# UAS Operator & Flight Operations Technician (R5438)

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Lviv
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a UAS Operator & Flight Operations Technician to support autonomous aircraft testing, demonstrations, and flight operations in Ukraine. This is a highly hands-on, field-focused role supporting fixed-wing and multirotor unmanned aircraft systems in simulation, ground testing, and live flight environments.

Responsibilities:

- Operate fixed-wing and multirotor unmanned aircraft systems in test and operational environments

- Serve as a safety pilot for experimental and autonomous aircraft systems, including manual recovery of aircraft when required

- Support execution of simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, ground testing, and live flight test activities

- Operate Ground Control Stations (GCS) and associated mission systems

- Support pre-flight setup, aircraft inspections, launch and recovery operations, and post-flight activities

- Configure, setup, transport, and maintain aircraft, support equipment, batteries, radios, networking equipment, and operational infrastructure

- Troubleshoot and repair aircraft systems and field support equipment

- Transport equipment and personnel to test and demonstration sites

- Create and maintain operational checklists, packing lists, maintenance logs, and flight documentation

- Support demonstration events and customer flight operations

- Work closely with engineering and flight test teams to support safe and effective field operations

- Ensure operations comply with local airspace requirements, operational procedures, and applicable Ukrainian UAS regulations

Required qualifications:

- 3+ years of experience operating unmanned aircraft systems in field, test, or operational environments

- Experience operating both fixed-wing and multirotor UAS platforms

- Experience supporting Group 1 and Group 2 UAS operations, approximately up to 55 lbs / 25 kg

- Strong understanding of flight safety procedures and emergency recovery operations

- Experience supporting flight tests, demonstrations, or operational field exercises

- Familiarity with Ground Control Stations, telemetry systems, radios, and mission support equipment

- Experience supporting SIL, HIL, VIL, or related test environments

- Ability to troubleshoot and repair aircraft and support equipment in the field

- Strong organizational skills and attention to operational detail

- Familiarity with Ukrainian airspace requirements and operational procedures for UAS operations

- Valid driver’s license and ability to transport equipment and personnel to operational sites

- Ability to travel within Ukraine as required

- Ability to obtain and maintain any required Ukrainian remote pilot or UAS operational certifications

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience supporting autonomous aircraft or experimental flight testing

- Background in military, defense, robotics, or aerospace operations

- Experience with PX4, ArduPilot, or similar flight control systems

- Experience with RF communications, datalinks, and networking systems

- Mechanical or electrical maintenance experience on unmanned aircraft systems

- Experience operating in austere or rapidly changing field environments

- Familiarity with BVLOS operations and operational risk management

- Ukrainian and English language proficiency

- Prior experience supporting defense or tactical UAS operations

## Skills

### Required
- unmanned aircraft systems operation
- flight safety procedures
- Ground Control Stations
- telemetry systems
- radios
- mission support equipment
- SIL
- HIL
- VIL
- troubleshooting
- repair
- organizational skills
- Ukrainian airspace requirements
- UAS operations

### Nice to have
- autonomous aircraft
- experimental flight testing
- military
- defense
- robotics
- aerospace operations
- PX4
- ArduPilot
- RF communications
- datalinks
- networking systems
- mechanical maintenance
- electrical maintenance
- BVLOS operations
- operational risk management
- Ukrainian language
- English language

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