Payload Operator

Leidos•Chantilly, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a hands-on, direct command and control of a high priority intelligence collection sensor. Candidate will perform as an integral part of a collaborative intelligence collection operations cell while being the team's collection sensor expert. Candidate will collaborate with internal & external ops cell SMEs to design and implement collection missions against high priority intelligence targets. Additionally, candidate will verify and transmit all system commands to the operational payload; possess a thorough understanding of how specific commanding actions effect the greater mission objectives.

Requirements

TS/SCI clearance required.
Ability to obtain Polygraph clearance.
BS and approximately 8 years of SIGINT/geolocation operations experience.
4 years of specific sensor operations supporting an intelligence collection management mission area.
Proficient in command and control procedures via remote links.
Proficient in the end-to-end intelligence collection mission planning and execution cycle.
Ability to maintain a broad and up-to-date situational awareness of current mission operations.
Ability to quickly gain understanding of current mission target environments and associated dynamics.
Familiar with intelligence collection methods and infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

Approximately 6 years of direct payload operations experience.
Approximately 4-7 years experience supporting a legacy intelligence collection sensor.
Formal training in advanced signal analysis or processing or other associated technical field.
Bachelors degree in a technical field with emphasis in advanced signal analysis or processing.
Ability to quickly identify and characterize previously unidentified intelligence problems and then configure and operate the collection sensor to successfully collect against the new problems.
Extensive knowledge of known and emerging land-based, airborne and shipborne signal emitters.

Responsibilities

Perform as an integral part of a collaborative intelligence collection operations cell.
Act as the team's collection sensor expert.
Collaborate with internal & external ops cell SMEs to design and implement collection missions against high priority intelligence targets.
Verify and transmit all system commands to the operational payload.
Possess a thorough understanding of how specific commanding actions affect the greater mission objectives.