Chaos Industries
UAS Pilot/Flight Test & Mission Operator
$130K–$180K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- At least two years of relevant experience; preferred: three or more years of specified flight-test, UAS, experimental-aircraft, developmental-testing, or fielded-mission experience.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent.
About the job
Operates and supports UAS flight testing and customer missions, while building, maintaining, and repairing aircraft and subsystems.
What you'll do
- Prepare and operate UAS for flight tests, deployments, demonstrations, and customer missions; follow test plans and safety procedures.
- Record flight and mission results, troubleshoot anomalies, and coordinate with engineering, range, maintenance, and customer teams.
- Build, inspect, maintain, and repair UAS airframes and subsystems, including composite structures.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Current FAA Remote Pilot Certificate with a Small UAS Rating, or ability to obtain one before independent operations.
- At least two years of relevant UAS, flight-test, aviation maintenance, avionics, military aviation, robotics testing, or comparable technical experience.
- Ability to operate Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 UAS; build and repair aircraft; travel; and hold or obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- Associate or bachelor's degree in a related field; three or more years of relevant flight-test, UAS, experimental-aircraft, developmental-testing, or fielded-mission experience.
- Experience with PX4, ArduPilot, Mission Planner, QGroundControl, ATAK, or comparable flight and ground-control software.
Pay
USD $130,000-$180,000 base salary
Tools
PX4, ArduPilot, Mission Planner, QGroundControl, ATAK, Jira, Confluence, MATLAB
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