Launch Manager - DFW

Flytrex • Pilot Point, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Flytrex is scaling backyard drone delivery across DFW and into new metros. The Launch Manager owns each new site from approval through first delivery and into stable operations. You build the critical path across site readiness, electrical and power infrastructure, permitting, flight operations, maintenance, and partner readiness, and you are the launch captain on the ground who finds the blocker and drives the decision.
This is not a coordination desk. Every Flytrex site is a physical build with real power needs: drone hubs, chargers, cameras, RTK, networking, and either utility service or a generator behind it. You own that electrical build-out directly: you scope it, get the utility and the city to say yes, manage licensed electricians through inspection and energization, and make sure the chargers have the watts they need before the first drone flies.

Requirements

• 5+ years in operations, launch, deployment, infrastructure rollout, or logistics, with a track record of owning complex launches that required multi-team alignment and a fixed date.
• 3+ years of hands-on electrical or power infrastructure field experience: commercial or industrial electrical, EV charging installation, solar and storage, telecom or tower power, generator or BESS. You have scoped, wired, energized, or commissioned real installations, or managed licensed electricians who did.
• Working knowledge of the NEC. You can build a load calculation, read a one-line diagram and a panel schedule, size a service and a generator, and know when work requires a licensed electrician.
• Experience working with utilities on new service and with city inspectors on permits, inspections, and corrections.
• Experience writing scopes, getting bids, and managing electricians, contractors, and vendors to drawings, budget, and dates.
• Strong field judgment: you can tell the difference between a plan that looks ready and a site that is ready, and you switch between executive updates and site-level detail without losing either.
• Comfortable with low-voltage and basic networking (cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet) and GPS or RTK hardware.
• Clear written communication. You document what you build and what you learned.
• Valid Texas driver's license with a clean record.
• Able to drive a box truck.
• Able to lift 50 lb.
• Able to work on ladders and outdoors in Texas summer.

Nice To Haves

• Texas journeyman electrician license, documented apprentice hours, or EVITP certification.
• Generator experience: sizing, transfer, fuel, and maintenance.
• City permitting and municipal approvals experience in Texas.
• OSHA 10/30 and NFPA 70E.
• Aviation, drone or UAS, robotics, or autonomous vehicle operations background; FAA Part 107.
• Experience building launch playbooks, readiness checklists, or dashboards (Monday.com, Smartsheet, Looker).
• Startup or early-scale operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Own each new site from approval through first delivery and into stable operations.
• Build the critical path across site readiness, electrical and power infrastructure, permitting, flight operations, maintenance, and partner readiness.
• Act as the launch captain on the ground to find blockers and drive decisions.
• Scope electrical build-out, get utility and city approval, and manage licensed electricians through inspection and energization.
• Ensure chargers have adequate power before the first drone flies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed