Autonomous Aircraft Demo Lead & Training Specialist

Pyka; California; Vor Ort; USD 107.000 - 153.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays & PTO

Dental & vision insurance

Zusammenfassung

Pyka is seeking a Flight Demo Specialist to support development and commercial deployments of its autonomous cargo aircraft. You will coordinate demos with defense partners, set up missions in new environments, and train customers to operate our aircraft.

After a two-month training in Dixon, CA, you will spend about 20% of time on demos, training, or flight testing. This multidisciplinary role requires strong written and verbal communication, standardizing ground and flight operations, and

Qualifikationen

• Experience with UAV flight operations and demonstrations.
• Knowledge of ground control and mission planning workflows.
• Mechanical and electrical systems experience helpful.
• Military familiarity with procurement and tech evaluation is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate demos and exercises with DoD groups, including airspace approvals and regulatory compliance.
• Travel to flight demos and training to support government and military customers.
• Suggest design improvements and feature requests to the design team.
• Perform fleet maintenance on aircraft, ground infrastructure, laptops and batteries.
• Assemble and test airframe airworthiness for missions.
• Serve as Pilot In Command or Ground Control Operator for experimental UAVs.
• Lead or participate in ground and flight test events as needed.
• Manage complex logistics to support flight operations.
• Assist in business development with military customers.

Kenntnisse

Fixed wing UAVs

Ground control software

Electrical systems

Flight planning software

Tools

Flight planning software

Jobbeschreibung

Pyka is seeking a Flight Demo Specialist to support development and commercial deployments of its autonomous cargo aircraft. You will coordinate demos with defense partners, set up missions in new environments, and train customers to operate our aircraft.

After a two-month training in Dixon, CA, you will spend about 20% of time on demos, training, or flight testing. This multidisciplinary role requires strong written and verbal communication, standardizing ground and flight operations, and