UAS Senior Principle Training Specialist

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Remote Sensing Laboratory, Nellis (RSL-N) is seeking a talented individual to join our operations located at Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas, NV. We are searching for a highly motivated individual interested in supporting the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program as a Senior Principle Training Specialist. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement training, qualification, certification, and oversight for all UAS and Counter UAS (cUAS) program development including asset/payload integration, crew resource management, mission planning and UAS asset management.
• Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) for various UAS platforms executing flying missions for the NNSS and Strategic Partnership Program Projects. 
• Act as lead developer of UAS training programs to include maintenance and safety of multiple UAS assets.
• Ensures currency of all Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Energy and NNSS UAS training material to include lesson plans, qualification programs and training effectiveness tools.
• Facilitates currency and compliance of all RPIC training records.
• Assists RPICs as Visual Observer (VO) providing situational awareness during UAS missions.
• Coaches and mentors all UAS and cUAS RPICs. 
• Processes, analyzes and delivers sensor data collected from UAS missions to customers.
• Continuously develop with sensor evolution, teach UAS team and customers as a sensor subject matter expert on sensor updates and product delivery to include recommending enhanced deliverables based on the mission.
• Develop and maintain UAS maintenance training plans.
• Executes UAS maintenance, schedules, and reports for the UAS Program.
• Understand UAS procurement processes
• Participate in planning, staffing and scheduling activities; allocate resources and personnel to satisfy program and project needs
• Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues
• Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards
• Coach, counsel, and discipline staff, as required
• Resolve multiple and any program issues as they arise
• Take immediate action to correct reported or observed unacceptable environment, safety, health and quality conditions/behaviors
• Regularly face conflicting and/or challenging deadlines
• Must exhibit professionalism and discretion to internal and external customers
• Must have professional interpersonal skills to appropriately communicate and address issues with management, headquarters customers, and federal oversight personnel

• Must be willing and able to travel worldwide, sometimes under severe conditions, as a member of Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) emergency response teams

   

• Perform other related work as assigned by their manager.

   

Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent UAS training and experience, plus a minimum of 12 years of related and progressively responsible experience.

• 14 CFR, Part 107 Certification is required.

   

• Must have a strong background in program management, leadership, and training and safety.
• Must have demonstrated success and recognition in