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 assist the flight check crew, log flights, and supply debriefings to the crew. Because the Lead Check Pilot you’re chargeable for briefing crew members and sustaining flight security. Different obligations embody, working with the crew to arrange ideas of operations, coordinating actions with airport officers, conducting readiness evaluation for future pilots, and assist of our first pilot launch. At occasions there may additionally be alternative to work with our engineering and construct crew offering enter on design options and even serving to to assemble our airframe and subsystems.

For almost all of time, this place will probably be area 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 will probably be performed in different areas throughout the US and you may be a key participant within the logistics of these operations. Flight testing typically requires early morning begin occasions and may be massively satisfying.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Carry out check flights from our floor station because the pilot accountable for each BVLOS and VLOS flights.
• Carry out flight check actions together with mission flight check planning, flight briefings and flight check security critiques.
• Keep/conduct pre and publish flight inspection of the UAV
• Handle the maintenance of our check web site facility.
• Present suggestions to the software program crew by testing UI interfaces and working simulations of varied actual life situations and simulated failures. Use the simulator to coach your self to pilot MightyFly’s plane.
• Work with the crew to create the idea of operations and coaching manuals.
• Work with a multidisciplinary crew 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 basic automotive preventive and primary upkeep wants

Normal

• 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 atmosphere
• Consideration to element

Planning & Partnering

• Skill to plan and ship on time
• Organizational abilities
• Staff chief and talent to work cross functionally

Good to have

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

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW

MightyFly is barely capable of 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 id, gender expression, age, standing as a protected veteran, standing as a person with a incapacity, genetic data, political opinions or exercise, or different relevant legally protected traits.

Variety

MightyFly values range and welcomes functions from those that are historically underrepresented within the tech trade. We’re a global crew led by a feminine CEO.

Job Location

Tradition

• We’re aviation and aerospace fans who imagine the sky is not the restrict.
• Teamwork: We imagine that to attain nice outcomes we’d like nice teamwork.
• Working arduous: Constructing dependable aviation and logistics merchandise is actually arduous but additionally thrilling, difficult, and rewarding.
• Having enjoyable: We imagine that arduous work must be coupled with enjoyable. We love hanging out past the workday, internet hosting crew 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 perfect concepts emerge when our working atmosphere fosters out-of-the-box considering.
• Humility: Let’s go away 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 crew.
• Transparency, honesty, and integrity.

Advantages

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

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