UAV Operator, Maneuver Dominance
Core
Bridge product engineering and deployed operations for autonomy-enabled UAVs in austere environments, ensuring combat employment and long-term sustainment.
Role type
Senior IC UAV Operator (Maneuver Dominance)
Builds
Autonomy-enabled UAV systems for military maneuver dominance
Domain
Defense / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles / Autonomy
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
UAV pilot/operator experience, flight operations, aircraft systems, sensors, problem-solving in unstructured situations, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven root cause analysis, terminal environment, Python/Rust/MATLAB, IP networking, MANET/SATCOM/Backhaul radios, training peers, deployment experience
Preferred skills
Aerospace/Mechanical engineering degree, developmental weapon/missile systems experience, autonomy (Behavior Trees/CV/multi-vehicle), ground-based air defense, propulsion systems, flight line operations, munitions handling
Technologies
Lattice OS, Python, Rust, MATLAB, MANET, SATCOM, Backhaul systems
Responsibilities
Stand up forward-deployed operations in austere environments, ensure successful combat employment of products, shape long-term product sustainment, support vehicle autonomy development via test events and customer demonstrations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC