UAS Pilot – Flight Operations (All Genders)

VectaCore GmbH; Österreich; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 61.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible work schedules

Certification budget

Paid time off

Career development

Descripción de la vacante

Personio seeks an enthusiastic UAS Pilot to support flight operations, experimental testing, and customer demonstrations in Austria. You will train customers and ensure flight readiness for a wide range of missions.

After completing internal training, you will operate UAS across missions, coordinate weather and NOTAMs, document results, and contribute to safety culture and continuous learning.

Formación

• Experience with flight test procedures and safety protocols.
• Knowledge of aircraft flight manuals and notional flight envelopes.
• RC flying experience is a plus and welcomed.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct flight tests and ground runs per design verification requirements.
• Deliver theoretical and practical flight training to customers.

Conocimientos

Flight test operations

UAS/UAV systems

RC flying experience

Field work

Hands-on aviation tech

Educación

HTL or equivalent in aviation technology

University degree in mechanical engineering (advantage)

Descripción del empleo

What you can expect

As a UAS Pilot, you’ll be at the heart of our flight operations, bringing our systems to life in the field. From experimental flight testing to customer training and international demonstrations, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of unmanned aviation.

After completing an internal training program, you will become qualified to operate our UAS across a wide range of missions.

• Conduct flight tests and ground runs in line with design verification requirements, working closely with our engineering teams to safely expand the flight envelope of our systems.
• Deliver theoretical and practical flight training to customers in accordance with our Flight Training Program.
• Perform all required pre‑flight and post‑flight procedures, document findings, and prepare test reports.
• Plan and coordinate flight missions, including weather and NOTAM assessments, flight area evaluations, UAS configuration check, and operational documentation
• Review and continuously improve the Aircraft Flight Manual from an operator's perspective, providing valuable feedback on procedures, limitations, and emergency operations.
• Contribute to a culture of safety, continuous learning, and operational excellence.

Your profile

• Initial professional experience in a technical environment is preferred. We also welcome recent graduates who are eager to start their careers in the exciting field of unmanned aviation. RC flying experience is a plus.
• Technical education (HTL or equivalent) in aviation technology, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or a related field. A university degree in mechanical engineering or a similar discipline is an advantage, but not required.
• If you're passionate about aviation and unmanned systems and enjoy combining technical expertise with hands‑on work in the field, we'd love to hear from you.

We offer

• Direct influence on the certification readiness of our entire product family A team that takes Just Culture seriously - honest error reporting is protected, not punished Flexible work schedules, access to state‑of‑the‑art testing infrastructure
• Collaboration is our top priority. We're not looking for cogs in the machine, but rather individuals who enrich our team and whom we value as people.
• We don't believe in silos. We celebrate successes together, learn from mistakes together, and support each other – always as equals.
• Maximum flexibility regarding working time models and hours, available either as a permanent position or on a freelance basis.
• Short decision‑making processes and open doors are standard practice here. Your ideas won’t get lost in bureaucracy; they’ll be heard, discussed, and implemented.
• The tech world never stands still, and neither will you. We support your personal and professional development (certifications, conferences, courses) with a dedicated budget and paid time off.

Collective agreement

For this position, we offer a gross annual salary starting at €55,356.00 on a full‑time basis. Depending on your qualifications and experience, we are certainly open to paying above this rate.