Standard Job Description
You will be the CSO/Mission Planner for an Advanced Development Program. Our team works with Production Support and Test & Evaluation teams to ensure effective build out of developmental and implementation of official training, documentation and operational capabilities.
You will also be a primary advanced UAS operator and lead instruction for Type I and Type IV training of both company and customer students/operators.
What You Will Be Doing
As a CSO/Mission Planner your responsibilities will include:
• Provide Flight/Sim Operations support as an aircraft Combat Systems Operator (CSO) and mission planner.
• Will perform academic classroom training, planning and aircraft ground and flight/sim training for customer aircrew.
• Perform technical and mission planning, real-time troubleshooting, analysis, and evaluation of systems, and provide recommendations to improve Human Machine Interface of aircraft and ground station functionality.
• Provide avionics expertise and support to engineering, design developmental teams, training, customer support and marketing teams regarding aircrew interfaces.
• This job is based out of our facility in Palmdale, CA. Travel will be required to remote locations for system upgrades and delta training.
Basic Qualifications
• 8+ Years Experience operating large UAS under DoD instruction/regulations w/500 hours minimum primary time.
• Current or demonstrated experience as an instructor from any DoD Branch.
• In-depth knowledge of military publications and understanding of NAS/ICAO requirements for large UAS operations.
• In-depth knowledge/understanding of aircraft survivability strategies and tactics.
• Current Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Desired Skills
• Advanced UAS Operations: Experience with integration, operation and ground control of various UAS platforms.
• Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer Training (UCT).
• Excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to executive leadership.
• Experience in flight testing with the ability to work with engineering to develop solutions to integration issues and to bridge our customers with the LM engineering teams.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.