Senior UAS CSO & Mission Planner — Training & Flight Ops Lead

Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Palmdale, CA seeks a CSO/Mission Planner for an Advanced Development Program. You will lead Type I/IV training for company and customer students, perform flight and sim operations, and guide mission planning with aviation experts.

You will train aircrews, troubleshoot systems, and collaborate with engineering to improve interfaces. Must have 8+ years UAS experience, DoD instructor background, strong NAS/ICAO knowledge, and TS clearance. Travel to remote locations is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience operating large UAS under DoD instruction/regulations with 500 hours minimum primary time.
• Current or demonstrated instructor experience from any DoD branch.
• In-depth knowledge of military publications and NAS/ICAO requirements for large UAS operations.
• In-depth knowledge of aircraft survivability strategies and tactics.
• Current Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain program access.

Responsibilities

• Provide Flight/Sim Operations support as Combat Systems Operator and mission planner.
• Conduct academic classroom training and aircraft ground and flight/sim training for customer aircrew.
• Perform technical and mission planning, real-time troubleshooting, analysis, and evaluation of systems.
• Advise on human-machine interface improvements for aircraft and ground station functionality.
• Provide avionics expertise to engineering, training, and support teams.

Skills

UAS operations

Flight training

Instruction experience

NAS/ICAO knowledge

Aircraft survivability

Education

UCT - Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer Training

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Palmdale, CA seeks a CSO/Mission Planner for an Advanced Development Program. You will lead Type I/IV training for company and customer students, perform flight and sim operations, and guide mission planning with aviation experts.

You will train aircrews, troubleshoot systems, and collaborate with engineering to improve interfaces. Must have 8+ years UAS experience, DoD instructor background, strong NAS/ICAO knowledge, and TS clearance. Travel to remote locations is expected.