Technical Operations Engineer

Technical Operations Engineer

Requirements

• Technical or associate degree in aerospace/UAS (or related) field
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude with tools and electronics
• Familiarity with basic computer networking concepts
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills
• Proven ability to master a technical system and support it in austere environments; must demonstrate an innate drive to be self-sufficient across the breadth of a technical system
• Extensive hands-on (field operations, manufacturing, or test) technical experience
• Hands-on professional experience working with UAV’s or equivalent military experience as a UAV operator, maintenance technician, or Crew Chief
• Demonstrated understanding of flight operations, aircraft systems, and sensors
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and operations in pursuit of mission success
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers; demonstrated ability to collect differing opinions and reconcile them in order to achieve agreement on what ‘right’ looks like
• Experience working in unstructured situations at the interface of hardware, software, and networking; ability to drive challenging and vague technical problems to clarity and resolution
• Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems
• Strong computer and documentation experience
• Demonstrated ability to train peers or customers on the operation of a product
• Willingness to travel up to 80%, including occasional deployments for up to two months at a time
• Able to work extended hours as required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain 14 CFR Part 107 and 14 CFR 61 Ground School
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a FAA Class II Medical
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Own event planning and execution
• Assemble aircraft and sub-systems
• Become proficient in ground station software
• Become proficient in ALTIUS Launcher Systems
• Become subject matter expert (SME) on ALTIUS platforms
• Pilot aircraft via waypoint navigation and manual control
• Conduct mission planning
• Support ground testing events
• Travel to various test sites and ranges to conduct flight operations
• Work with multiple internal organizations to plan test events and lead the successful execution of those test events
• Responsible for conducting pre-flight briefings and post-flight debriefings

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or related discipline
• Prior military or overseas contracting experience
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix OS; comfortable obtaining data from software platforms using command-line tools