FPV UAS Instructor

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot tactical UAS platforms and associated payloads.
• C conduct flight operations in contested electromagnetic environments, maritime conditions, and degraded visual conditions (low-light/night).
• Integrate tactical UAS employment into small unit maneuver operations, including target identification, grid relay, kinetic strikes, and counter-UAS operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Ability to maintain a UAS flight physical.
• Possess a valid U.S driver's license.
• Ability to lift objects of 50 lbs.
• Three years of experience flying, troubleshooting and fixing FPVs across multiple UAS platforms from a tactical perspective in contested environments.
• Experience implementing, evaluating, and executing training curriculum for:
• Foundational flight fundamentals.
• Advanced piloting skills for combat and contested environments.
• Familiarity with soldering Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) and connecting electrical wires.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, preferably across components within DoD.
• Experience with vetting cutting edge hardware and software technology within FPVs, sUAS, and cUAS systems.
• Proven background of electronics safety, fundamentals, and best practices.
• Three years’ experience with Betaflight and FPV simulator software.
• Experience integrating variety of current and relevant operational payloads and communication pathways into UAS.
• Experience in Counter UAS Operations, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures.
• Experience employing FPVs in real-world combat scenarios.
• FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot.