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Management Analyst (Aircraft Maintenance Operations) (NH-0343-02)

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About the Role:

The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Management Analyst (Aircraft Maintenance Operations) (NH-0343-02) to work at the 412th Maintenance Group Maintenance Operations (412 MXG/MXOOA) at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

Manages the integrated maintenance production and management information systems. Provides accurate and meaningful weapons systems data enabling senior maintenance managers to make sound decisions to improve unit performance.

 Announcement Closes: 23 July 2026.

Location: Edwards AFB, CA 93524

Typical 2026 salary range: $47,490 - $113,185 per year (includes Locality)

Travel Requirements: Subject to TDY- approximately 10 days per year

Areas of Consideration (AOC): Installation – wide (Edwards)

Desired Skills:

- 3 years of experience in maintenance analytical experience, aircraft status reporting, and aircraft documentation.

- 3 years of experience using Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS)

- 3 years of experience using IMDS for Mobility (G081)

- 3 years of experience using Office Products.

Major Duties:

- Collects, reviews, and analyzes maintenance, production scheduling, supply, training, and quality assurance data for trends and defects.  Performs independent research and analysis on complex problems and leverages technical skills to identify effective solutions that cover a wide range of mission or organizational needs.

-Develops, implements, and/or monitor management information systems; prepares and/or provides briefings and presentations on analytical findings and recommendations; develops new and/or recommends to existing practices.

-Prepares comprehensive technical records and reports to present and interpret data; identifies alternatives, and justifies recommendations.

-Establish and maintain the Data Integrity Team (DIT) as required. Conducts Staff Assistance Visits, check progress, compliance and implementation of new procedures for the DIT program.

-Serve as an expert consultant and advisor to the Maintenance Group, Operations Group, tenant users, and all other base level users on matters pertaining to operations of the Integrated maintenance Data System and Core Automated Maintenance System for Mobility maintenance information systems.

-Provides assistance to all personnel in the area of maintenance information systems, data extraction, and interpretation to enable maximum responsiveness and effectiveness to Operations and Maintenance  documentation environments.

- Oversees daily operation and performs advanced querying techniques, local and remote system diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures for both maintenance information systems.

-Serve as the prime contact for Maintenance Information Systems retrievals to support functional user's inquires for high level studies on weapon system performance.

-Develop local procedures for collecting information from deployments, exercise, and short and long term MIS outages.

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 & maintain Security clearance
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Integrated Maintenance Data Systems (IMDS) and the Core Automated Maintenance System for Mobility (G081) information systems.
  • Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, to gain cooperation from others through tact, courtesy, and diplomacy.
  • Ability to research, analyze, interpret and apply rules, regulations and procedures summarizing results and making appropriate recommendations.
  • Knowledge to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conceptualize, and devise innovative solutions to problems or changes in trends related to resource requirements, availability, capability, and utilization.
  • Ability to develop and utilize programming, query language or data mining, and appropriate data collection techniques. 

***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/what-to-include

 

 Please send resumes to: Audreanna C. Brown, audreanna.brown@us.af.mil

 

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