Junior Flight Crew

Company Overview

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tampa, FL, OWT Global is a small business that offers reliable and operationally proven expertise and support to the U.S. Government, industry partners and commercial vendors. OWT Global prides itself on offering exceptional, industry leading services and solutions in a cost-effective manner for Engineering Support, RDT&E, Technical Program and Project management, operations, logistics, maintenance, and training of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR), and Air Domain Awareness and Defense (ADAD) technologies. OWT employs 96% veterans, selectively recruited from the Special Operations, Special Mission Unit, and Intelligence Communities with extensive experience tailored towards support counterterrorism operations and combatting emerging great power competition threats. With this unique foundation of U.S. military special operations, civilian intelligence agency veterans and manned and unmanned aircraft pilots and maintainers, OWT Global brings a blend of skills optimized for today’s dynamic operational needs. The OWT Global model pairs technical acumen with operational application to help drive the development and deployment of technology in a sustainable and affordable way.

Job Summary

This position will serve as on-site crewmember in support of OCONUS deployed UAS flight operations. Duties will include aircraft operator, sensor payload operations, maintenance, mission coordinator activities, and logistical support of the Aerosonde unmanned system driven by customer requirements. Participate in daily flight operations, site surveys/stand-ups, and interface with customers. Additional duties will include emplacement, displacement, inspection, and repair of associated equipment as well as proper notation of logbooks and flight records. This position is expected to perform as a Subject Matter Expert on all aspects of UAS operations. Primary duties will require extensive travel, both domestically and internationally including deployments and training exercises.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Operational support of deployed flight operations
• Perform as a deployed UAS Crewmember
• Travel and deploy worldwide in support of military/partner forces
• Directly interface with customer
• Work in groups or independently with minimal or no supervision
• Will be required to work odd shifts, weekends, and/or extended hours
• Responsible for data management and generation
• Provide general logistics functions
• Maintain site support equipment
• Troubleshoot technical problems and issues and determine technical solutions
• Practice ISO 9001 principles and concepts
  
  

Requirements

• Candidate must complete a three-week online training program hosted on Textron Systems Learning Portal. This course consists of aviation weather, basic data link theory, and general concepts of Aerosonde Operations as well as Aerosonde Simulator training.
• Candidate must be able to perform the duties of an Aerosonde UAS Crewmember safely and effectively without supervision. Duties including flight and ground equipment setup, as well as logbook entry and records keeping.
• Candidate must have the ability to coordinate flight schedules and airspace, allocate resources, frequency deconfliction and execute other day-to-day aspects of flight operations.
• Candidate must be able to communicate effectively with internal and external customers, both verbally and in writing.
• Candidate must possess strong leadership skills.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a government security clearance.
• Successful completion of the Aerosonde Initial Qualification Training Course is a condition of continued employment on this program.
• Minimum requirement for Jr. Flight Crew is that the candidate has 1-5 years of related experience or bachelor’s degree in a related field with at least one (1) of the following:
• UAS Operator Certificate
• UAS Maintainer Certificate
• FAA Private/Commercial Pilot Certificate
• Mission Coordinator Experience
• FAA A&P Certificate
• Military Aviation Maintenance (rotary or fixed wing)
• Previous deployment/operational experience in a related field
  
  

Preferred Skills And Education

• Candidates holding two or more of the above listed minimum requirement certifications
• Prior Piccolo Autopilot and PCC experience
• Prior qualification as Aerosonde UAS Operator or Maintainer
• Qualified and current on the Aerosonde Blk G Mk 4.7/4.8 system
• Deployments in support of UAS flight operations
• Maritime UAS operations
• Experience maintaining and/or repairing UAS
• 2 Year Degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Prior military service
• Maritime aviation and/or maintenance experience with U.S Navy or Coast Guard
• FAA licenses or certificates such as private/commercial pilot, instrument rating, CFI, CFI-I, A&P
• Familiarity with customer and expectations, policies, best practices, and high customer satisfaction orientation
• Leadership/management experience
• Computer networking experience
• U.S. citizen with an Active Secret clearance or higher
  
  

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision
• Short Term/Long Term Disability/Life Insurance/Workers Compensation
• Traditional and Roth 401k plan options
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
  
  

Department: Unmanned Systems

Primary Location: Remote and Various OCONUS locations

Job Type: Full Time / Hourly

Job Level: Individual Contributor