UAS Flight Operations & Training Specialist

Constellis; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Constellis is seeking a UAS Technical Expert to support unmanned aircraft system flight operations, customer training, testing and evaluation, and range operations at the Constellis Training Center and other authorized locations.

This hands-on role may serve as pilot, instructor, evaluator, mission planner or range-support team member, requiring aviation judgment and safe flight practices, with opportunities to lead missions and provide instruction.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least one year of demonstrated UAS operational experience.
• Knowledge of UAS flight principles, mission planning, airspace requirements, weather, inspections, emergency procedures, and operational risk management.
• Ability to safely conduct preflight, launch, flight, recovery, and post-flight operations in military/government/public-safety/training/range environments.
• Ability to follow instructions, test plans, range procedures, SOPs, and customer requirements with accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safe UAS flight operations in accordance with FAA regulations, CTC policies, range procedures, customer requirements, and SOPs.
• Plan and execute assigned missions, including preflight prep, inspections, launch, flight operations, recovery, and post-flight procedures.
• Operate UAS platforms, ground control stations, payloads, mission-planning applications, comms equipment, and support systems.
• Serve as a pilot or operator during training, technology demonstrations, testing/evaluation, Red Force activities, and scenario-based exercises.
• Provide classroom and hands-on UAS instruction, including support for lesson plans, practical exercises, and student evaluations.
• Support reconnaissance, surveillance, mapping, EO/IR, threat-replication, and other UAS-enabled mission requirements.
• Assist with testing/evaluation of aircraft, payloads, sensors, software, comms systems, and emerging tech, including documentation and after-action feedback.
• Maintain flight logs, training records, and equipment records.
• Conduct authorized field-level inspections and report deficiencies, maintenance concerns, or unsafe conditions.
• Support range preparation, equipment staging, safety procedures, launch/recovery operations, accountability, and coordination with customers, instructors, safety personnel, vendors, range control.
• Maintain proficiency on assigned systems and comply with safety, security, communications, information-protection, and risk-management requirements.
• Perform other UAS, training, testing, and range-support duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Work Environment: CASUAL; location/duration/schedule may change month to month.

Skills

UAS operation

Flight planning

FAA regulations

Safety procedures

Customer communication

Outdoor work

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Ground control stations

Job description

Constellis is seeking a UAS Technical Expert to support unmanned aircraft system flight operations, customer training, testing and evaluation, and range operations at the Constellis Training Center and other authorized locations.

This hands-on role may serve as pilot, instructor, evaluator, mission planner or range-support team member, requiring aviation judgment and safe flight practices, with opportunities to lead missions and provide instruction.