15Y SME-TECH/OPERATOR I, Jacksonville, FL

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 and 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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Job Summary:
Serves as an Apache AH-64D/E helicopter Subject Matter Expert (SME) during technician or operator courseware product development, testing, initial delivery or revision and maintenance (R&M) programs for new or modified military doctrine, systems or subsystems or support systems. Provides subject matter expertise to design and develop courseware or conduct technician or operator training for AH-64D/E systems and subsystems in accordance with contractual specifications, standards, and instructions. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Essential Job Functions:

• Analyzes, designs, and develops training courses and computer-based courseware from source material according to applicable standards and formats. Uses company-developed software tools as well as off-the-shelf products to develop training.
• Participates on a work team comprised of the Project Manager, other SMEs, Instructional Designers, Software Engineers, and Graphics Specialists to produce courseware or training devices.
• Externally, interacts with Instructional Designers and SMEs from the customer representatives as required.
• Is responsible for the safe, mature, discretionary handling of Government Furnished Equipment/Information (GFE/GFI) and that could include Government materials, sensitive material(s) (documents and equipment), and any end items used for training.
• Attends training conferences, In-Process Reviews (IPRs) and other required meetings to gather source data for courseware and curriculum development.
• May act as Lead SME on the work team, providing training and guidance to other team members.
• May advise the Department Director or senior managers of business development opportunities in the area of subject matter expertise.
• May be required to work occasionally outside of normal working hours due to travel, availability of training equipment, time shared work benches or aircraft as specified by the contract.
• Works a standard weekly schedule of 40 hours with overtime as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

Non-Essential Job Functions:

• Assist in the development of training level of effort estimates for customers.
• Assist in the development of various proposals within the company.

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to clearly articulate the function and basic operation of AH-64D and/or AH-64E systems and subsystems relating to the 15Y MOS.
• Must be able to work independently to proactively develop training materials.
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to interact with military or Government personnel.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to accept assignments and communicate technical concepts in layman's terms.
• Must have the aptitude to quickly learn computer skills for web-based courseware development.
• 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 available for minimal travel as required by contract.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Education:

• High School graduate or GED equivalent.

Experience:

• Minimum of six years of field experience in a 15Y position on the Apache helicopter (AH-64D or E) required.
• Maintenance experience within the last year desired, but not required.
• Completion of 128th AVN Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) desired but not required.
• Successful completion of an approved Military Instructor Training Program desired but not required.
• Army Basic Instructor Course (ABIC) desired but not required.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) software knowledge preferred.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.