UAS Specialist

Leidos•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Leidos National Airspace Systems Integration Support (NISC) Program is looking for a UAS Specialist to support the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Advanced Aviation Technologies (AAT). The Office of Advanced Aviation Technologies will be the designated point for activities related to the integration of advanced aviation technologies including Advance Air Mobility, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and Supersonic aircraft in United States. The incumbent will assist in all aspects of flight operations projects and applications resulting from new technologies, ensuring effective communication of their impact on instrument flight operations. Specifically, this work directly supports the FAA’s safety mission and statutory requirements across multiple functional areas including safety oversight, security, FAA Reauthorization implementation activities, and Flight Plan 2026.

Requirements

The candidate must have professional level written communication skills with prior experience with developing official documents.
Excellent verbal communication at various levels of management, including data presentations through charts, graphs and MS PowerPoint.
Working knowledge and proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office suite including SharePoint.
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Security clearance.
Requires a BA degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or master’s with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience.
Must be organized and detail oriented, have strong analytical skills, and is a team player.
The selected candidate will have highly developed presentation skills, self-motivated and a proactive team player with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working in federal government contracting, FAA is a plus.
Knowledge of Section 508 Compliance requirements.
Working knowledge and proficiency in Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

Partner with the UAS Integration Office on the development, review, and implementation of FAA, Department of Transportation (DOT), and other transportation rulemaking, policy, studies, and/or guidance documents used to guide decisions and achieve effective operational outcomes.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of official documents such as Policy Notices for Federal Registers, Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), Memorandums of Agreement (MOA), other partnership agreements between the FAA, industry organizations, and other government entities to describe broad concepts, mutual understandings, goals, and plans shared by the parties.
Support (non-ATO) coordination and collaboration with federal partners on policy matters regarding securing UAS aircraft and C-UAS.
Assist with providing technical expertise on UAS/CUAS system capabilities and associated vulnerabilities.
Support forensic investigation support of UAS security incidents and security related accidents.
Assist with providing forward looking OT&E testing as well as technical support for laser and high power microwave systems.
Support technical integration of CUAS systems into the National Airspace (NAS) and creation of an overall low altitude air domain awareness capability.