Senior Field Services Engineer (R6380)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Work directly with the test team and BD on product capabilities and customer requirements.
• Bridge autonomy-system development, test, and field employment by bringing operational realism, a mission-user perspective, logistics coordination, and deployment-readiness expertise to autonomy-enabled capabilities.
• Develop representative mission scenarios and assess operational effectiveness, usability, suitability, supportability, and field readiness.
• Operate flight test platforms in support of daily fly-fix-fly verification activities.
• Serve as a primary operator for Group 1/2 UAS platforms during operational testing and demonstrations.
• Capture field observations, operational lessons, customer feedback, and sustainment needs, then convert them into actionable recommendations for engineering and program teams to improve product design, deployment…
• Configure, inspect, maintain, and troubleshoot aircraft, payloads, autopilot systems, and ground control stations.
• Coordinate aircraft readiness, pre-flight inspections, launch and recovery operations, and post-flight maintenance activities.

Job requirements

• 4+ years of experience operating and maintaining Group 1/2 UAS platforms and a strong background in working with military units, both foreign and domestic.
• Strong knowledge of COTS UAS hardware, autopilot systems, ground control stations, communications systems, and payload integration.
• Ability to engage customer UAS and ground operators on mission requirements.
• Clear understanding of customer mission-essential tasks and concepts of operations (CONOPS).
• Experience developing, implementing, and executing standard operating procedures (SOPs), checklists, and operational processes.
• Working knowledge of FAA regulations, National Airspace System (NAS) operations, airspace coordination, and flight authorization requirements.
• Experience conducting flight operations in dynamic and complex test environments.
• Strong understanding of mission planning, operational employment, logistics, and field coordination.