RC Pilot

Anduril Industries
Atlanta, GA
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have 3+ years of RC flight experience and a track record of cross-functional collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years of RC flight and maintenance experience, especially in fixed-wing aircraft
    — “At least 3 years of RC flight experience on fixed wing, as well as accompanying maintenance operations”
  • Individuals who can coordinate across teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment
    — “the ability to work across teams seamlessly, a deep appreciation for details, and the ability to learn new subject matters quickly”
  • Professionals with FAA compliance knowledge and a strong grasp of scheduling and maintenance procedures
    — “Experience with scheduling and maintenance processes”

Things to consider

  • This role requires US Person status due to access to export-controlled data
    — “US Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data”
  • Travel is a significant component, with up to 50% of the job requiring travel
    — “This job will include travel up to 50%”
  • Candidates must be prepared for pre-employment and randomized substance screening
    — “subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in managing RC fleets and ensuring readiness for high-stakes operations
    — “ensure timely maintenance and preparedness, as well as operations in support of Test & Evaluation (T&E) operations”
  • Emphasize your ability to provide actionable feedback for continuous improvement
    — “Provide feedback to Engineering and T&E teams on surrogate ops will serve as critical input for their continuous improvement loop”
  • Showcase your proficiency in FAA Part 107 and ground school requirements
    — “FAA Part 107”
  • Demonstrate your cross-functional teamwork and project management skills in your resume
    — “Experience collaborating cross functionally working towards a common goal”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Test-ready RC fleet
  • Effective surrogate operations
  • Continuous improvement
Typical background
RC PilotMaintenance Technician

Skills & requirements

Required

RC PilotingMaintenance OperationsTest And EvaluationRegulatory ComplianceCollaboration

Preferred

Flight PlanningEngineering

Stack & domain

RC PilotingMaintenance OperationsTest And EvaluationRegulatory ComplianceSurrogate OperationsFlight Test CoordinationRecord KeepingAdministrative SupportCollaborationAttention To DetailProblem SolvingLearning New SubjectsCommunicationTeamworkAdaptabilityFAA Part 107FAA Part 61 Ground SchoolDefense TechnologyMilitary SystemsAutonomyAIComputer VisionSensor FusionNetworking

About the role

Original posting from Anduril Industries via Greenhouse

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

We are looking for an Associate to join our rapidly growing Field Operations team in Atlanta, GA. The role of the Field Operations Associate is a critical part of ensuring our hardware is in a constant state of readiness to ensure the success of our test and evaluation (T&E) and deployment operations. This Associate will oversee a fleet of RC planes that act as surrogates for our Altius fleet. 

This role will ensure timely maintenance and preparedness, as well as operations in support of Test & Evaluation (T&E) operations. Additionally, this role will support surrogate flight ops for T&E events both in Atlanta and our field test sites and support Anduril’s strategy to deliver hardware and software to our customers where it is both mission critical and challenging.

This will require a breadth of understanding RC piloting and maintenance, the ability to work across teams seamlessly, a deep appreciation for details, and the ability to learn new subject matters quickly. As you execute surrogate T&E ops for our customers and team members, you have the unique opportunity to improve and grow our T&E and deployment capabilities. You will be charged with helping Anduril teams solve exceptional challenges, unblocking issues, and establishing procedures, all with the intention of making sure our customers missions are being met.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Collaborate with operations partners, business leaders, and external stakeholders to ensure the readiness and accountability of RC surrogate fleet

Collaborate with your Test and Evaluation partners to ensure that the RC surrogate fleet is constantly test-ready

Ensure the reordering, replacement, or repair of assigned equipment

End-to-end movement of vehicles and equipment for all demos, deployments, and exercises

Coordinate with Flight Test Engineers to assist with test planning

Ensure RC fleet, personal operations, and surrogate operations are in compliance with FAA regulations

Provide feedback to Engineering and T&E teams on surrogate ops will serve as critical input for their continuous improvement loop

Maintain records of both maintenance and operator training and provide general administrative support to internal and external stakeholders

Respond to stakeholder inquiries and complaints, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring needs are met regarding surrogate fleet availability and operations

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

BA/BS preferred

At least 3 years of RC flight experience on fixed wing, as well as accompanying maintenance operations

FAA Part 107

FAA Part 61 ground school complete (preferred)

Experience collaborating cross functionally working towards a common goal

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, prioritization, and planning

Basic efficiency with office related computer applications

Experience with scheduling and maintenance processes

Highly polished communication skills

US Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

This job will include travel up to 50%

In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.US Salary Range$86,000—$112,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: 

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

Source: Anduril Industries careers (Greenhouse)

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