
About This Role
Alright, let's get straight to it. We need someone who knows the FAA's air traffic control world inside and out, specifically for training. This isn't about sitting in a tower today; it's about designing what gets taught in towers and radar sites tomorrow. You'll be building the scenarios and materials that keep controllers sharp and compliant.
What you'd be doing
Your main focus is on the technical accuracy and quality of training products for the FAA's Air Traffic Organization. That means using your deep ATC knowledge to shape courseware, from initial concept through final review.
- You're the go to for analytical feedback on training programs, materials, and scenarios for FAA personnel.
- A big part of the job is gathering requirements from customers, engineering teams, and software groups to build effective training.
- You'll help with planning sessions, assessments, and quality reviews of training content.
- Designing and reviewing product demonstrations to ensure they're technically correct is also in your wheelhouse.
Be ready to travel. This role requires being on the road up to 75% of the time.
The background you need
We're talking serious, hands on experience here. The non negotiable stuff first.
- A Bachelor's degree plus at least 12 years of FAA Air Traffic Control Terminal experience. Have a Master's? Then we need 10 years of that same terminal experience. If your experience runs deep enough, we can consider it in place of the degree.
- Across your career, you must have 10 total years of FAA ATC experience covering both Terminal and En Route domains.
- You should know your way around Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; for the daily work.
- The ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance is a requirement for this position.
What would make you stand out
A few extra things that would really catch our eye:
- A couple years working as an FAA staff specialist is a big plus.
- Experience at different levels of terminal facilities shows breadth we value.
- If you've been an On the Job Training instructor or a Training Specialist before, tell us about it.
- Direct experience developing ATC training scenarios is exactly what we do here.
The details on pay & applying
The pay range for this position is $105,300 to $190,350 annually. Your final offer will consider your experience, skills, education, and internal equity against market data. Leidos offers benefits including health and wellness programs, income protection plans paid leave retirement plans more information is available on their careers site.A quick but important note:
Job Location
Oklahoma City, OK