Maritime Drone Ops & Systems Technician

Valtec; Leyte; On-site; PHP 230,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Valtec, an international drone technology company, seeks a Maritime Drone and Systems Technician to oversee safe operation of UAS, maritime IT systems, and vessel-mounted equipment across land and sea.

The role is field-intensive with end-to-end execution, technical maintenance, and deployments that can last for weeks at sea. Travel and extended vessel deployments (up to 8 weeks) are expected.

Qualifications

• Must hold a CAAP Drone Certification and a Seaman Certification (BT). Those without these certification will be trained and subsidized with a bond.

Responsibilities

• UAS and flight operations planning, deployment, launch/recovery on land and maritime vessels.
• Install, configure, and maintain Ground Control Stations (GCS), payload cameras, and telemetry systems.
• Provide field IT support for onboard networking and rugged compute systems.
• Support helicopter-mounted camera integration and radio systems testing.
• Diagnostics, component replacement, and field repairs for hardware and GNSS under austere shipboard conditions.
• Meticulous logging of flight data, maintenance histories, and inventory checks.
• Ensure compliance with CAAP regulations and vessel safety procedures.

Skills

CAAP Drone Certification

Seaman Certification BT

Hardware troubleshooting

Electronics

Basic networking

Field diagnostics

Job description

Valtec, an international drone technology company, seeks a Maritime Drone and Systems Technician to oversee safe operation of UAS, maritime IT systems, and vessel-mounted equipment across land and sea.

The role is field-intensive with end-to-end execution, technical maintenance, and deployments that can last for weeks at sea. Travel and extended vessel deployments (up to 8 weeks) are expected.