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UAS Flight Operations Specialist
 Quadrant, Inc. | |
 United States, Virginia, Winchester | |
 May 14, 2026 | |
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UAS Flight Operations Specialist Winchester, VA Salary From: $110,000 per year MUST: Experienced UAS Flight Operations Specialist Active DOD Secret is highly desired 8+ years professional experience 5+ years military UAS operations experience 5+ years UAS development experience Experience integrating payloads and radios such as Trillium, Persistent Systems, and Silvus Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills Ability to present technical data to a variety of audiences Good at keeping complex systems working well and performing preventative maintenance Good at maintaining a safe work environment and working to improve the safety of personnel and equipment Friendly, collaborative, and tactful in conflict resolution Experience with military, fixed wing VTOL or multirotor, and Group 2+ categories in theater are highly desired Experience with SOCOM's "Mod Payload" design standard Experience with STANAG 4586 GCS with software such as Vigilant Spirit Experience with multiple GCS software including QGround Control, Embention, Micropilot, Mission Planner Ability to develop training curriculum content Requires automobile trave to flight test ranges CONUS and occasional OCONUS travel may be required for test flights, training, and field support. UAS certifications highly desired BS/MS - hard science degree highly desired DUTIES: UAS Flight Operations Specialist will apply their hard-earned field experience to build, demonstrate, and test hydrogen powered Hybrid VTOL and Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Support and/or perform flight tests, technical demonstrations, and customer training plans as necessary. UAS Flight Operations Specialist will also be responsible for the overall state of health and readiness of the entire flight test system, including the Ground Control Systems, Ground Support Equipment and Air Vehicle UAS Flight Operations Specialist will own the maintenance of logbooks and other system configuration records for the systems in their custody UAS Flight Operations Specialist is expected to bring a pragmatic, real-world perspective to the team and will be relied upon as a member of the customer facing team throughout the development of the system. UAS Flight Operations Specialist will also be involved in the assembly of Air Vehicles, Ground Control Systems and Ground Support Equipment This will also include the creation and fine-tuning of training instruction documentation in cooperation with other groups UAS Flight Operations Specialist will also be a key contributor to subsystem bench testing, iron bird proof testing, diagnostic and debugging activities, and root cause analysis efforts led by engineering. As a UAS systems expert, the UAS Flight Operations Specialist will play a key role in the development of the entire system This will require the UAS Flight Operations Specialist to become intimately familiar will all areas of the systems to include the Air Vehicle (operations and maintenance), Ground Control Station and associated software/user interfaces, and all Ground Support Equipment. Previous engineering, UAS Operator/Maintenance Instructor, military instructor certifications/qualifications, and Field Service Representative experience and/or relevant education preferred Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. "Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act". | |