P-3 Acoustic Air Warfare Operator (AAW) Instructor - Military Veterans

Job Description

About LSI

LSI is an employee-owned company and employs dynamic teams of professionals – people with the finest technical expertise, a level of passionate creativity, and a truly visionary outlook who deliver innovative training solutions that exceed our customer’s expectations. Everyone at LSI has a personal stake in our success.

LSI has over 400 training support experts, engineers, and craftsmen on staff who develop state-of-the-art high-fidelity training devices, complex computer-based, highly interactive distributed learning products, and comprehensive, dynamic technical publications. LSI employee-owners collaborate to deliver training products and services for a myriad of programs and customers, using leading edge technology and proven processes.

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General Summary

The P-3 Acoustic Air Warfare Operator (AAW) Instructor – Special Qualifications (SQ) Subject Matter Expert (SME) develops training curricula and performs instructor duties for on-site mission system operator flight training in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) or Commercial contracts with military, foreign military, or domestic customers.

Essential Job Functions   

•   Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on training pertaining to aircrew operators, aircraft technicians, or maintainers of systems or subsystems.

•   Analyzes, designs, and develops training courses and computer-based courseware from source material according to applicable standards and formats using   company-developed software tools as well as off-the-shelf products.

•   May participate on a work team comprised of the Project Manager, other SMEs, Instructional Designers (ID), and Graphic Specialists (GS) to produce   courseware. Externally, interacts with IDs and SMEs from the customer or DoD   representatives as required.

•   Conducts various duties as flight crew to include utilizing independent discretion in the operation of platform-specific systems resulting in safety-of-   flight for the aircraft and crew. These duties may include but not limited   to: 

o      Requisite aircraft and equipment inspections

o      Handling Search Stores

o      Operating platform-specific mission systems

o      With the P-3 Tactical Coordinator, coordinating the efforts of all AAW Students assigned in an instructional environment.

•   In an instructional environment, provides on-site classroom instruction, practical instruction, and evaluation of students from customers including active-duty foreign military personnel.

•   Must be aware of International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) restrictions on export of military hardware and training services.

•   Responsible for the safely handling Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Information (GFI) that could include Materials (GFM), sensitive materials(s) (documents and equipment), and any end items used for training.

•   Must be available to work a standard weekly schedule with overtime as required.

•   Perform other duties as assigned.

Non-Essential Job Functions 

•   Assist in the development of training level of effort estimates for customers.

•   May conduct briefings and interface directly with the customers as required.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

•   Must be able to work as part of a team consisting of IDs, SMEs, GSs, and Programmers to develop computer-based courseware.

•   Must be able to utilize consistent exercise of discretion while working independently to proactively develop training materials and provide ground-based   and in-flight training.

•   Must have good verbal and written communication skills.

•   Must be able to interact with military or government personnel.

•   Must possess cultural awareness to provide comprehensive instructions to members of foreign militaries.

•   Must have strong interpersonal skills to accept assignments and communicate technical concepts in layman's terms.

•   Must have excellent computer skills to include word processing, graphics manipulation, spread sheet development, data base familiarity, and desktop   publishing applications.

•   Must have the aptitude to quickly learn additional computer skills for web-based courseware development to include Java script, HTML, JAVA, SQL/TSQL, and   Access.

•   Must be familiar with the prescribed processes required for Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI), Computer-Based Training (CBT), Interactive Multi-Media (IMI), and Web-Based Training (WBT).

•   Must be capable of working with standard office equipment such as personal computers, scanners, printers, copiers, E-mail, FAX machines, and other   required audio/visual equipment.

•   Must be able to obtain a security clearance when required by the contract.

•   Must meet Federal Aviation Administration or Department of the Navy aeromedical and survival requirements as specified within the DoD Contractor’s Flight   and Ground Operations instruction, or the primary customer’s contract.

•   Must attain qualification on the P-3 aircraft as specified within the DoD Contractor’s Flight and Ground Operations, or the primary customer’s contract.

Education and Experience

•   High School graduate or GED equivalent.

•   Fleet Replacement Acoustic Operator Category I Pipeline course graduate with Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) code 7841 (legacy) or G06A (P-3C Acoustic   Sensor Operator) or G07A (P-8A Acoustic Sensor Operator).

•   Candidate must have a minimum six years of experience in a P-3 or P-8 squadron, as an Acoustic Sensor Operator.

•   Current or previous qualification as an Acoustic Operator, with a minimum of one operational deployment experience as a Sensor Station One.

•   Must be a Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), Weapons Training Unit (WTU), or squadron level instructor.

•   NEC code 9502 (Instructor) and Master Training Specialist (MTS) designation highly desired.