Remote Pilot

Senior UAS Pilot Position Description

Provides expertise in the operation of unmanned aircraft. Develop flight test plans and procedures. Develop briefing and training materials to support flight operations. Plans and performs a wide range of in-process and final testing of analog, digital, microwave, optical and mechanical systems, and equipment under ambient and environmental conditions. Technical knowledge and experience with UAS operations to facilitate their integration safely and efficiently into the National Airspace System (NAS). This effort requires collaboration with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, which includes manufacturers, commercial vendors, industry trade associations, technical standards organizations, academic institutions, research and development centers, governmental agencies, and other regulators. Ultimately, technical knowledge and experience to support UAS integration into the NAS without reducing existing capacity, decreasing safety, negatively impacting current operators, or increasing the risk to airspace users or persons and property on the ground any more than the integration of comparable new and novel technologies.

UAS Position Requirements

There are three levels of UAS Pilot on the UAS Detection and Mitigation Technologies and Airport Applications Program. Each of the three levels must meet or exceed the general positions requirements and those specific to that level.

General Position Requirements

• Coordinates and actively participates in ground and flight operations efforts including mission planning, execution and briefing, debriefing, air / ground crew resource management, final data processing / deliverable development, and safety.
• Ensures compliance with company SOP's and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
• May develop and verify procedures for use with new aircraft features and participate in the development of operational and safety procedures and training.
• Familiar with various unmanned aerial system hardware and software.

Senior UAS Pilot Qualifications

The likely salary range for this position is $83,429 - $97,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.