Developmental Test Lead — UAS Pilot

ABSI Aerospace & Defense; California (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ABSI Aerospace & Defense in St. Inigoes, MD, seeks a hands-on Developmental Test Project Officer / UAS Pilot to lead planning, coordination, and reporting of complex test events.

You will interface with government program offices, aircrew, engineers, and fleet representatives to ensure alignment and successful execution. The role requires aviation experience, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to work across multi-domain cUAS and UART test activities, with occasional travel and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in aviation, flight test or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional test teams in flight/test environments.
• Ability to coordinate complex test events and document findings.
• Willingness to obtain/maintain Group 1-2 UAS qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, execution, and reporting of developmental test events.
• Interface among test team, government offices, aircrew, engineers, fleet reps to maintain alignment.
• Coordinate multi-domain cUAS and UART test activities.
• Develop and maintain test plans, schedules, readiness products, and supporting docs.
• Provide hands-on leadership during test preparation and execution.
• Lead test team communications, readiness reviews, and debriefs.

Skills

Project leadership

Aviation experience

Cross-functional leadership

Technical writing

Data analysis

Flight test

UAS qualification

Travel readiness

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Test Pilot School graduate

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

ABSI Aerospace & Defense in St. Inigoes, MD, seeks a hands-on Developmental Test Project Officer / UAS Pilot to lead planning, coordination, and reporting of complex test events.

You will interface with government program offices, aircrew, engineers, and fleet representatives to ensure alignment and successful execution. The role requires aviation experience, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to work across multi-domain cUAS and UART test activities, with occasional travel and the