What are the responsibilities and job description for the UAS Operator 2 position at Insitu, Inc.?
Job Title: UAS Operator
At Insitu, a Boeing company, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. You can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are core values. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth.
We have an immediate need for a UAS Operator with previous Insitu product experience, ideally with the Integrator aircraft and/or Maritime deployments. As a critical member of our team, you will play a key 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:
At Insitu, a Boeing company, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. You can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are core values. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth.
We have an immediate need for a UAS Operator with previous Insitu product experience, ideally with the Integrator aircraft and/or Maritime deployments. As a critical member of our team, you will play a key 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.
- 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 (ex. DOD).
- Ability to carry up to 40 lbs. and work in outdoor environments, including at times extreme high and low temperatures, and variable weather.
- Prior military experience or experience working with military customers.
- An active Top Secret clearance.
- 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)
- Basic networking skills
- Associate degree in related discipline and typically 3 or more years of related experience.
