UAV Pilot

AL TARIQ; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

ADASI in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced UAS Operations Specialist to conduct ground and flight testing, simulator training, and equipment testing to maintain fleet readiness and validate system performance.

You will support internal and external UAS flight operations, deploy on national and international missions, collaborate with pilots, maintenance, engineers, and planners, and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ground and flight activities (GT/TT/FT) and simulator training to maintain fleet readiness and validate system performance.
• Perform UAS flight operations per approved procedures, supporting deployments, exercises, and demonstrations.
• Maintain UAS currency by completing flight hours, simulator sessions, recurrent training, and competency assessments per standards.
• Support OPS tasks including static displays, flight demonstrations, customer evaluations, and special assignments.
• Pursue minimum PIC qualifications established by ADASI for career development and broader deployment opportunities.
• Update the Operations Equipment Status System by tracking availability, serviceability, and readiness of equipment.
• Contribute to developing and improving SOPs and operational documentation for standardization and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in development-related ground and flight activities, including evaluations, testing, and capability enhancements.
• Comply with aviation safety requirements, company policies, OEM docs, and civil/military regulations while maintaining professionalism and flight safety.
• Collaborate with pilots, maintenance personnel, engineers, mission planners, ATC, and other stakeholders to ensure safe, efficient execution of all activities.

Job description

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Key Responsibilities

• Conduct non-operational ground and flight activities, including Ground Testing (GT), TT, Flight Testing (FT), simulator training (SIM), and equipment testing to maintain fleet serviceability, validate system performance, and enhance UAS operational capability.
• Perform internal andexternal UAS flightoperations in accordancewith approved procedures, supporting ADASIs operationalcommitments while participatingin national andinternational deployments, exercises, customer demonstrations, and mission activities.
• Maintain UAS operationalcurrency by completingrequired flight hours, simulator sessions, recurrenttraining, and competencyassessments to ensurecontinuous operationalreadiness and compliancewith company andregulatory standards.
• Support miscellaneous Operations(OPS) tasks, includingstatic displays, flightdemonstrations, customerevaluations, and specialoperational assignmentsto promote ADASIcapabilities and meetorganizational objectives.
• Progress toward achievingthe minimum Pilotin Command (PIC) qualification requirementsestablished by ADASIto support careerdevelopment, increasedoperational responsibility, and broader deploymentopportunities.
• Generate, update, andmaintain the OperationsEquipment Status Systemby monitoring theavailability, serviceability, and readiness ofoperational equipment,providing accurate statusreports to managementto support operationalplanning and resourceallocation.
• Contribute to thedevelopment, review, andcontinuous improvementof local operatingprocedures, Standard OperatingProcedures (SOPs), andoperational documentationto ensure standardization, regulatory compliance,risk mitigation, andadherence to nationaland international aviationstandards.
• Participate in development-related ground andflight activities, includingsystem evaluations, testing, validation, and capabilityenhancement initiativesto support thecontinuous improvementand operational effectivenessof UAS platforms.
• Comply with aviationsafety requirements, companypolicies, OEM documentation, and applicable civiland military aviation regulations while maintainingthe highest standardsof professionalism, operationaldiscipline, and flightsafety.
• Collaborate effectivelywith pilots, maintenancepersonnel, engineers, missionplanners, air trafficservices, and otherstakeholders to ensurethe safe, efficient, and successful executionof all assignedoperational and developmentalactivities.

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