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UAV Instructor Operator

General Atomics Intelligence

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Aerospace and Aviation
Dugway, UT (On-Site/Office)

General Atomics Systems Integration, LLC (GA-SI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a provider of military and commercial engineering services. GA-SI is a leading-edge expert in systems integration technologies, reliability improvements, and controls system design.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced UAV Instructor/Operator Pilot to join our Aero Services division in Dugway, UT.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Act as a Instructor Operator for General Atomics PBL US Army field support. Responsible for supporting customer organizational units in aircrew training, evaluations, and sustained flight operations.
  • Coordinates and actively participates in ground and flight operations efforts including mission planning, execution and briefing, debriefing, aircrew resource management and safety.
  • May be called upon to remotely pilot vehicles to determine compliance with specification and operational suitability during flight test/demonstration support through specifically prescribed tests and maneuvers.
  • Ensures compliance with service guidance, company policy and procedures and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
  • May develop and verify procedures for use with new aircraft features and participates in the development of operational and safety procedures and training syllabus courseware.
  • Responsible for observing all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company. Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications

  • Typically requires education/formal training equivalent to the completion of a four-year technical degree or trade school equivalency and nine or more years in UAV operation or aviation. Equivalent professional or military experience in UAV or aviation may be substituted in lieu of education.
  • Familiarity with Army forms, records, and publications as well as Contractor Flight and Ground Operations procedures and records (DCMA 8210).
  • Must demonstrate an extensive understanding of UAV and FAA principles, theories and concepts.
  • Graduate of DA or DES IO Course for MQ-1C Gray Eagle
  • Excellent analytical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to accurately interface with all levels of employees and military and civilian customers, contractors and aircrew
  • Detailed knowledge of computer operations and applications
  • Ability to maintain a FAA Class II flight physical.
  • The ability to work both independently and in a team, environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours and travel as required
Must also possess:
  • At least one thousand (1000) hours in a OSGCS/UGCS of which four hundred (400) hours as Pilot in Command (PIC).
  • Graduate of DA or DES IO course.
  • A Test and Evaluation (T&E) qualification;
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GA-CCRi maintains and deploys production systems for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been and what it's doing. All of this "data to knowledge" is made available to end users in our own browser-based application for visualization, analysis, and understanding. We always want to do more, and that's where you come in!

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