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Sr Principal Pilot Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Northrop Grumman · Beale Air Force Base, CA · 3 days ago
On-siteManufacturing$149k–$224k/yrFull-time

About the role

This position will be located at Beale AFB, CA. It requires a Senior Principal Pilot Unmanned Aerial Vehicle role with responsibilities including formal training unit instruction, airmanship, aircraft systems & performance, and development and execution of operational training guides.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver formal training unit instruction in laboratory and classroom environments.
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) to include, but not limited to formal student training, airmanship, aircraft systems & performance and development and execution of operational training guides.
  • Conduct briefing and debriefing and coordinate with maintenance and engineering personnel to analyze and correct discrepancies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years aviation experience; OR Masters’ degree with 6 years aviation experience; OR a PhD with 4 years aviation experience.
  • UAV flight experience and/or Military flight experience.
  • A minimum of 500 hours as Pilot in Command.
  • Military formal training unit or Squadron level instructor experience.
  • Experience with crew/cockpit resource management (CRM).
  • Experience developing, delivering and sustaining training.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
  • Active USG Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Ability to acquire and maintain TS/SCI and Special Program Access (PAR) per business requirements.

Qualifications

  • Active USG Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
  • FDA instrument rated pilot (or military equivalent).
  • Flight test operations experience.
  • Experience in multi-crewmember aircraft (manned or unmanned).
  • Mission planning experience.
  • Technical order writing experience.
  • Experience in Risk Assessments and Root Cause Analysis

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, ability to deliver and sustain training, and experience with crew/cockpit resource management (CRM) are essential.

Benefits

No specific details provided.

Pay

$149,300.00 - $223,900.00

Schedule

No specific details provided.

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