Mission Crew Training Simulator (MCTS) Specialist

The Defense Sector of Leidos is seeking a Mission Crew Training Simulator (MCTS) Training Specialist to j oin their team at Offutt AFB, NE. As part of a major program supporting Air Combat Command's (ACC) Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission, you'll be responsible for building training scenarios for the MCTS to aid in training the RC-135 aircrew members.

In this role, you'll be tasked with standardizing training task objectives and timelines to support Mission Qualification, Mission Certification, and pre-deployment training. You'll also develop and maintain MCTS scenarios that are exportable, adaptable, and standardized. You will also assist with maintaining training servers needed for training execution.

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Your Main Objective:

Create MCTS-based scenarios for government and military personnel that shall simulate live target training based on customer-provided Training Task List (TTL) objectives.

Make applicable changes and updates to existing courseware as needed.

Create and update simulations as needed to meet new requirements for non-kinetic operations and modern collection systems.

Aid in maintaining servers; address Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVMs), Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMs)

Prior experience using Linux

What Sets You Apart (Required):

Must have a current TS/SCI with ability to obtain a polygraph.

High school and 5 years of related experience.

Experience supporting military training to include at least one of the following: Initial and Mission Qualification programs and Continuation Training, including Courseware Development (CWD), Instructional Systems Design (ISD), Status of Training (SOT) reporting, or documentation of Job Qualifications Standards (JQS) or student progress reports.

Familiar with coding languages (Java, React, or Python) and containerized software (C++)

Familiar with patch management

Highly Desired:

Current polygraph

Security+ certification

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Original Posting:

April 17, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $52,000.00 - $94,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.