# Range Operations Officer (R6193) **Company**: Shield AI **Location**: Wichita **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: Full Time Employee **Salary**: USD 32-48 per-hour-wage **Category**: Operations **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/4c53aa05-98ef-4da5-98a6-fceb321a052f?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_2ec7025e-d74 ## Description Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Range Operations Officer supports the daily operation, readiness, and sustainment of Shield AI's flight-test ranges. The role ensures that range, facilities, equipment, consumables, access controls, required notifications, and operational records are prepared and maintained for safe range operations. **Responsibilities** - Open, inspect, configure, and close the range for scheduled test activity; maintain daily readiness, operating, and closeout logs. - Verify that required NOTAMs, airport coordination, site access, weather information, safety equipment, emergency contacts, exclusion-zone controls, and operational signage are in place before testing. - Coordinate routine daily requirements with Airport Operations, the Flight Test Director, Maintenance, Engineering, FTI, Security, suppliers, contractors, and visitors. - Maintain the NOTAM tracker, verify active NOTAM status, retain NOTAM records, and alert the Range Operations Manager of upcoming, missing, conflicting, or expired NOTAMs. - Monitor and maintain readiness of range vehicles, fuel, POL, consumables, towing/recovery equipment, radios, and assigned ground-support equipment; identify shortfalls and coordinate replenishment or repair before they affect planned operations. - Coordinate fuel deliveries, vehicle servicing, range-equipment rentals, operational vendors, and contractor support required for scheduled flight-test activity; maintain status of orders, deliveries, and open operational issues. - Conduct routine inspections of the test areas/facilities, hangar, access roads, fencing, gates, signage, lighting, storage areas, utilities, GSE, and operational support equipment; document discrepancies and track corrective actions. - Support test-day briefs by confirming range status, weather, personnel access, emergency readiness, communications, and changes affecting the planned operation. - Maintain range maps, emergency contact lists, site layouts, equipment inventories, supplier lists, service records, inspection records, and controlled operational templates. - Serve as Range Safety Officer (RSO) under delegated authority from the Range Operations Manager when required. - Support emergency-response readiness through equipment checks, contact-list verification, responder access coordination, and maintenance of recovery/spill-response resources. - During an event, support the Range Operations Manager, Flight Test Director, and responding agencies with access control, personnel accountability, event logging, documentation, and resource coordination. - Identify recurring operational issues and recommend practical improvements to site readiness, facilities, inventory levels, procedures, vendor support, and test-day efficiency. **Required qualifications** - 3+ years of experience in aviation operations, airport operations, flight test, UAS operations, military range operations, maintenance operations, logistics, or a comparable high-tempo technical environment. - Working knowledge of aviation safety, airfield operations, weather, NOTAM coordination, aircraft ground operations, hazardous-material awareness, and operational documentation. - Ability to work independently, prioritize competing test-day requirements, communicate clearly by radio and phone, and maintain disciplined records. - Comfortable working outdoors around aircraft, fuel, GSE, high-noise operations, contractors, and changing weather conditions. - Valid driver's license and ability to operate site vehicles, trailers, and approved GSE after training. - Ability to obtain airport access credentials and pass applicable background/security requirements. - Willingness to support nonstandard hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and time-sensitive test operations. **Preferred qualifications** - Experience supporting flight-test, UAS, VTOL, military, aerospace, or airport operations. - Familiarity with FAA NOTAM processes, airport operating procedures, and airside vehicle/access controls. - Experience with fuel and hazardous-material handling, spill-response readiness, inventory control, vendor management, and contractor coordination. - Current or prior training in OSHA 10/30, HAZWOPER awareness, first aid/CPR/AED, fire-extinguisher use, incident command system, or airfield-driver safety. - Experience with Excel-based trackers, asset/inventory systems, maintenance/work-order tools, document control, and operational readiness checklists. **Success measures** - All planned tests begin with completed range-readiness checks, current required notifications, required access controls, and no preventable site-readiness delay. - Fuel, consumables, safety equipment, emergency supplies, and operational equipment remain available, inspected, and within defined reorder limits. - NOTAMs, range logs, inspections, visitor records, and corrective-action trackers are current and audit-ready. - Safety, facility, access, and vendor issues are identified early, communicated clearly, and closed on schedule. - The Range Operations Manager receives a concise daily status update covering test readiness, open actions, upcoming coordination needs, inventory concerns, and escalations. ## Skills ### Required - aviation operations - airport operations - flight test - UAS operations - military range operations - maintenance operations - logistics - aviation safety - airfield operations - weather - NOTAM coordination - aircraft ground operations - hazardous-material awareness - operational documentation ### Nice to have - flight-test - UAS - VTOL - military - aerospace - FAA NOTAM processes - airport operating procedures - airside vehicle/access controls - fuel and hazardous-material handling - spill-response readiness - inventory control - vendor management - contractor coordination - OSHA 10/30 - HAZWOPER awareness - first aid/CPR/AED - fire-extinguisher use - incident command system - airfield-driver safety - Excel-based trackers - asset/inventory systems - maintenance/work-order tools - document control - operational readiness checklists --- Source: [Apply at jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/4c53aa05-98ef-4da5-98a6-fceb321a052f?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)