UAS CSO/Mission Planner, Palmdale CA - Level 5

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

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

• 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

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.

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.