Combat Systems Officer — Advanced Mission Planning & EW

Leidos; Marysville (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Combat Systems Officer (CSO) to apply aviation and electronic warfare expertise in a small, close-knit team environment to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures addressing emerging threats.

With collaboration across DoD entities, the CSO will help ensure client objectives are met through time-critical and long-term solutions for mission planning and survivability in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) and 8–12 years aviation experience, or Master’s degree with 6–10 years.
• Must hold TS/SCI clearance.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft survivability and mission planning.

Responsibilities

• Support program management reviews, human machine interface reviews, mission planning and other working groups/conferences.
• Identify threats and survivability for proper decision making to meet client objectives.
• Liaise with the System Program Office (SPO), staff, other DoD organizations, and mission planning experts to stay current on system capabilities and initiatives.
• Provide advice and options to manage and improve mission planning processes and procedures, efficiency and effectiveness, equipment capabilities and training requirements.
• Review, develop, and prepare mission plans for test, peacetime and wartime operations.

Skills

Aviation experience

Electronic warfare

Critical thinking

Mission planning systems

Threat identification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Combat Systems Officer (CSO) to apply aviation and electronic warfare expertise in a small, close-knit team environment to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures addressing emerging threats.

With collaboration across DoD entities, the CSO will help ensure client objectives are met through time-critical and long-term solutions for mission planning and survivability in dynamic environments.