Ground Control Station Technician (GCS)

Leidos LLC; Fort Walton Beach (FL); Presencial; USD 59 000 - 107 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement plan

Income protection

Resumo da oferta

Leidos in the United States is seeking Ground Control Station (GCS) Technicians for a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Operations Facility. You will maintain, troubleshoot, and repair GCS systems to support mission readiness.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree with 3+ years in avionics or SATCOM, TOP SECRET/SCI clearance, the ability to lift heavy gear, and a willingness to work a 24/7 rotating schedule.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years in aircraft avionics, SATCOM, or ground station maintenance.
• Familiarity with C5ISR concepts and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable reading blueprints and wiring diagrams.
• Able to lift heavy gear and work in hands-on environments.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair RPA Ground Control Stations.
• Install and configure critical IT systems, communications tools, and mission hardware/software.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and respond to evolving mission demands.
• Document maintenance in IMDS and perform crew debriefs.

Conhecimentos

C5ISR concepts

Problem solving

Team orientation

Blueprint reading

Electronics handling

Heavy lifting

Security clearance

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

Ferramentas

IMDS

Security+ certification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Continue Your Legacy of Service—with Purpose, Precision, and Impact. You’ve already stood the watch. You know what it means to protect and serve. At Leidos, your military experience becomes your most valuable asset in a civilian career where the mission still matters. Leidos has supported the nation’s defense, health, and engineering initiatives—delivering innovative solutions where they’re needed most. Now we’re looking for mission-ready veterans to join us as Ground Control Station (GCS) Technicians in a one-of-a-kind Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Operations Facility. This role empowers you to continue defending America and enhancing global safety, using the skills you honed in uniform. We’ll give you the mission. You’ll bring the meaning.

Your Objective

Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair RPA Ground Control Stations with the same precision and reliability you brought to the field. Install and configure critical IT systems, communications tools, and mission‑enhancing hardware/software. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, respond to evolving mission demands, and adapt systems on the fly. Execute maintenance duties in accordance with Air Force Technical Orders (TOs), ensuring clean documentation in IMDS and proper crew debriefs. This is a 24/7/365 rotating shift environment—perfect for those accustomed to high‑tempo operations and unwavering commitment.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and 3+ years in aircraft avionics, SATCOM, or ground station maintenance.
• Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Familiarity with C5ISR concepts, strong problem‑solving and diagnostics ability, and a team‑first mentality.
• Comfortable reading blueprints, wiring diagrams, and working with electronics.
• Able to lift heavy gear and thrive in hands‑on environments.
• TOP SECRET SCI clearance required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience maintaining Reaper aircraft or GCS systems, especially at the organization‑level.
• Proficiency in Linux, multi‑user systems, and Security+ certified to meet DoD 8570.01 standards.

Pay Range

Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Original Posting: September 23, 2026. For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That’s why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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Leidos will never ask you to provide payment‑related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment‑related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2billion for the fiscal year ended January2,2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
AMSOPP1 If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step30—and moving faster than anyone else dares.

We’ll give you the mission. You’ll bring the meaning.