Drone Operations & Production Lead

Carbonix; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Carbonix is seeking an operations-focused professional to bridge our production floor with field operations for BVLOS drone programs. You will oversee day-to-day production tasks, ensure engineering changes reach aircraft, and maintain readiness of drones and ground kits.

This hands-on role touches production, engineering and flight operations from build to deployment. Ideal candidates have background in remote drone/UAV roles or engineering, strong coordination skills, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Background as a remote drone/UAV pilot, mission planner, or engineer.
• Experience coordinating jobs to deadlines.
• Organised with up-to-date tracking and records.
• Familiarity with ticketing systems; Jira preferred.
• This role is hands-on and field-facing.
• Must hold a valid car driver’s licence.
• Must have working rights in Australia.
• Desirable: CASA RePL or RPAS operations experience.
• Desirable: maintenance records, configuration control or airworthiness processes.
• Desirable: familiarity with Ardupilot or similar autopilot systems.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day production task list — assign the work, sequence it, and hold the dates.
• Track every aircraft through the build in Jira, find blockers, and drive them to closure.
• Roll out released engineering changes to the right aircraft, and keep the change register accurate.
• Own the maintenance plan for aircraft, trailers and ground equipment; raise work before due.
• Own field readiness for every deployment — serviceability, configuration, kit, spares, paperwork.
• Coordinate with the flight operations team on what is going where and when.
• Inspect returned assets, arrange repairs, and re-stock for next job.
• Report fleet status weekly and be the single point of truth on availability.

Skills

Drone/UAV operations

Project coordination

Jira

Attention to detail

Organized

Tools

Jira

Job description

Carbonix is seeking an operations-focused professional to bridge our production floor with field operations for BVLOS drone programs. You will oversee day-to-day production tasks, ensure engineering changes reach aircraft, and maintain readiness of drones and ground kits.

This hands-on role touches production, engineering and flight operations from build to deployment. Ideal candidates have background in remote drone/UAV roles or engineering, strong coordination skills, and familiarity with