About LSI

LSI is an employee-owned company that 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 customers’ 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.

Mission

Our mission is to prepare our military and allies to be battle-ready through cutting-edge training products and services.

Vision

Our vision is to be the premier provider of military training solutions, renowned for our innovation and excellence. Through employee-ownership and teamwork, we will shape a future where every military service member is equipped to succeed in their mission.

Guiding Principles

ESOP Sustainability: We do everything within our control to meet project budgets and schedules, so our ESOP prospers.

Take Ownership: Each Employee-Owner takes ownership at the individual level for their words, actions, and results. Individual ownership breeds accountability. Accountability breeds trust.  When we hold ourselves accountable and trust our fellow employee-owners to do the same, we realize success. 

Clear Communication: We project confidence in our communication using unambiguous language and providing clear purpose and direction.

Pursuit of Excellence: We aggressively pursue continuous improvement both as teams and individual employee-owners. We strive to get better every day. There is no room for mediocrity.

Pride in Our Work: We know the value of our work and are proud of what we produce.

Customer Focus: Customers are both internal and external and we strive to give both our best efforts.

Assume Positive Intent: Assume others are well-intentioned in their actions and seek additional information about the circumstances to help solve problems. Assuming positive intent in all interactions is the key to building strong teams and working together to solve problems.

One Voice: Every Employee-Owner is expected to speak up if they have an idea for improvement or if they disagree with a potential course of action. Once a decision is made, the entire team commits to it and moves forward with one voice.

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June 2, 2025, tentative hire/onboarding date.

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 of 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 in a work team comprising 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 including 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 are 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 the export of military hardware and training services.
•    Responsible for the safe handling of 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.

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, spreadsheet development, database familiarity, and desktop publishing applications.
•    Must have the aptitude to quickly learn additional computer skills for web-based courseware development to include Javascript, 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.