Senior Check Pilot – MightyFly – sUAS Information

Because the Senior Check Pilot you’ll personal constructing out the core features of the flight check program. Particularly, you’ll put together MightyFly’s experimental UAV plane for flight, conduct flight checks of the plane because the Pilot in Command, plan missions to help the flight check staff, log flights, and supply debriefings to the staff. Because the Lead Check Pilot you might be answerable for briefing crew members and sustaining flight security. Different tasks embody, working with the staff to organize ideas of operations, coordinating actions with airport officers, conducting readiness evaluation for future pilots, and help of our first pilot launch. At instances there can also be alternative to work with our engineering and construct staff offering enter on design options and even serving to to assemble our airframe and subsystems.

For almost all of time, this place can be discipline work away from the monotony of the workplace. Present flight testing takes place at a small airport close to Tracy California with restricted infrastructure. Demonstration checks can be performed in different areas throughout the USA and you may be a key participant within the logistics of these operations. Flight testing usually requires early morning begin instances and might be vastly satisfying.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Carry out check flights from our floor station because the pilot answerable for each BVLOS and VLOS flights.
• Carry out flight check actions together with mission flight check planning, flight briefings and flight check security critiques.
• Preserve/conduct pre and submit flight inspection of the UAV
• Handle the maintenance of our check website facility.
• Present suggestions to the software program staff by testing UI interfaces and operating simulations of varied actual life situations and simulated failures. Use the simulator to coach your self to pilot MightyFly’s plane.
• Work with the staff to create the idea of operations and coaching manuals.
• Work with a multidisciplinary staff to carry out, analyze, and conduct floor testing.
• Contribute within the construct of the MightyFly plane.
• Assist launch our pilot program.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Technical

• Present Industrial Pilot License (PPL)
• Expertise flying massive UAVs or VTOL plane (greater than 55 kilos)
• Proficient with computer systems and excessive tech {hardware} and software program
• Stage of consolation with trailers, towing, and normal automotive preventive and fundamental upkeep wants

Basic

• A private drive to construct techniques from the bottom up
• A powerful curiosity for tackling and fixing complicated issues
• Self-directed with the power to work and thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced setting
• Consideration to element

Planning & Partnering

• Means to plan and ship on time
• Organizational abilities
• Group chief and skill to work cross functionally

Good to have

• Familiarity with aviation certification requirements & processes
• Navy service background piloting massive scale UAV
• Flight tutorial expertise
• Expertise engaged on electrical and combustion engine plane
• Half 107 certificates
• 1+ 12 months expertise flying radio managed (RC) mannequin plane

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

MightyFly is simply in a position to sponsor TN visas and H1B visa transfers for this place these days.

Equal alternative

MightyFly is an equal alternative employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We don’t discriminate primarily based upon race, faith, coloration, nationwide origin, intercourse (together with being pregnant, childbirth, reproductive well being choices, or associated medical situations), sexual orientation, gender identification, gender expression, age, standing as a protected veteran, standing as a person with a incapacity, genetic info, political opinions or exercise, or different relevant legally protected traits.

Range

MightyFly values variety and welcomes purposes from those that are historically underrepresented within the tech trade. We’re a world staff led by a feminine CEO.

Job Location

Tradition

• We’re aviation and aerospace fans who consider the sky is not the restrict.
• Teamwork: We consider that to realize nice outcomes we’d like nice teamwork.
• Working exhausting: Constructing dependable aviation and logistics merchandise is actually exhausting but additionally thrilling, difficult, and rewarding.
• Having enjoyable: We consider that tough work must be coupled with enjoyable. We love hanging out past the workday, internet hosting staff dinners, and organizing enjoyable actions. We love the outside and outside sports activities. And naturally, we love flying.
• Celebrating wins massive and small.
• Creativity: We love and encourage creativity. The very best concepts emerge when our working setting fosters out-of-the-box pondering.
• Humility: Let’s depart the ego on the door so we will work collectively to create significant options.
• Fairness, inclusivity, and respect for the variety of life and work experiences that every particular person brings to the staff.
• Transparency, honesty, and integrity.

Advantages

• Aggressive well being, dental, and imaginative and prescient insurance coverage.
• Inventory choice plan.
• Complementary in workplace meals and snacks
• 401k Plan
• Commuter advantages

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