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UAS Operator - Maintainer

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc. · Reno, NV · 1 mo ago
On-siteManufacturingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description before responsibilities. We can create sections: About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills? The posting includes many responsibilities and qualifications. Could also include Travel? Travel is mentioned under responsibilities and qualifications; but not separate section unless explicit. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. Travel is mentioned but not a separate heading; we could incorporate into Responsibilities or Qualifications. Probably not separate Travel section. We need headings:

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. No boilerplate. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID. We need to output only HTML fragment. We need to decide sections: About the role (summary paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Qualifications (list), Skills (maybe combine with qualifications? but we can separate if there is distinct skills content). The posting includes qualifications list; also includes skills like "Strong customer-facing skills", "Ability to communicate effectively", etc. Those could go under Skills. But we can also put them under Qualifications as they are qualifications. However instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Qualifications and Skills into one section called Qualifications (or Requirements). But we have both Qualifications and Skills headings allowed. Might be better to have Qualifications (includes experience, education, clearances) and Skills (includes technical and soft skills). Let's parse. From posting: Summary paragraph: "The UAS Operator / Maintainer will serve as both a pilot/operator and hands-on maintainer for the K1000...." That's about the role. Responsibilities: a long list starting with "Serve as a qualified K1000 UAS pilot/operator..." etc. Qualifications: list starting with "Prior experience operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) is required." etc. Skills: not explicitly a heading but there are many skill statements within qualifications like "Strong customer-facing skills", "Ability to communicate effectively", etc. Could treat as Skills section. We also have Travel requirement mentioned in responsibilities and qualifications; we could keep within those. We need to output HTML with

