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UAS Pilot - Skunk Works, Patuxent River, MD

Lockheed Martin, patuxent highland, md, United States


Basic Qualifications

  • 8+ Years Experience operating large UAS under DoD instruction/regulations with 500 hours minimum PIC time.
  • Experience in flight testing with the ability to work with engineering to develop solutions to integration issues and to bridge our customers with the LM engineering teams.
  • In-depth knowledge of military publications and understanding of NAS/ICAO requirements for large UAS operations.
  • In-depth knowledge/understanding of aircraft survivability strategies and tactics.
  • Current Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Job Description

As the UAS Pilot - Skunk Works you will be responsible for providing expert flight‑operations support for experimental, engineering, and production‑acceptance flight tests of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).

Your Responsibilities Will Include

  • Planning, executing, and evaluating flight‑test missions to ensure compliance with specifications and operational suitability.
  • Delivering classroom, ground, and flight training for customer aircrew and support academic instruction.
  • Performing technical and mission planning, systems integration, and real‑time troubleshooting during flight operations.
  • Providing avionics expertise and guidance to engineering, design, development, and marketing teams.
  • Analyzing test data and recommending improvements to Human‑Machine Interface and ground‑station functionality.

Desired Skills

  • Advanced UAS Operations: Experience with integration, operation and ground control of various UAS platforms.
  • Graduate of a formal Test Pilot School.
  • Current or demonstrated experience as an instructor from any DoD Branch.
  • Excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to executive leadership.

Ability to work remotely

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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