Mission Operator - UAV

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead and schedule the drone operator team day to day
• Partner with the Flight Test Engineer to drive product development on the air platform — shaping test priorities, splitting execution, and turning results into engineering asks
• Own execution of Development Test Requests and flight test plans across the Ax4, Archer, and Neros fleet, working directly with engineering on results and next steps
• Validate new software, model, and orchestrator releases in flight, and catch regressions before they reach a customer or a demo
• Plan and run customer- and investor-facing drone demonstrations, including live-fly events and vendor days
• Own customer training and support, including training Army and customer personnel on Scout's drone systems
• Track fleet readiness and maintenance across the UAS fleet
• Coordinate airspace deconfliction and hold the safety line on every flight operation

Job requirements

• Hands-on UAS/drone operations experience — piloting, mission planning, or direct oversight of drone operations
• 3+ years of experience operating, maintaining, or testing unmanned aerial systems (UAS), drones, or similar platforms
• Demonstrated team leadership, not just individual flying or engineering
• Comfortable working directly with engineers daily — triaging bugs, validating builds, giving feedback specific enough to act on
• Able to co-own product development with a technical peer
• Experience running live demonstrations or training sessions for military or customer stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills — able to build a schedule, a readiness tracker, and a team rhythm where none exists yet
• Working knowledge of drone safety procedures, airspace coordination, and incident reporting