Senior Field Services Engineer (R6380)

What you'll do

• Coordinate and execute UAS demonstrations and flight-test operations, including aircraft readiness, flight planning, launch and recovery, logistics, and maintenance.
• Operate Group 1/2 UAS platforms, develop mission scenarios and test objectives, and assess operational effectiveness and field readiness.
• Gather operator and customer feedback and translate findings into recommendations for engineering, training, deployment, and sustainment.

What they ask for

• 4+ years operating and maintaining Group 1/2 UAS platforms, with experience working with foreign and domestic military units.
• Knowledge of COTS UAS hardware, autopilot systems, ground control stations, communications systems, and payload integration.
• Experience developing and executing SOPs and operational processes; working knowledge of FAA regulations, NAS operations, and airspace coordination.
• FAA Part 107 certification or equivalent UAS operational experience; ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting C2 operations, tactical communications, operational test and evaluation, autonomy or AI-enabled systems, or developmental flight test programs.
• Familiarity with QGC, Mission Planner, ArduPilot, and PX4.

Tools

COTS UAS, autopilot systems, ground control stations, communications systems, payload integration, QGC, Mission Planner, ArduPilot

AI focus

Preferred experience supporting autonomy and AI-enabled systems, including developmental flight-test programs and multi-aircraft or distributed UAS operations.