Flight Operations Drone Pilot
Core
Safe operation, mission execution, and flight testing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for customer, engineering, training, and operational requirements.
Role type
Flight Operations Drone Pilot
Builds
UAS mission profiles, flight test events, demonstrations, and training operations
Domain
Defense/Security + Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Deliverable
physical/clinical work (via careerplan.io/jobs/85-00A-15-D6E-flight-operations-drone-pilot-at-xtend)
Required skills
UAS flight operations, mission planning, airspace considerations, pre-flight inspections, flight data collection, FAA regulation compliance, troubleshooting, documentation
Preferred skills
Military aviation experience, developmental testing experience, ISR/tactical UAS familiarity, Group 1–3 UAS operation, security clearance
