UAV Operations & Production Coordinator

Carbonix; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Carbonix, an Australian manufacturer and operator of long-range RPAS platforms, seeks an operations-focused professional who can bridge production and field operations. You will manage day-to-day production tasks, ensure engineering changes are reflected on aircraft, and maintain visibility on drone status, assets, and readiness from build to deployment.

This hands-on role works across production, engineering, and flight operations teams, offering a direct pathway into an operations management

Qualifications

• Background as a remote drone/UAV pilot, mission planner, or a mechanical/manufacturing/aeronautical engineer would be a plus.
• Experience running jobs to a deadline — coordinating people, suppliers or trades.
• Organised and self-driven with up-to-date tracking.
• Comfortable working in a ticketing system; Jira experience preferred.

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 and keep records audit ready.
• Own field readiness for every deployment — serviceability, configuration, kit completeness, spares and paperwork.
• Coordinate with the flight operations team on what is going where and when, plan backwards from go date.
• Inspect returned assets, arrange repairs, and get them back on the shelf for the next job.
• Report fleet status weekly and be the single point of truth on what is available.

Tools

Jira

Job description

Carbonix, an Australian manufacturer and operator of long-range RPAS platforms, seeks an operations-focused professional who can bridge production and field operations. You will manage day-to-day production tasks, ensure engineering changes are reflected on aircraft, and maintain visibility on drone status, assets, and readiness from build to deployment.

This hands-on role works across production, engineering, and flight operations teams, offering a direct pathway into an operations management