SME L1

Wipro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Wipro in Mountain View, CA seeks a drone operations technician to support field nest setups and ongoing maintenance. You will perform pre-flight checks, nest inspections, and coordinate with the customer’s flight operations center.

The role includes practical field tasks, safety reporting, and site-to-site transport using a company van. The position offers hands-on responsibilities in a critical operations environment with standard medical, dental, and PTO benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform pre-flight inspections and nest setup.
• Experience with drone operations and field service tasks.
• Ability to follow maintenance manuals.

Responsibilities

• Setup nests prior to start of operations.
• Perform daily aircraft and flight-line checks, including pre- and post-flight inspections.
• Perform nest equipment and condition checks.
• Maintain nest cleanliness.
• Replace nest equipment as required.
• Maintain communications with the flight operations center.
• Respond to field service tasks and emergencies.
• Operate contractor-provided van between sites.
• Recover aircraft and report incidents.

Skills

Drone Scan

Job description

Job Description

• Setup nests prior to start of operations
• Perform daily aircraft and flight-line checks (including pre-flight and post-flight inspections), and other start of day activities
• Perform routine aircraft standard practices (as defined in Wipro Customer’s uncrewed aerial system maintenance manual)
• Perform nest equipment and condition checks (before operations, during operations and end-of-day)
• Maintain nest cleanliness within the nest boundary
• Replace Wipro customer’s provided nest equipment as required
• Maintain communications with the Wipro Customer’s flight operations center using Wipro Customer’s provided equipment
• Respond to and complete field service tasks assigned by Wipro customer.
• Respond to minor emergencies involving Wipro customer’s aircraft and equipment and report occurrences to the Wipro Customer’s designated flight operations manager (“FOM”)
• When scheduled, visually monitor airspace to detect and report non-Wipro Customer aircraft
• Monitor air-traffic displays provided by Wipro Customer to detect non-Wipro Customer’s aircraft and report to the pilot-in-command (“PIC”)
• Monitor for and report hazardous weather conditions in the operating area to the FOM
• Detect and report visible obstacles or other hazards to flight to the FOM
• Verify and report location and height of detected obstacles as requested
• Operate a Contractor-provided light vehicle (van) for movement between various Wipro Customer’s operating locations, move aircraft between sites, and recover Wipro Customer’s aircraft
• Recover Wipro Customer’s aircraft that have landed outside the nest area

Mandatory Skills: Drone Scan .

The expected compensation for this role ranges from $25,000 to $50,000 .

Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro's standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

Wipro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Applications from veterans and people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

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