Drone Pilot

BharatRohan Airborne Innovations Private Limited; Coimbatore District; Remote; INR 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

BharatRohan Airborne Innovations Private Limited seeks an experienced drone operator to plan and execute flight tests for agricultural spraying projects across India. You will integrate hardware, troubleshoot drone systems, and ensure safe, efficient field operations.

Requirements include DGCA Remote Pilot certificate, UAOP eligibility, and hands-on experience with GCS and agri-spraying drones; willingness to travel extensively and work outdoors is essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold or be able to obtain Remote Pilot Certificate from DGCA.
• Experience operating agricultural spraying drones and using GCS.
• Must hold or be able to obtain UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATOR PERMIT (UAOP) from an FTO.
• Comfort working outdoors in remote environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute flight test plans for new software features, electronics, sensors, and payloads.
• Analyse weather forecasts to ensure safe flights. Document pre- and post-flight logs.
• Maintaining flight records and plan missions across agriculture farms; maintain data.
• Perform hands-on mechanical and electrical integration of new hardware on test vehicles.
• Troubleshoot and debug drone components in office or field; ensure fleet readiness.
• Travel across India to execute agricultural spraying projects and check drones before flights.
• Adhere to safety and privacy policies while delivering quality and protecting equipment.
• Schedule routine maintenance and ensure equipment is in prime operating condition.
• Possess knowledge of electrical test equipment and RF communications.

Skills

Remote piloting

Agriculture drone operations

GCS proficiency

UAOP eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/related field

Tools

GCS software

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Job description

Role and Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute flight test plans for new software features, electronics, sensors, and

payloads.

• Analyse weather forecasts to ensure safe flights Document pre- and post-flight logs
• Maintaining flight records. plan missions across agriculture farms and maintenance of

data.

• Perform hands-on mechanical and electrical integration of new hardware components on

the internal fleet of test vehicles for R&D and testing.

• Troubleshoot and debug any components of a drone in the office or in the field.

Maintenance of vehicles keep the fleet ready for flight tests.

• Travel all across India to execute agricultural spraying projects.
• Ability to travel extensively and work a flexible schedule during peak periods
• Check drones before a flight to ensure safe and proper Agri operation
• Should possess a fundamental understanding of batteries, including their power ratings

and the types of batteries being utilized.

• Piloting the drone on projects in a way that adheres to the company’s policies on safety and

privacy, while ensuring delivery of quality exceeds client expectations.

• Take care of equipment in your custody to ensure it remains fully functional and in prime

operating conditions at all times.

• Ensuring that there is no material loss to the company resulting from missing/misplaced

hardware when out on projects.

• Scheduling and undertaking routine maintenance of equipment assigned to you and

ensuring it is in prime operating conditions at all times.

Experience:

• Must have Remote pilot certificate from DGCA.
• Must have experience in Agriculture drone operations and GCS.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATOR PERMIT (UAOP)

from DGCA-approved Flying Training Organization (FTO), and must be comfortable

working outdoors in a remote environment.

• Experience in planning spray missions on Farm assistant or similar software, and surety of

proper execution.

• Experience with terrain sensors & obstacle sensors
• Knowledge regarding the flow rate of spray pumps.
• Awareness of the boundary mapping and safe margins
• Basic knowledge of electrical test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope) and UAS sensors.
• Ability to work hands-on with electro-mechanical systems including assembly, disassembly,

testing, and troubleshooting.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good RF communications fundamentals.

Eligibility:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, geospatial, or a related field
• At least 1 year of experience operating agricultural spraying drones, with a minimum of 500

+ flying hours.

• Must have experience in agriculture spraying drones.
• Ability to fly multi-rotors in both manual and autonomous modes.
• Experience flying UAVs for commercial purposes

Location : Tamil Nadu , Kerala