    About the role

    then

    ... summary paragraph(s). Then

    Responsibilities

    then
    • each responsibility. Then

      Qualifications

      then
      • each qualification (experience, clearance, etc). Then

        Skills

        then
        • each skill (customer-facing, communication, adaptability, etc). Ensure we don't duplicate content. We must preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet exactly as in posting, but we can split into appropriate sections. Let's extract responsibilities list from posting: Responsibilities: (as given) - Serve as a qualified K1000 UAS pilot/operator during flight testing, demonstrations, training, and operational missions. - Develop and maintain a detailed working knowledge of the K1000 aircraft, ground control system, communications architecture, and supporting equipment. - Perform pre-flight, flight, and post-flight activities in accordance with established procedures, checklists, and safety requirements. - Assist with mission planning, aircraft configuration, ground station setup, and operational execution. - Prepare the K1000 and associated ground equipment for flight and verify system readiness prior to launch. - Perform routine inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and replacement of K1000 components and subsystems. - Support the operation and maintenance of the aircraft's fully electric propulsion and power systems, including inspection and handling of associated electrical and energy-storage components in accordance with established procedures. - Troubleshoot aircraft, avionics, payloads, propulsion and electrical systems, ground control equipment, communications systems, and supporting hardware. - Set up, operate, and troubleshoot Ground Data Terminals (GDTs) and associated communications equipment. - Configure and troubleshoot basic IP networks, including network interfaces, addressing, connectivity, and communications between aircraft, ground control, and supporting systems. - Support establishment and verification of aircraft command-and-control and telemetry links during field operations. - Assist engineering teams with developmental and operational flight testing, including execution of test cards and collection of test data. - Identify, document, and communicate aircraft discrepancies and unexpected system behavior to engineering and operations teams. - Accurately document maintenance actions, aircraft configuration, flight activity, test results, and operational observations. - Provide clear feedback to engineering teams regarding K1000 aircraft performance, maintainability, usability, and field observations. - Support U.S. government and defense customers, foreign military partners, and domestic and international commercial customers during demonstrations, evaluations, training events, testing, and operational activities. - Serve as a professional and technically credible company representative during customer-facing activities, including field demonstrations and operations. - Communicate complex technical and operational information effectively to customers with varying levels of UAS experience and technical expertise. - Adapt to different customer environments, mission requirements, operating procedures, and cultural considerations while maintaining company safety and operational standards. - Assist with customer training and familiarization on K1000 operation, system setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting as required. - Maintain professionalism and discretion when working with sensitive customer information, operational requirements, and controlled or proprietary technologies. - Assist with transportation, inventory, setup, teardown, and accountability of aircraft, batteries, ground support equipment, tools, spares, and related systems. - Follow established aviation safety, maintenance, operational, security, and company procedures. - Work effectively in varying field environments that may involve extended hours, changing schedules, and rapidly evolving operational requirements. - Travel domestically and internationally to test sites, customer locations, demonstration sites, and other operational locations as required. - Travel requirement: up to 100% based on operational needs; expected to average approximately 25%. Note: The last two are about travel; we can keep them as responsibilities. Now Qualifications list: - Prior experience operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) is required. - Experience operating multiple Group 2 or comparable UAS platforms is strongly preferred. - Experience maintaining, testing, or supporting UAS platforms is strongly preferred. - Experience with electric aircraft, electric propulsion systems, batteries, avionics, robotics, or other complex electromechanical systems is beneficial. - Working knowledge of UAS flight operations, including pre-flight preparation, mission planning, mission execution, emergency procedures, and post-flight activities. - Mechanical and electrical aptitude with demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical systems in a hands-on environment. - Understanding of Ground Data Terminals, RF communications, telemetry, datalinks, or command-and-control systems is highly desirable. - Basic understanding of computer networking, including TCP/IP, IP addressing, Ethernet, network configuration, and connectivity troubleshooting. - Comfortable using computers, ground control software, diagnostic tools, and technical documentation in both office and field environments. - Ability to read and follow technical manuals, maintenance procedures, checklists, wiring diagrams, and engineering instructions. - Comfortable working directly with a broad range of customers, including U.S. defense and government organizations, foreign militaries, and domestic and international commercial organizations. - Strong customer-facing skills and the ability to professionally represent the company in demonstrations, evaluations, training, and operational environments. - Ability to communicate effectively and professionally across different organizations, technical backgrounds, cultures, and operating environments. - Ability and willingness to conduct domestic and international travel and operate for extended periods at customer and field locations. - Strong attention to detail with a safety-first approach to aviation operations and maintenance. - Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate technical and operational issues. - Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with pilots, maintainers, engineers, customers, and other operational personnel. - Ability to adapt to changing mission requirements and troubleshoot problems in time-sensitive field environments. - Ability and willingness to travel extensively when required, including periods of travel approaching 100%. - Ability to work outdoors and in field environments under varying weather and operating conditions. - Valid driver’s license and ability to transport equipment as required. - Must currently hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government SECRET security clearance. - FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate is preferred, or ability to obtain one after hire. Now Skills: we could extract from qualifications those that are skill-like: Strong customer-facing skills, Ability to communicate effectively, Ability to work independently/collaboratively, Ability to adapt, Strong attention to detail, Strong verbal/written communication, etc. But many of these are already in qualifications. To avoid duplication, we could decide not to have a separate Skills section; instead put all under Qualifications. However the instruction says we can use Skills heading if there is real specific content. The qualifications list already includes many skill statements; but we could still create a Skills section for those that are explicitly skill statements (like "Strong customer-facing skills", "Ability to communicate effectively", "Strong attention to detail", "Strong verbal and written communication skills", "Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively", "Ability to adapt to changing mission requirements", etc). But that would cause duplication if we also keep them in Qualifications. We need to preserve all substantive information; we can either keep them only once, either under Qualifications or Skills. Since Qualifications already includes experience requirements etc., we could keep the skill statements under Skills and keep the experience/clearance etc under Qualifications. That would avoid duplication. Thus we need to split qualifications list into two groups: experience/requirements (Prior experience operating UAS, experience multiple Group 2, experience maintaining/testing/supporting UAS, experience with electric aircraft, working knowledge of UAS flight operations, mechanical/electrical aptitude, understanding of GDTs/RF, basic understanding of computer networking, comfortable using computers/software, ability to read/follow manuals, comfortable working with broad range of customers, valid driver’s license, must hold/eligible for SECRET clearance, FAA Part 107 preferred). Those are more like qualifications/experience. Skills group: Strong customer-facing skills and ability to professionally represent, Ability to communicate effectively across different orgs, Ability and willingness to conduct domestic/international travel and operate extended periods, Strong attention to detail with safety-first approach, Strong verbal and written communication skills, Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, Ability to adapt to changing mission requirements and troubleshoot problems in time-sensitive field environments, Ability and willingness to travel extensively when required (including periods approaching 100%), Ability to work outdoors and in field environments under varying weather. Note some overlap with travel etc. We'll keep them. Now About the role: we need to capture the summary paragraph(s). The posting includes a summary after the initial description: "Summary:The UAS Operator / Maintainer will serve as both a pilot/operator and hands-on maintainer for the K1000.In this role, you will support the K1000 through flight testing, customer and internal demonstrations, field operations, aircraft preparation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and post-flight activities. This is a hands-on operational position requiring an individual who is equally comfortable operating an unmanned aircraft, maintaining aircraft and ground equipment, diagnosing technical problems in the field, and working directly with customers. The operator will interact with a diverse domestic and international customer base, including the U.S. Department of War (DoW), U.S. government organizations, foreign military partners, and domestic and international commercial customers. The successful candidate must be comfortable representing the company in customer-facing environments and adapting to different operational, technical, cultural, and mission requirements. The ideal candidate has previous UAS operating experience and strong technical aptitude across aircraft systems, ground control systems, datalinks, and supporting communications infrastructure. An understanding of Ground Data Terminals (GDTs), RF communications, and computer networking is highly desirable." We can combine that into a paragraph or multiple paragraphs. Use

          for prose. We also have earlier introductory paragraph about Kraus Hamdani Aerospace. That is also substantive info about the company and role. Should

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