UAV Pilot

Client of James Douglas Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, an international consulting firm subsidiary to a global mining company, seeks a UAV Pilot responsible for safe and precise operation of UAV survey platforms during mineral exploration campaigns. The role covers heavy hybrid unmanned helicopter and light hybrid multirotor platforms carrying geophysical and remote-sensing payloads.

The candidate will act as mission commander or pilot-in-command when assigned, work with GCS operators, maintain stable flight profiles, and respond to

Qualifications

• 5 years of UAV aviation or unmanned aircraft operational experience preferred.
• Experience as UAV pilot, pilot-in-command, mission commander, instructor, test pilot or field chief preferred.
• Experience with heavy UAVs, unmanned helicopters, hybrid UAVs, BVLOS, controlled-airspace or long-endurance operations preferred.
• Strong manual-control ability emergency response judgement and disciplined use of procedures.
• Ability to work with GCS operators, payload operators, technicians and client site representatives in remote field conditions.
• Relevant UAV pilot certificates, aviation training or military/industrial UAS experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate UAVs during takeoff, hover, waypoint flight, survey-line execution, return, landing and recovery.
• Act as mission commander or pilot-in-command when assigned with clear authority during active flight operations.
• Review mission plans with GCS Operator including aircraft limits, flight profile and contingency actions.
• Maintain stable flight profiles for survey payloads such as magnetic, radiometric, LiDAR, hyperspectral.
• Respond to abnormal situations and complete flight logs and handover comments.
• Support platform testing, training, demonstrations and operational improvement.

Skills

UAV experience

Pilot-in-command

BVLOS operations

GCS coordination

Remote-field operations

Job description

Our client is an international consulting firm subsidiary to a global mining company They are seeking a UAV Pilot responsible for safe and precise operation of the company s UAV survey platforms during mineral exploration campaigns The role covers both heavy hybrid unmanned helicopter and light hybrid multirotor operations carrying geophysical and remote-sensing payloads The role requires strong mission discipline manual and automatic flight capability emergency handling and the ability to work as part of a multi-person survey crew

Key Responsibilities

• Operate UAVs during takeoff
• hover
• waypoint flight
• survey-line execution
• return
• landing and recovery
• Act as mission commander or pilot-in-command when assigned with clear authority during active flight operations
• Work with the GCS Operator to review mission plans aircraft limits flight profile terrain weather communication links and contingency actions
• Maintain stable flight profiles suitable for magnetic radiometric gravimetric LiDAR hyperspectral and other survey payloads
• Respond to abnormal situations such as lost link power issues navigation errors payload alarms weather changes or aircraft performance concerns
• Complete flight logs post-flight notes defect reports and handover comments for the operations team
• Support platform testing training demonstrations and operational improvement

Key Qualifications

• 5 years of UAV aviation or unmanned aircraft operational experience preferred
• Experience as UAV pilot pilot-in-command mission commander instructor test pilot or field chief is preferred
• Experience with heavy UAVs unmanned helicopters hybrid UAVs BVLOS controlled-airspace or long-endurance operations is strongly preferred
• Strong manual-control ability emergency response judgement and disciplined use of procedures
• Ability to work with GCS operators payload operators technicians and client site representatives in remote field conditions
• Relevant UAV pilot certificates aviation training or military industrial UAS experience is preferred

Travel Work Model

Frequent field travel for testing training mobilization and survey execution Flexible field schedule during active campaigns and aircraft trials

5+ years of UAV, aviation or unmanned aircraft operational experience preferred.Experience as UAV pilot, pilot-in-command, mission commander, instructor, test pilot or field chief is preferred.Experience with heavy UAVs, unmanned helicopters, hybrid UAVs, BVLOS, controlled-airspace or long-endurance operations is strongly preferred.Strong manual-control ability, emergency response judgement and disciplined use of procedures.Ability to work with GCS operators, payload operators, technicians and client/site representatives in remote field conditions.Relevant UAV pilot certificates, aviation training or military/industrial UAS experience is preferred.