Visual Observer (Contract Opportunity)

Zipline • Fort Worth, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, aiming to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine, and essential goods anytime, anywhere. They design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries. Their system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe. They are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth, motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. The Flight Operations team at Zipline is growing, and they are looking for individuals with sound judgment, excellent interpersonal skills, and exceptionally high standards. Success requires a process-minded approach on every flight, a safety-oriented attitude, flexibility, and enthusiasm for using cutting-edge technology to help others. Zipline believes access to medical care should not depend on your GPS coordinates and is at the forefront of a logistics revolution, using autonomous aircraft to deliver just-in-time, lifesaving medical supplies on 3 continents around the world, 7 days a week.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older to be considered for this role.
• FAA-issued P107 remote pilot certificate
• A positive attitude, driven to solve problems and support teammates
• Must be eligible to work in the US
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions, outdoors and standing for long/extended periods of time.
• Must be able to pass a background and pre-employment drug and alcohol test. Random drug and alcohol testing is ongoing after initial employment. We screen for the following: Marijuana, Cocaine, Opiates, Amphetamines, and Phencyclidine

Responsibilities

• Participate in all pre-operational briefings and other required crew activities.
• Monitors assigned airspace along a flight route prior to launch, during flight and delivery phases of UAS testing.
• Assists in collision avoidance activities (e.g. identification of non-cooperative traffic and communication with the RPIC), as well as the identification of hazardous weather conditions and other unforeseen hazards (e.g. open air assemblies).
• Is an advocate for safety!

What This Job Offers

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