FPV Drone UAS & MQT Instructor
About The Position
The FPV Drone UAS & MQT Instructor provides fulltime, onsite instruction and technical support to NSWG1 and NSWG2, developing, implementing, and instructing FPV curriculum; facilitating weekly currency flights and technical support; scheduling airspace, ranges, and facilities; and ensuring proper flight logging and compliance with standards. The instructor helps establish proficiency standards, integrates current hardware/software and operational payloads, and supports procurement inputs to further NSW UAS capabilities. The role operates within a rigorous security and safety framework and contributes monthly reporting to the Government.
Requirements
- Must hold an active Secret Security Clearance
- Valid U.S. driver’s license
- Ability to obtain a DoD CAC
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication
- U.S. Citizen with a valid U.S. passport throughout PoP
- Ability to maintain a UAS flight physical
- Subject to drug testing requirements as specified (preemployment and random during PoP)
- Provide monthly reports and participate in Government quality surveillance as required
- Experience 3+ years flying, troubleshooting, and fixing FPVs across multiple UAS platforms in contested environments
- Experience 3+ years with Betaflight and FPV simulator software
- Experience implementing/evaluating/executing training curriculum for foundational flight and advanced piloting in combat/contested environments
- Experience with soldering PCBAs and connecting electrical wiring.
- Experience in cross-functional DoD teams
- Experience vetting cutting-edge FPV/sUAS/cUAS hardware and software
- Experience integrating operational payloads/communication pathways into UAS
- Experience in counter-UAS TTPs
- Hands-On Experience: With kinetic FPVs and associated employment techniques in recent conflicts
- Certification: FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot
- Work is not sedentary; requires walking, climbing shipboard stairs, standing, stooping, bending; must have adequate eyesight/hearing; no debilitating conditions that preclude austere environments or regular attendance.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- Physically capable of instructing in the desert, jungle, uneven terrain, and maritime environments while maintaining situational awareness.
- Provide medical readiness documentation from a provider.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and instruct FPV curriculum; facilitate NSWG‑1/NSWG‑2 COIs.
- Plan/facilitate training events including facility, airspace, and range access
- Conduct weekly currency flights and provide technical support (e.g., repairs, troubleshooting)
- Schedule airspace/ranges/facilities and support material inputs for FPV procurement & maintenance
- Establish/validate proficiency standards (simulated/live hours, live/ordinance integrated strikes)
- Integrate current UAS components/software; maintain currency on tactical applications
- Ensure proper flight logging after training/events; submit monthly reports to COR
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
