Drone Pilot / Technician

AITAN•Mahwah, NJ

8h•$80,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

AITAN is hiring a hands-on Drone Pilot / Technician for its US engineering team. Based on-site at the company’s test facility in Mahwah, New Jersey, with regular travel to field and flight sites, this role combines FPV flying, aircraft testing, and technical R&D. The employee will pilot FPV aircraft in manual/acro mode for testing, integration, and live demonstrations; evaluate airframes, payloads, and software builds; and provide engineers with detailed feedback about aircraft behavior. On non-flying days, the role contributes to R&D by building and tuning aircraft, integrating hardware and software, and applying flight-test findings to product improvements. Finalists complete a practical flight assessment and meet with the team.

Requirements

Expert FPV flying skills in full manual/acro mode, using goggles with a spotter or visual-line-of-sight protocol.
At least 2 years of hands-on FPV experience; professional experience, serious hobby experience, or competitive racing/freestyle experience qualifies.
Include a link to flight footage (DVR, freestyle, or racing) or race results with the application as proof of skill.
Comfort building and repairing 5-inch-class and similar quadcopters.
FAA Part 107 certificate, or willingness to obtain it within 90 days; the company will cover it.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to work outdoors in varying weather and travel to field/test sites.

Nice To Haves

Military experience, especially UAS operations such as Army 15W, SUAS operator, Raven, Puma, Switchblade, or similar.
Active or former FPV racing or freestyle experience.
Experience flying in degraded conditions, including no GPS, contested RF, and night operations.
Soldering and electronics troubleshooting skills, with INAV/ExpressLRS familiarity.
Instruction or demonstration experience, including teaching others to fly and representing the product live.

Responsibilities

Pilot FPV aircraft in manual/acro mode for test flights, system integration, and customer demonstrations.
Execute structured flight-test plans and document results.
Identify and report performance issues involving aircraft, radio links, and video systems.
Contribute to R&D at the Mahwah test facility through prototype builds, hardware/software integration, bench testing, and collaboration with engineers on flight-test findings.
Build, repair, and maintain quadcopters, including soldering, component swaps, firmware configuration, and tuning.
Review DVR footage and flight logs to provide engineering feedback.
Support field operations and demonstrations, including travel to off-site locations.