Senior Advanced Air Mobility Specialist

Leidos; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Operations Analyst to support FAA's AAT under the NISC program. The role focuses on leading programmatic efforts for the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, developing implementation frameworks, schedules, risk assessments, and executive briefing materials to enable informed decision-making.

The candidate will collect and analyze operational, technical, and stakeholder data, coordinate with industry partners and government stakeholders, and maintain a master schedule across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years (or Masters with 10+ years) of relevant experience.
• Ability to communicate with management at various levels, multitask, strong organizational skills, and budget adherence.
• Excellent written communication and ability to draft official reports.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint.
• Experience with AAM, UAS, and/or C-UAS in the federal government.
• Extensive knowledge of federal aviation regulations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust Security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead programmatic support efforts for planning and execution of the eVTOL IPP.
• Serve as SME to FAA senior leadership supporting implementation frameworks, schedules, risk assessments, and reporting materials.
• Collect, analyze, and organize operational, technical, and stakeholder data for FAA integration strategies.
• Facilitate collaboration with industry partners, government stakeholders, and pilot program participants.
• Establish and execute a master schedule of program deliverables across evolving workstreams.
• Conduct site visits to monitor progress, address urgent matters, and gather data.
• Develop executive briefings detailing status and recommendations for improvements.

Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams,:

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 12+ years experience or Masters +10+ years

Job description

Description

The Leidos National Airspace Systems Integration Support (NISC) Program is looking for an Operations Analyst to support the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Advanced Aviation Technologies (AAT).

The Office of Advanced Aviation Technologies will be the designated point for activities related to the integration of advanced aviation technologies including Advance Air Mobility, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and Supersonic aircraft in United States. The incumbent will support the new Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) partnerships that will enable safe operations and increasing automation safety in the National Airspace.

Specifically, this work directly supports the FAA’s safety mission and statutory requirements across multiple functional areas including safety oversight, security, and FAA Reauthorization implementation activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead programmatic support efforts necessary for the planning and execution of the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.


• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) to FAA senior leadership supporting the development of implementation frameworks, schedules, risk assessments, and reporting materials that enable effective decision-making.


• Directly responsible for the collection, analysis, and organization of operational, technical, and stakeholder data that inform FAA integration strategies.


• Facilitate collaboration with industry partners, government stakeholders, and operational units participating in pilot program activities.


• Establish and execute a master schedule of program deliverables and sustain continuity across evolving eVTOL integration workstreams.


• Conduct scheduled and unscheduled site visits to monitor progress, respond to urgent matters, meet with key stakeholders, and gather data.


• Develop executive briefings detailing the status of current program activities as well as recommendations for process improvements and future initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience.


• Ability to communicate to various levels of management, with the capacity to multi-task, strong organizational skills, budget adherence experience, and ability to organize meetings consisting of agency and external stakeholders with a broad range of specialties and interests including members from professional aviation organizations are required.


• Must have excellent written communication skills and able to independently develop and finalize official reports.


• High proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Office applications to include Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.


• Recent experience with AAM, UAS and/or C-UAS technologies within the federal government.


• Extensive knowledge of federal aviation regulations.


• Must be able to obtain and maintain Public Trust Security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in federal government contracting. FAA is highly desirable.


• Experience with various state aviation regulations.


• Working knowledge of FAA systems.

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Original Posting

August 13, 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 Range

Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

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.

About Leidos

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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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.

• competitive compensation


• Health and Wellness programs


• Income Protection


• Paid Leave


• Retirement

More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.