Senior Remote Pilot

My Client a leader in autonomous platforms and sensors is looking for a Senior remote pilot to join the flight operations team. Working across some of the UK's most challenging infrastructure projects.

As a Senior Remote Pilot you will be responsible for the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of drone operations across the UK.

You will act as the lead pilot on complex missions, supervise deployed crews, mentor less experienced pilots and support the continuous development of operational standards and procedures.

• BVLOS operations
• Visual Mitigation operations
• Fixed-wing operations
• Survey and mapping missions
• LiDAR operations
• Infrastructure inspection missions
• Construction monitoring projects and Research and development activities

Essential skills include:

• Significant commercial drone operations experience. Experience operating as Remote Pilot in complex operational environments.
• Experience leading field teams and managing deployed operations.
• Strong understanding of aviation safety, risk management and operational planning.
• Experience producing and following risk assessments, operating procedures and mission plans.
• Experience conducting autonomous flight operations.
• Experience configuring aircraft parameters and flight controller settings.
• Experience creating and managing autonomous missions.
• Experience configuring and validating geofences.
• Experience configuring and testing flight fail safes.
• Experience reviewing and analysing flight logs to investigate issues and improve performance.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Willingness to travel and work throughout the UK

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