FPV Drone Operator

Eyesatop•New York, NY

12d•$80,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

eyesAtop is building the operating platform for multi-drone warfare, a battle-proven system that augments, deploys, and orchestrates autonomous drone fleets across any mission, any environment, and any vendor. With over 500,000 hours of frontline operational use and TRL-9 validation, our software is not a prototype. It runs in combat, every day, shaping outcomes in some of the most contested and complex environments on earth. We unify drone control, edge-AI processing, and mission execution into a single operational loop, from detection to decision to strike. Our platform gives a single operator the ability to command and coordinate an entire fleet in real time: persistent aerial surveillance, automated target recognition, shared tactical picture, and seamless handoff from ISR to kinetic response, without manual delay. We are expanding our US engineering team in the New York metropolitan area. Our office is easily accessible from New York City. If you want to work on technology that matters, not in a lab, but validated in the field, this is the role for you.

Requirements

Expert FPV flying in full manual / acro mode (goggles + line-of-sight); this is a hands-on testing and R&D role, not a cinematic or GPS-assisted camera drone position
2+ years of hands-on FPV experience (professional or serious hobbyist / competitive racing / freestyle counts)
Comfortable building and repairing 5-inch-class and similar quads
FAA Part 107 certificate, or willingness to obtain within 90 days (we'll cover it)
U.S. citizenship - required for this position
Willingness to travel to field / test sites

Nice To Haves

Military experience, especially UAS operations (Army 15W, SUAS operator, Raven / Puma / Switchblade, or Group 1-2 UAS platforms)
Experience flying in degraded conditions: no GPS, contested RF, and night operations
Soldering and electronics troubleshooting skills, with INAV / ExpressLRS familiarity
Instruction or demo experience - you can teach others to fly and represent the product live

Responsibilities

Fly FPV aircraft (manual / acro mode) for test flights, system integration, and customer demonstrations
Execute structured flight test plans and document results; notice and report subtle performance issues in aircraft, radio links, and video systems
On non-testing days, contribute to R&D at our NJ test facility: prototype builds, hardware / software integration, bench testing, and iterating with engineering on findings from flight tests
Build, repair, and maintain quads: soldering, component swaps, firmware configuration, and tuning
Review your own DVR footage and flight logs to support engineering feedback
Support field operations and demos, including travel to off-site locations