Aerostat Operator II

Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq • Posted June 29, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Posted: June 29, 2026
Category: other-general
Application Deadline: July 04, 2026

Role Description

Aerostat Operators provide Operations and Sustainment (O&S) support for the Persistent Surveillance Systems – Tethered (PSS-T) program in OCONUS site locations. PSS-T is comprised of former Persistent Ground Surveillance System (PGSS) and Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) programs.

**Essential Responsibilities:**

+ Aerostat Operators/User-level maintainers will participate in the overall, hands-on operation of the aerostat system including launch, in-flight, recovery, and moored activities.
+ Candidates will perform all functions to operate the PGSS/PTDS, an aerostat mounted Intelligence, Surveillance, And Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, its Mobile Mooring Platform (MMP), Sensor Payload(s), communications and navigation systems as well as associated support equipment (Boom Lift, Forklift, All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's), and Electrical Power Generators).
+ Additional responsibilities include performing analyses of system operations and candidates must ...

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