Drone pilots are in high demand right now and that demand will only keep increasing in the years that follow. Multiple companies are set to spend over $16 billion on drones in the next 8 years, with advertising agencies, construction, and security firms being among the first.
DroneUP Take Flight, Description: DroneUp is seeking a Project Coordinator to join the Flight Operations Team. Project Coordinators use our Mission Match™ platform to recruit drone pilots worldwide from our in-app pilot network directory. The Project Coordinator oversees project planning, pilot interaction, mission managing, and deliverables to ensure the job meets all client requirements.
Plan and estimate new drone service projects using autonomous flight planning software, i.e., DroneDeploy
Recruit new and DroneUp-registered pilots to execute missions across the U.S. through DroneUp's proprietary Mission Match™system
Schedule and communicate flight operations with pilots, DroneUp customers, and local site managers
Monitor and support pilots who are actively flying missions, including assisting with airspace approvals, weather, aircraft, mission specification, troubleshooting, and other flight logistics
Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate required
Experience with cell tower and power line inspections required
Knowledge of LAANC and manual FAA airspace authorization procedures required
Experience with DroneDeploy, Pix4D, and/or other drone flight software required
Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery
Capacity to reason and make sound decisions
Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company's office or work site
Fingering (e.g., picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses the fingers)
As of April 2021,recurrent test has been replaced as an online training course. General Requirements