1d ago
Mission Operations Specialist (Pilot)
Long Beach, CA
✨ $100k-$150k / yearest.
full-timesenioraerospace
💼 About This Role
You'll join our Flight Test & Operations team as the primary pilot for eVTOL UAV platforms, executing live test events. Your core impact will be owning the operational and regulatory groundwork to safely advance aircraft from R&D through commercial certification.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Serve as primary pilot at Ground Control Station during live experimental flight tests.
- Translate engineering objectives into safe, executable flight test plans.
- Lead development of Concept of Operations and operational risk assessments.
- Integrate, test, and troubleshoot Ground Control Stations for seamless command and telemetry.
📋 Requirements
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate with significant flight hours on complex UAS.
- Hands-on experience piloting multi-rotor or thrust-vectored vertical lift UAVs in R&D.
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
- Professional experience in experimental flight test programs as UAV operator or engineer.
✨ Nice to Have
- Familiarity with FAA certification frameworks (Part 21, 23, 27).
- Experience with flight test data analysis software (e.g., MATLAB, Python).
- Human Factors Evaluation Experience in flight test settings.
📨 Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
- 2Technical Interview· 60 min
- 3On-site Flight Test Demo· 2 hours
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