Drone Pilot and UAV Lab Manager Intern

Scientific Systems Company, Inc. • Burlington, MA

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About The Position

The Drone Pilot and UAV Lab Manager will operate our small drones as part of a rapid development and test cycle for autonomous aircraft primarily as a safety pilot.

Requirements

• Part 107 certified UAS Pilot (or in process of obtaining) with prior small drone flight experience. (2+ yrs, 1000 flight hours).
• Experience with common quadrotor UAS platform structures.
• Experience assembling, disassembling and servicing smal UASs.
• Prior experience supporting maintenance of small drone fleet (cycle batteries, maintain props and swapping parts.
• Experience handling and organizing video footage from small drone events.

Nice To Haves

• Currently enrolled in a 4-year university program.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work closely with a team.
• Excellent organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Service and maintain a fleet of small UASs.
• Assemble and disassemble aircraft and replace components.
• Manage and oversee Scientific System’s UAV lab.
• Prepare UAS for demonstrations and testing.
• Responsible for storing UASs between test events.
• Maintain LiPO batteries and manage spare parts and tools.
• Organize test equipment to support field events.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US DOD Security Clearance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed