FPV UAS Instructor

People, Technology & Processes, LLC; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

People, Technology & Processes, LLC is seeking an FPV Instructor in Virginia Beach to lead hands-on flight operations and platform maintenance for tactical UAS. The role requires maintaining a Secret clearance and conducting operations in challenging environments.

The candidate will develop and deliver training curricula for foundational and advanced FPV skills, oversee payload integration, and coordinate with cross-functional teams across DoD components. A valid U.S.

Qualifications

• Secret clearance eligibility and ability to obtain/maintain clearance within DoD programs.
• UAS flight physical and medical readiness documented.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• 3 years of tactical FPV flight experience across multiple UAS platforms.
• Experience in designing/training curricula for foundational and advanced flight skills.
• Familiarity with PCB soldering and wiring.
• Experience working with DoD cross-functional teams.
• Experience vetting FPV/sUAS/cUAS hardware and software.
• Strong electronics safety knowledge.
• 3 years with Betaflight and FPV simulators.
• Experience integrating payloads and comms into UAS.
• Experience in Counter-UAS operations, TTPs.
• Experience using FPVs in real-world combat scenarios.
• FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot tactical UAS platforms and payloads.
• Conduct flight operations in contested electromagnetic environments and low-light/night conditions.
• Integrate FPV operations into small-unit maneuvers, including target identification and grid relay, with counter-UAS focus.

Skills

FPV flight experience

UAS platforms

Counter-UAS concepts

Drone pilot certification

Job description

Description

Position title: FPV Instructor

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Clearance required: SECRET

Responsibilities Include (but Are Not Limited To)

• Build, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot tactical UAS platforms and associated payloads.
• Conduct flight operations in contested electromagnetic environments, maritime conditions, and degraded visual conditions (low-light/night).
• Integrate tactical UAS employment into small unit maneuver operations, including target identification, grid relay, kinetic strikes, and counter-UAS operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Ability to maintain a UAS flight physical.
• Documentation of physical readiness from a medical provider.
• Possess a valid U.S driver's license.
• Ability to lift objects of 50 lbs.
• Three years of experience flying, troubleshooting and fixing FPVs across multiple UAS platforms from a tactical perspective in contested environments.
• Experience implementing, evaluating, and executing training curriculum for:
  • Foundational flight fundamentals.
  • Advanced piloting skills for combat and contested environments.
• Familiarity with soldering Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) and connecting electrical wires.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, preferably across components within DoD.
• Experience with vetting cutting edge hardware and software technology within FPVs, sUAS, and cUAS systems.
• Proven background of electronics safety, fundamentals, and best practices.
• Three years' experience with Betaflight and FPV simulator software.
• Experience integrating variety of current and relevant operational payloads and communication pathways into UAS.
• Experience in Counter UAS Operations, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures.
• Experience employing FPVs in real-world combat scenarios.
• FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot.