 About the Role: The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Range Control Specialist (NH-0301-03) to work at 412th Test Wing, 412th Test Engineering Group, 412th Range Squadron, Range Operations Flight (412 RANS/ENRO) at Edwards Air Force Base. The 412th Range Squadron (412 RANS) mission is to provide the 412th Test Wing (412 TW) with flight test range capabilities and facilities to support the accomplishment of the flight test mission. Test support includes real-time data acquisition, managing process and display systems, operating mission control rooms (MCR), managing inter and intra-range data transmission systems, and operating the Precision Impact Range Area to meet flight test requirements. The purpose of the Range Control Specialist (RCS) position is to coordinate range resources, for directing activities of the range support disciplines, and for supporting test programs, projects, or technical efforts requiring flight or ground test data acquisition during real-time mission support operations and post-flight data archive or retrieval. The RCS may perform Lead duties required to accomplish administration and development of assigned personnel, and to protect sensitive information or government-owned equipment. Announcement Length/Closes: 20 Workdays Location: Edwards, Ca (Edwards Air Force Base) Typical 2026 salary range: $104,349 - $161,313 Per Year (includes Locality) Areas of Consideration (AOC): Department – wide (DoD) Desired Skills: - 2 years managing and coordinating range resources required to support the planning, preparation, and execution of test mission support. - 2 years solving difficult or unusual problems independently, or solve by working in a team environment. - 2 years coordinating with a diverse range of personnel in support of presentations or communication briefs involving management of programs, policies or procedures. - 2 years test guidance to test conductors or test directors using airborne test aircraft target position from situational awareness tools. Major Duties: - Manages coordination of range resources to support test programs, projects, or technical efforts requiring flight or ground test data acquisition during real-time mission support operations and post-flight data activities. - Performs as the 412 RANS mission controller for test execution support in mission control rooms or mission support areas when required. - Reviews test requirements submitted by the range user and determines from an operational and technical viewpoint the amount and type of support required, the adequacy of range resources. - Reviews Spectrum deconfliction/Airspace requirements to support specific test requirements. - Determines whether existing range resources can adequately replace the program's requested equipment and, whenever possible, recommends use of superior range resources that will provide the range user with a higher quality of data. - Prepares range documents in Universal Documentation System (UDS), Operational Requirements (OR), Operations Directive (OD), or 412 TW formats to support test program. - Reviews the range user's test support requirements, to include instrumentation, range clearance, flight or ground test safety, meteorological, and airspace during a program's period of performance. - Provides guidance to the test program team members on communication resources to include UHF/VHF/HF radios, microwave systems, and land line equipment. Qualifications/Requirements: U.S. Citizenship Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest Obtain and maintain a Secret or higher security clearance Knowledge of requirements, regulations, and policies related to aerospace vehicle systems especially in the area of range operations, time-space-position information, post-test data analysis, and/or real-time data processing. Knowledge includes the ability to maintain credibility with range personnel, program personnel, and subject matter experts on such technical matters, as well as knowledge of DoD acquisition and life cycle management policies, program planning, and budget cycles. Knowledge of the operations, products, services, needs, and goals of the programs supported, the range functions or resources required, and understanding the highly sophisticated aircraft data test instrumentation systems, or the capabilities of radar, telemetry, communications, microwave systems, optical/photo systems, photo laboratory, timing equipment, real-time or post-flight data acquisition systems, and the state-of-the-art flight test computer hardware/software. Ability to independently research, analyze, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures to a variety of situations and to recommend timely, economical, and innovative solutions; as well as ability to independently plan, organize work, perform long range planning, coordinate between various test discipline engineers, and coordinate with DoD, USAF, US federal, state, or local government agencies, or foreign government representatives to resolve issues related to flight test mission support. Knowledge of flight characteristics, ballistics, bomb tables, aviation weather, mathematics, range safety, digital formats, scale factors, data flow, and procedures to calculate hazard footprints used for expending internal or external test articles carried by airborne vehicles into range areas ***Resumes limited to two pages. Federal agencies now only accept resumes up to two pages in length.*** Learn more about the new resume requirements at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit. Please send resumes to: 412TENG.CL.Manpower@us.af.mil and reference PID# 26-105135929 in the subject line. ADHERENCE TO APPLICABLE HAF/AFMC/AFTC HIRING FREEZE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE IS REQUIRED
