Ground Control Station Technician (GCS)

Leidos • Fort Walton Beach, FL

4d • $59,150 - $106,925 • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking mission-ready veterans to join them as Ground Control Station (GCS) Technicians in a unique Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Operations Facility. This role allows individuals to continue defending America and enhancing global safety by using skills honed in the military. The position involves maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing RPA Ground Control Stations, installing and configuring IT systems, communications tools, and mission-enhancing hardware/software. It requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, responding to evolving mission demands, adapting systems, and executing maintenance duties in accordance with Air Force Technical Orders (TOs), ensuring proper documentation and crew debriefs. This is a 24/7/365 rotating shift environment.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree and 3+ years in aircraft avionics, SATCOM, or ground station maintenance. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Familiarity with C5ISR concepts.
• Strong problem-solving and diagnostics ability.
• Team-first mentality.
• Comfortable reading blueprints, wiring diagrams, and working with electronics.
• Able to lift heavy gear and thrive in hands-on environments.
• TOP SECRET SCI clearance required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience maintaining Reaper aircraft or GCS systems, especially at the organizational level.
• Proficiency in Linux, multi-user systems.
• Security+ certified to meet DoD 8570.01 standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair RPA Ground Control Stations.
• Install and configure critical IT systems, communications tools, and mission-enhancing hardware/software.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, respond to evolving mission demands, and adapt systems on the fly.
• Execute maintenance duties in accordance with Air Force Technical Orders (TOs), ensuring clean documentation in IMDS and proper crew debriefs.

Benefits

• Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level