Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The UAS Flight Operations Specialist will apply their hard-earned field experience to build, demonstrate, and test hydrogen powered Hybrid VTOL and Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). They will support and/or perform flight tests, technical demonstrations, and customer training plans as necessary. This position requires automobile travel up to ~2 hours each way to flight test ranges. Some ground tests can be performed locally.

The UAS Flight Operations Specialist will also be responsible for the overall state of health and readiness of the entire flight test system, including the Ground Control Systems, Ground Support Equipment and Air Vehicles. This requires a working understanding of all UAS major components.

The UAS Flight Operations Specialist will own the maintenance of logbooks and other system configuration records for the systems in their custody. The UAS Flight Operations Specialist is expected to bring a pragmatic, real-world perspective to the team and will be relied upon as a member of the customer facing team throughout the development of the system.

As a key member of a small team, and to develop in-depth knowledge of Heven Aerotech’s portfolio of UAS, the UAS Flight Operations Specialist will also be involved in the assembly of Air Vehicles, Ground Control Systems and Ground Support Equipment. In this capacity, the UAS Flight Operations Specialist will be expected to provide “user perspective” feedback and improvement suggestions as a member of the design team. This may also include the creation and fine-tuning of training instruction documentation in cooperation with other groups.

The UAS Flight Operations Specialist will also be a key contributor to subsystem bench testing, iron bird proof testing, diagnostic and debugging activities, and root cause analysis efforts led by engineering.

As a UAS systems expert, the UAS Flight Operations Specialist will play a key role in the development of the entire system – this will require the UAS Flight Operations Specialist to become intimately familiar will all areas of the systems to include the Air Vehicle (operations and maintenance), Ground Control Station and associated software/user interfaces, and all Ground Support Equipment.

Previous engineering, UAS Operator/Maintenance Instructor, military instructor certifications/qualifications, and Field Service Representative experience and/or relevant education preferred.

CONUS and occasional OCONUS travel may be required for test flights, training, and field support.

Duties:

Reporting to the Chief Pilot, the UAS Flight Operations Specialist shall:

• Perform flight tests of Group 2+ UAS.

• Create and maintain test plans, reports, and summaries in support of a training development and demonstration schedule

• Collaborate with other internal stakeholders and leads to ensure health and readiness of the UAS

• Support the development of sustainment-ready military UAS by providing product feedback to the engineering team to inform design objectives and improvements

• Develop and implement customer use cases of the Air Vehicle

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Minimum of 4+ years military UAS operations experience

• Minimum of 4+ years UAS development experience

Skills and Competencies:

• Experience integrating payloads and radios such as Trillium, Persistent Systems, and Silvus

• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills

• Ability to present technical data to a variety of audiences

• Good at keeping complex systems working well and performing preventative maintenance

• Good at maintaining a safe work environment and working to improve the safety of personnel and equipment

• Friendly, collaborative, and tactful in conflict resolution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with military, fixed wing VTOL or multirotor, and Group 2+ categories in theater are highly desired

• Experience with SOCOM’s “Mod Payload” design standard

• Experience with STANAG 4586 GCS with software such as Vigilant Spirit

• Experience with multiple GCS software including QGroundControl, Embention, Micropilot, Mission Planner • Ability to develop training curriculum content

• DOD Secret clearance (or ability to obtain)

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

• Ability to travel as needed.

This position may require access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). To conform to the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

Statement of employment and EEO

Employment is on an "at-will" basis. This job description is not an employment contract, and management reserves the right to reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Qualified applicants with a disability can request accommodations.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Heven AeroTech (Heven), Headquartered in Northern Virginia with offices in Washington, Florida and Israel, our team thrives on collaboration, diversity, and innovation. We are committed to creating a workplace where every voice matters, every effort is valued, and every team member has the tools to grow and succeed. We’d love to meet you if you’re ready to be the glue that holds a dynamic headquarters team together and lead with purpose.

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Heven AeroTech (Heven), Headquartered in Northern Virginia with offices in Washington, Florida and Israel, our team thrives on collaboration, diversity, and innovation. We are committed to creating a workplace where every voice matters, every effort is valued, and every team member has the tools to grow and succeed. We’d love to meet you if you’re ready to be the glue that holds a dynamic headquarters team together and lead with purpose.

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