Flight Test Operator – Drone Specialist
Esparto, California | Contract To Perm | $28.00 - $38.00
January 22, 2025 | Job ID: 2185353
Job Summary
We are Nelson Connects, and our purpose is your success.
You are an eager, hard-working, technology driven, skilled drone enthusiast that holds a valid part 107 certification.
Location: Esparto, CA
Hours: M-F10pm -6:30am or 12am - 8:30am Graveyard shift
Salary Range: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour DOE with 10% shift differential
What you will be doing:
- Assembling, pre-flighting, launching, and recovering unmanned aircraft in order to test and optimize company operational systems and validate new engineering changes as well as software and hardware in the early stages of development.
- Maintaining the existing fleet of aircraft and ground equipment, as well as maintaining new systems we are building for function-specific flight tests.
- Running tests to validate system improvements, new technology for performance and design validation, and new processes.
- Performing tests and demonstrations related to US FAA Type Certification.
- Looking for opportunities to continuously improve our processes, safety protocols, our hardware and software, and make operations easier and more efficient for operations centers around the world. You will be called upon to provide detailed feedback to design engineers.
- Supporting efforts to scale our operations to hundreds of distribution centers around the world.
What you bring:
- You enjoy work that gets you out from behind a desk, in the field, and working with our hardware and software in action.
- You have experience in commercial aviation or aviation maintenance (an A&P is not required but nice to have).
- You may have prior flight test or hobbyist flight experience with Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones, remote control aircraft, etc).
- You enjoy troubleshooting and are comfortable with electromechanical build and repair projects.
- You’re excited to work outdoors at an open-air hangar in the rugged foothills of Northern California, and would be happy doing so for about 85% of the day.
- You thrive in an autonomous, unpredictable, and dynamic environment where you identify what needs to happen and get it done with very little oversight.
- You have the vigilance and focus to conduct extended daily flight operations in a safe manner and with a focus on optimizing on a daily basis.
- You are able to lift up to 25kg objects regularly.
- Additional preferred experience includes:
- You have some experience with Unix/Linux based operating systems (command line experience is a strong plus).
- You have experience with camera systems, surveying, and aerial photography.
Location: Esparto, CA
Hours: M-F10pm -6:30am or 12am - 8:30am Graveyard shift
Salary Range: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour DOE with 10% shift differential
To learn more about the workplace culture and the position, please apply!
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Temporary Associate Benefits Offered: Weekly Benefits Offered Include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, EAP, Life/AD&D, STD, Commuter FSA, + State Mandated Benefits.
EEO Statement: Nelson Connects is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other classification protected by law.
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