Uav / Drone Maintainer / Operator
4 weeks ago
QinetiQ employs more than 8000 people in more than 50 locations around the world, offering our customers premier expertise in advice, services and creative technology-based products.
QinetiQ Australia, part of the global QinetiQ group, provides technological and scientific expertise to help customers protect and advance their vital interests. As an innovative science and technology company, we help solve some of our customers' most challenging problems. Our determination to deliver and improve today and anticipate and shape tomorrow, makes QinetiQ a very exciting, rewarding and respected place to work and learn.
The recent acquisition of Air Affairs further establishes QinetiQ as a long-term, strategic partner to the Australian Defence Force and underpins QinetiQ’s strategic position as market leader in threat representation, training, test and evaluation. Headquartered in Nowra, New South Wales, Air Affairs provides targets and training services, and electronic warfare capabilities to the Australian Defence Force, in addition to aerial surveillance and reconnaissance in support of government firefighting efforts. Air Affairs owns and operates a fleet of special mission aircraft and maintains an advanced manufacturing and engineering facility providing design, manufacture and certification operations.
We are currently looking for a number of people to support our UAV team as entry level drone operators / maintainers in the Shoalhaven region.
As a drone/UAV operator / maintainer you will be responsible for maintaining and deploying the drone into an operational environment as well as supporting other team members to deliver the required mission goals. This career development opportunity, where you can start from the ground up and gain the skills to become an experienced high-performance fixed wing UAV operator / maintainer.
This is a unique opportunity to use your technical or remotely piloted aircraft skills in a role not found elsewhere within Australia. The experience you will bring will come from either a technical trade or a passion for aviation, where you may already have your RePL or RPL.
As the UAV operator / maintainer your day to day role will see you;
Pilot the UAV / Drone in a “Beyond Line of Sight” environment
Assemble, test and repair the UAV
Collaborate with your team to plan and deliver the mission
Travel to (sometimes remote) sites to support defence training activities where you will prepare the equipment and support the delivery of the mission. You will be away for approximately 12/14 weeks of the year and will be supporting workshop activities such as manufacturing and repairing the equipment when not on deployment.
What you will bring;
A passion for aviation, UAVs / Drones and the defence industry
A drive to help build Australia’s defence capabilities and take on a new adventure
A willingness to travel to remote and sometimes harsh environments and deliver world leading support
The ability to live in the Shoalhaven /Nowra region and be available to commence training on the 30th Jan 2023
Excellent communication skills
What you will receive;
A chance to develop your drone operator skills and achieve your RePL
A career opportunity within a global defence company
A role that will see you take part in unique aviation experiences
To be considered for this role you will need;
To be good with procedures and have a strong attention to detail
Commitment to a safety first environment
To be an Australian Citizen and willing to gain NV1 defence security clearance
To be able to hold a CASA Class 2 Medical
Trade or aviation experience
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