UAS Operator 3 (Remote/Deployed)

Insitu; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Insitu seeks an experienced UAS Operator to operate and maintain unmanned aircraft systems across multiple platforms, including Integrator and maritime deployments. You will coordinate customer missions and deliver video and payload data while providing high-touch support for our products.

Role requires international travel up to 70% and 4–6 month deployments; you must pass medical, dental and psychological screenings, lift up to 40 lbs, and hold an active DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of UAS operation or maintenance experience.
• Direct customer support in field environments.
• Willing to deploy 4–6 months per assignment and up to 70% travel annually.
• Pass pre-deployment medical, dental, and psych screenings.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs and work in extreme weather.
• Active DoD security clearance (Secret).

Responsibilities

• Operate unmanned aircraft systems per checklists and safety protocols.
• Conduct preflight planning including weather, NOTAMs, and airspace requirements.
• Evaluate mission requirements and determine operational needs.
• Collect and analyze flight data; complete post-mission reports/logs.
• Collaborate with team and customers to plan UAS missions.
• Perform UAS and ground support equipment testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts to resolve issues beyond field maintenance.
• Conduct inventory of UAS spares/components and report cycle counts.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Willingness to deploy

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Insitu has an immediate need for a UAS Operator with previous Insitu product experience, ideally with the Integrator aircraft and/or Maritime deployments. You will play a critical role in operating and maintaining unmanned aircraft systems for various platforms. Your expertise will be utilized to coordinate customer missions, deliver full-motion video and payload data, and provide high-touch customer service on our products. You will have the opportunity to be deployed around the world with our products to support our customer’s important missions.

Responsibilities:

• Operate unmanned aircraft systems in compliance with checklists and safety protocols.
• Conducts preflight planning to include mission briefings weather forecasts, Notice to Airmen (NOTAMs), Special Instructions (SPINs) and airspace requirements.
• Evaluates customer's mission requirements and determines operational needs.
• Collect and analyze data obtained from flights; complete post-mission reports/logs.
• Collaborate with team members and customers to plan and execute UAS mission.
• Performs UAS and ground support equipment testing, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Coordinates with Company subject matter experts to resolve issues beyond the scope of field maintenance capability, as needed.
• Conducts inventory of UAS spares/components and reports cycle counts.

Required:

• Minimum 3+ years of prior experience operating and/or maintaining UAS platforms.
• Knowledge and experience providing direct support and service to customers in a field environment.
• Strong customer service background and excellent communication skills Must be willing to deploy to remote and at times austere environments for 4-to-6-month assignments; willingness to travel up to 70% of the year.
• Ability to pass customer-mandated medical, dental, and psychological pre-deployment screening process.
• Ability to carry up to 40 lbs. and work in outdoor environments, including at times extreme high and low temperatures, and variable weather.
• An active secret DoW clearance.

Preferred:

• Maritime deployed experience.
• Integrator, or RQ21 experience.
• Experience delivering system training; ability to apply knowledge of instructional skills.
• Current qualifications on ScanEagle or Integrator; Operator/Maintenance and/or Mission Coordinator qualifications.
• Other relevant experience working with UAS (ex. training, flight test, engineering).
• Prior military experience or experience working with military customers.
• Top Secret Clearance.
• Basic networking skills.

Typical Education and Experience:

Associate degree in related discipline and typically 3 or more years of related experience or a comparable combination of education, military and/or work experience.

Offer contingent upon selected applicant providing a current FAA Class 2 Medical certificate.

Due to the rotational and assignment-based nature of this position, you are not required to live near the home offices in Bingen, WA / Hood River, OR, but may live remotely in the continental United States (excludes Hawaii, US territories, and foreign jurisdictions). Occasional travel to the Bingen, WA area may be required.

Total Rewards package:

At Insitu, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Insitu also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire.

Typical Hiring Range:

Please note that the salary information show below is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience, qualifications and work location.

Insitu is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Insitu, a Boeing Company, is an industry-leading provider of delivering information for superior decision-making. We provide solutions for collection, processing and understanding sensor data through creating and supporting unmanned air systems and software. By leveraging our more than 1 million operational flight hours, our customers are able to interpret their data and make critical decisions worldwide.