Aerosonde UAS Flight Crew: Global Deployments

Textron Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Schedules

Education Assistance

Career Development & Training

Wellness Program

Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Textron Systems is seeking an on-site Aerosonde Flight Crew to support deployed UAS flight operations. The role involves aircraft/sensor operations, mission coordination, maintenance, and logistics for the Aerosonde Mk 4.7 system.

The candidate will serve as a subject matter expert and participate in daily operations, site stand-ups, and customer interfaces. Primary duties require extensive travel, domestically and internationally, with deployments to US coalition bases and austere forward

Qualifications

• Three-week online training program covering aviation weather, data link theory, Aerosonde operations and simulator training.
• Ability to safely perform duties of an Aerosonde UAS Crewmember without supervision, including flight/ground equipment setup and logs/records.
• Ability to coordinate flight schedules, airspace, resources, frequency deconfliction and day-to-day flight operations.

Responsibilities

• Operational support of deployed flight operations.
• Perform as a deployed Aerosonde UAS Crewmember.
• Travel and deploy worldwide with domestic and foreign militaries and international customers as required.
• Direct interface with military customers.
• Work in groups or independently with minimal or no supervision.
• Be prepared to work odd shifts, weekends and extended hours.
• Responsible for data management and generation.
• Provide support for general logistics functions.
• Maintain site support equipment per maintenance procedures and training.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and implement solutions.
• Practice ISO 9001 principles and concepts.

Skills

UAS Operator Certificate

FAA Private Pilot Certificate

UAS Maintainer Certificate

FAA A&P Certificate

Military Aviation Maintenance

Deployment experience

Education

2 Year Degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Job description

Textron Systems is seeking an on-site Aerosonde Flight Crew to support deployed UAS flight operations. The role involves aircraft/sensor operations, mission coordination, maintenance, and logistics for the Aerosonde Mk 4.7 system.

The candidate will serve as a subject matter expert and participate in daily operations, site stand-ups, and customer interfaces. Primary duties require extensive travel, domestically and internationally, with deployments to US coalition bases and austere forward