Senior UAV Pilot

ADASI is the regional leader in autonomous systems and services, dedicated to offering holistic solutions – from the development and production of unmanned systems to joint mission analysis and careful equipment acquisition. ADASI manufactures, operates and maintains next-generation autonomous solutions for air, land and sea – capable of performing in a diverse range of demanding environments. Leveraging advanced technologies to comply with the tactical demands of the future, ADASI aims to be a world leader in building the next generation of autonomous capabilities.

Key Responsibilities :

• Accept mission tasking requests from the User and perform mission planning.
• Be involved in regular competency training inclusive of the use of simulations in order to practice for in-flight emergencies (save the aircraft and prevent collateral damage as far as is practicable for cases where there might be partial UAV failure).
• Perform possible UAV deployment site inspections and participate in defining operational logistics actions with the deployment team.
• Participate in UAV ground system deployment, testing and calibration actions.
• Participate in pre and post mission briefings.
• Perform aircraft pre-flight inspections, testing and calibration actions.
• Perform any required air traffic control actions to ensure UAV and personnel safety.
• Help to perform information extraction from the payload data that is obtained.
• Perform any required air traffic control actions to ensure UAV and personnel safety.
• Help to perform information extraction from the payload data that is obtained.
• See to mission reporting and data distribution.
• Take part in any Board of Inquiry (BOI) that might be convened from time-to-time.
• Support the OEM system test activities as regards system upgrades (such as ground station software updates).
• Perform PRACAS actions so as to ensure that the UAV metrics are continuously improved.
• Take part in any internal and external quality assurance audits that might take place in UAV operational context.
• Perform operator console functions and interactions to ensure that the UAV performs the required mission as tasked.
• Perform mentoring and training actions aimed at ensuring that newcomer operators are certificated as part of the succession plan.
• To organize available manpower in the operations facility (operators) in a manner to enable maximum effectiveness and resource utilization.

Education & Experience:

• A pilot qualification with an instrument rating is required for the UAV that controls the flight path.
• A formal tertiary technical qualification (technical diploma or degree) in the fields of computers, electronics or mechanics is advisable.
• Willingness to carry out national/international security related missions under harsh and demanding environmental conditions.
• Basic Aeronautical and UAS specific knowledge to effectively operate UAS as per OEM documentation.
• Basic Knowledge of Internal and External Flight Control procedures as per UAS Class, Type as well as Standard Aviation flight procedures. Capability to comply with ATC instructions.
• Basic Knowledge of UAS specific Ground/Flight software and UAS documentation, documentation structure and standard aviation documentation procedures.
• Basic UAS Type Troubleshooting procedures.
• Data management and PC skills

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