Drone Operator/ UAV Pilot : Multiple Locations : Full time

Job Title : Drone Operator/ UAV Pilot

Onsite

Type: Full time

Work Locations (Nest Sites)

Mountain View, CA Denver, CO Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA San Diego, CA Seattle, WA Miami, FL Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ St. Louis, MO Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Christiansburg, VA Atlanta, GA Charlotte, NC Tampa, FL Orlando, FL Bentonville, AR Houston, TX Cincinnati, OH Memphis, TN New Orleans, LA Salt Lake City, UT

Required Qualifications

• Valid Driver's License
• Own reliable vehicle
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate (Valid)
• ALC-677 Certificate (Valid)
• Comfortable traveling between multiple drone operation sites
• Willing to work outdoors in varying weather conditions

Responsibilities

• Perform aircraft pre-flight and post-flight inspections.
• Set up and maintain drone nests.
• Conduct daily aircraft and equipment inspections.
• Monitor weather and airspace.
• Communicate with Flight Operations Centre.
• Recover aircraft when required.
• Drive between operating locations.
• Maintain safety and operational documentation.
• Respond to field service requests.

Setup nests prior to start of operations

• Perform daily aircraft and flight-line checks (including pre-flight and post-flight inspections), and other start of day activities
• Perform nest equipment and condition checks (before operations, during operations and end-of-day)
• Maintain nest cleanliness within the nest boundary
• Participate in Personnel briefs
• Monitor for and report hazardous weather conditions in the operating area to the FOM
• Detect and report visible obstacles or other hazards to flight to the FOM
• Verify and report location and height of detected obstacles as requested
• Properly secure nest equipment and facilities at the end of the aircraft's service