Job Title: Support Engineer - Drone Safety Officer 

Job Location: College Station, TX 77845 (On Site only May have some travel for Flight Campaign, likely no travel.)

Job Duration: 11 Months Contract to hire

Pay Rate: $24.29/hr to $25.29/hr

Key job responsibilities:

• The Flight Support Assistant will work closely with crew members. Candidates must be self-driven and responsible. Duties include:
• Assisting in crew briefings, mission planning, and performing critical roles in field operations
• Ensuring a safe operational environment
• Export Control License
• Lifting: The ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds of equipment, including drones, batteries, and related gear, as part of daily operational tasks.
• Bending and Flexibility: The role may involve bending, squatting, and other physical movements to set up, maintain, or retrieve equipment and perform operational tasks.
• Standing: The candidate should be capable of standing for extended periods, particularly during drone setup, takeoff, and landing procedures.
• Climbing Ladders: Depending on the specific operational requirements, the candidate may need to ascend and descend ladders or elevated platforms to access drones, perform maintenance, or conduct inspections.
• Visual Acuity: Good visual acuity, including the ability to identify and respond to obstacles, hazards, or changes in flight conditions during drone operations.

Business Group:

• Concentrate on Drone Delivery to get customer package within 1 hour
• Operations team from receiving order, processing, getting package to the flight line, launching and delivery.

Reason for Request:

• Increased workload and attrition

Daily Schedule:

• Part of the Flight crew
• Prepare for the day’s operations
• Work with aircraft and flight operations equipment
• Work on operation to actually deliver package
• Installing batteries, moving aircraft to/from flight line.
• Working with operator in command to complete checklists safely
• Creating SOP’s for Processes

Role interesting:

• Building something new and drones.

Basic Qualifications:

• Hold a current and valid FAA Part 107 MUST HAVE BEFORE EMPLOYMENT
• FAA Certificate for small unmanned aircraft operations
• https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators
• 2+ years of work experience or a completed Associates degree ( non specific)
• Able to lift equipment and carry out physical activity with or without reasonable accommodation (45 lbs)
• Able to work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required

Up to 25% travel.

• If the do travel it will be up to 2 weeks at a time to one of the locations and then returning home.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest in aviation
• Ability to work independently
• Strong decision making skills
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills

Degree or Certification:

• Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent

KPI:

• Minimal number of mistakes. Identifying and creating new processes

Leadership Principle:

• Learn and Be Curious
• Ownership

Top 3 must-have hard skills:

• Communication Up and down
• Problem Solving
• Time Management