Description:

UAS Officer and Staff Training Instructors train officers and staff in UAS Operations Warrant Officer Tech Course / UAS Unit Commander & Staff Leader Course and the UAS Platoon Leader Course in topics including and not limited to:

• Development of UAS requirements.
• Establishes and reviews course content as required.
• Updates course documentation on a regular basis to ensure timeliness and relevance, as required.
• Identifying appropriate payloads to satisfy collection requirements.
• Coordination of airspace and frequency requirements while acting as an U.S. Army liaison for all UAS missions
• Articulate requirements for UAS collection and integrating into UAS collection strategies.
• Assist all-source and imagery analysts with the analysis of UAS data to satisfy priority intelligence requirements.
• Provide information to cue other collection assets and assist targeting through coordination and dynamic re-tasking of the UAS while ensuring compliance with joint fires.
• Manage UAS standardization, safety, unit level maintenance, logistics, training plans, mission planning and operations.
• Deployment/re-deployment of UAS assets IAW all applicable guidance.
• Development of UAS SOPs.
• Coordination of downed aircraft recovery operations.
• Updates course documentation on a regular basis to ensure timeliness and relevance, as required.
• Stays current with new training, educational, and multimedia technologies.
• Participates in special projects within the scope of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), on a limited and/or rotational basis.
• Must be able to work all shifts and/or modified split shifts.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have honorably served in the U.S. Army as a Warrant Officer.
• Must have held a minimum rank of CW2 or service in an U.S. Army Aviation MOS and has completed any of the following training: Aviation Safety Officers Course, Aviation Maintenance Officers Course, Instructor Pilot Course, or the Contractor has honorably served in comparable career paths within other military service branches or DoD elements.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience employing Army Aviation tactics.
• Must be able to satisfactorily complete Proponent Certification IAW with applicable Army Regulations.
• Strong interpersonal, coaching and team building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with the U.S. Army Aviation or other Government contracting agencies.
• Must be able to ascend and descend stairs; stand for an extended period up to at least 50 minutes and walk at least 100 meters across uneven or unpaved surfaces.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior TRADOC experience as an instructor.
• Prior deployment and operations as a 150U.
• 4 or more years of operational experience working with Shadow 200 (RQ-7B), Gray Eagle (MQ-1) Hunter (MQ-5) or comparable UAS platforms.
• Current active US Secret Clearance.
• Prior Combat Aviation Brigade experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits Package

401(k) Savings Plan

Vacation

Sick Leave

Holidays