Job Title: MQ-9 Pilot CONUS/OCONUS
Department: Unmanned Aviation Svcs
Reports to: Dir, Unmanned Aviation Svcs
Location: CONUS/OCONUS Locations
Full/Part Time: Full-Time/Flex
Remote work authorized: No
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
CBA: N/A
Effective Date: 1 July 2023
Security Clearance Req: TOP SECRET
Albers Aerospace was founded on the principles of Integrity, Commitment, & Excellence “ICE”– principles tested during the founders’ time in the military –with the goal of delivering industry leading products and services while endeavoring to make our employee’s lives better.
Job Summary:
Albers Aerospace is seeking a candidate (contingent upon contract award) for a Launch and Recovery or Mission Control Element qualified MQ-9 Pilot to support CONUS/OCONUS aviation operations.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Act as pilot in command (PIC) of MQ-9 aircraft and provide safe operation of the aircraft in CONUS and OCONUS locations.
- Participate in all phases of flight to include planning/briefing, execution, debrief and crew resource management.
- Adhere to specific military, civilian and ICAO flight rules to include compliance with FAA regulations.
- Provides expertise in the operation of unmanned aircraft. Develop briefing and training materials to support flight operations.
- Plans and performs a wide range of in-process analog, digital, microwave, optical and mechanical systems and equipment under ambient and environmental conditions.
- Technical knowledge and experience with UAS operations to facilitate their integration safely and efficiently into the NAS.
- This effort requires collaboration with US Government organizations and the Original Equipment manufacturer.
- Ultimately, technical knowledge and experience to support UAS integration into the NAS without reducing existing capacity, decreasing safety, negatively impacting current operators, or increasing the risk to airspace users or persons and property on the ground any more than the integration of comparable new and novel technologies
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Note: The duties and responsibilities described on this document are not necessarily a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
Education, Experience and Certifications Required:
Minimum:
- Qualified MQ-9 Pilot or previously qualified MQ-9 Pilot (Form 8 within last 3 years)
- Must have at least 200 hours as MQ-9 Pilot-in-Command (PIC)
- Must possess current FAA Class II Medical Certificate or DoD equivalent
- Must have the ability to travel on CONUS/OCONUS deployments
- Must possess/be able to obtain a US passport
- Maintaining a DoD Security Clearance is required
- Prior DoD pilot training, specifically the USAF’s Undergraduate Pilot Training, or USA, USN, USMC, or USCG equivalent fixed wing training program
- Bachelor Degree (maybe substituted for experience)
or
- Initial Formal Training Upgrade (IFTU) training in the MQ-9 via the 18X pipeline or the following FAA certificate/rating: Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Category Rating and Instrument-Airplane Rating
- For non-military pilots, copies of:Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Category Rating and Instrument-Airplane Rating or Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Category Rating
Provide documentation if not previously qualified in MQ-9 LR: Complex Airplane Endorsement and High Performance Endorsement, Last page of civilian logbook that shows flight hours
Preferred:
- MQ-9 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot experience
- 500 MQ-9 flight hours
- Last flight within 180 days
Physical Requirements:
- Able to lift 40 pounds and carry without assistance
- OCONUS travel will be required
What We Offer:
Teammates at Albers Aerospace receive a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision plans, matching 401k, 10 days of PTO the first year and 15 after that, 11 holidays, employer paid term life, AD&D, long and short-term disability, and education and certification reimbursement.
