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Leidos lists this Combat Systems Officer (CSO) opportunity in marysville, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Combat Systems OfficerThe Combat Systems Officer (CSO) is a Subject Matter Expert working in a small, close-knit team environment providing expertise in support of Common Mission Control Center requirements. The CSO leverages their aviation, electronic warfare experience, and critical-thinking prowess to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures to counter emerging threats. The CSO will also work and coordinate with DoD entities and agencies to facilitate cutting-edge product development to ensure client capabilities meet current and future objectives. The CSO must possess an in-depth understanding of the key factors in aircraft survivability and combat mission planning to ensure client objectives are met by finding both time-critical and long-term solutions to challenging and unconventional problems. The work schedule may be dynamic in nature. No overseas deployment is required.Duties may include but are not limited to:Providing support to program management reviews, human machine interface reviews, mission planning and other working groups/conferences.Identifying threats and survivability for proper decision making to best meet client objectives.Liaise with the System Program Office (SPO), staff, other DoD organizations, and mission planning experts to remain current on system capabilities, developments and initiatives to best advise unit leadership, tacticians, test directors, program managers and mission planners on policies, plans and execution.Providing advice and recommending 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.Required Education & Experience:This position offers a qualified candidate the unique opportunity to make good use of years of military training and aviation experience. Bachelor's degree and 8-12 years aviation experience or Master's degree and 6-10 years aviation experience as a Combat Systems Officer, Electronic Warfare Officer, or Navigator. Must currently possess a TS/SCI security clearance.Desired Skills:Strong knowledge of mission planning systems, ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) operations, military aircraft combat mission planning, and the key factors in aircraft survivability. Recent operational experience. Must be comfortable with managing multiple tasks in a dynamic environment and an ability to complete assignments with little or no supervision.Experienced military aviators (pilot or flight officer) of manned and unmanned vehicles. RPA/UAV/UAS mission commanders / mission planners.
Worksite address
marysville, CA, 95901, US
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