FPV Instructor

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver FPV instruction to supported personnel in both classroom and practical environments
• Develop, refine, and execute training curriculum for foundational and advanced FPV flight
• Teach flight fundamentals and advanced piloting skills for combat and contested environments
• Troubleshoot, repair, configure, and maintain FPV systems across multiple UAS platforms
• Evaluate and integrate emerging FPV, sUAS, and cUAS hardware and software solutions
• Support integration of FPV knowledge and capabilities within cross-functional operational teams
• Assist with payload integration, communication pathways, and mission-relevant system configurations
• Provide instruction on safe electronics handling, assembly practices, soldering, and wiring
• Contribute operational insight on kinetic FPV employment, cUAS tactics, and current battlefield trends
• Support documentation, feedback loops, and curriculum updates based on operational needs and lessons learned

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience flying, troubleshooting, and fixing FPV systems across multiple UAS platforms from a tactical perspective in contested environments
• Experience implementing, evaluating, and executing training curriculum for foundational flight fundamentals and advanced piloting skills for combat and contested environments
• Familiarity with soldering PCBAs and connecting electrical wiring
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, preferably across DoD components
• Experience vetting cutting-edge hardware and software within FPV, sUAS, and cUAS systems
• Hands-on experience with kinetic FPVs and associated employment techniques in recent modern conflicts
• Proven background in electronics safety, fundamentals, and best practices
• Experience with Betaflight and FPV simulator software
• Experience integrating operational payloads and communications pathways into UAS
• Experience in Counter-UAS operations, tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Experience employing FPVs in real-world combat scenarios
• FAA Part 107 certification required

Preferred Qualifications

• SOF experience
• Military experience
• Prior experience supporting special operations, advanced training programs, or mission-focused test and evaluation environments
• Experience instructing adult learners in austere or operational settings
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical material into effective training

Physical / Field Requirements

• Must be capable of performing work that is not strictly sedentary
• May include walking, standing, bending, stooping, and climbing stairs
• Must have adequate eyesight and hearing for office and field environments
• Must be able to work in austere environments

Benefits Overview

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Federal holidays
• Additional leave options, including bereavement, jury duty, and parental leave
• Medical insurance options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Global medical insurance options for OCONUS employees
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Coverage under Workers’ Compensation or Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance for eligible employees
• Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
• Options for Dependent Coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Performance-based bonuses
• Recognition programs
• Referral bonuses
• Career growth through professional development opportunities, including training and certification programs
• Family leave options