Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real-time, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our Test and Evaluation (T&E) team as a Flight Operations Manager. You will work closely with the London office, T&E leadership and a wide spectrum of business lines to establish and provide oversight of regulatory compliance, training, safety, flight operation and standard practices both on-site and at a variety of test facilities. The challenges you will face will be innumerable and unpredictable, but you will be expected to work with cross functional teams to find resolutions that enable test flight activity in the EMEA region.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
* Engage with the Civil Aviation Authority & Military Aviation Authority on a variety of regulatory issues and advise on internal flight test planning & procedures
* Build-out Anduril UKs MAA organization
* Design Operational Safety Case (OSC) requirements for specific category flight profiles in UK and European airspace
* Operate target drones, initially focused on group 1-2 sized aircraft including various quad-rotor and fixed wing, for test engineering
* Assemble and operate drones for manual and autonomous flight
* Help our Integration Engineers with a variety of operational tasks that enable engineering, such as flight execution, material prep, or supporting test profiles by participating in flight tests
* Assist in sourcing components and airframes for testing against our Air Defense systems
* Work with our engineering teams to provide flight support for the Air Defense system, this includes waypoint planning, and managing the suite of air vehicles that are available for use
* Become the accountable safety manager for flight operations in the region and ensure your team conforms to Anduril’s wider policies and best practices
* Assist our onsite team maintain UK based flying sites
* Travel to various test sites and offices depending on testing requirements and team needs
* Construct high-level test plans and test procedures centred around envelope expansion and exercising UK Engineering payloads, sensors, algorithms and autonomous behaviors.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Significant knowledge and understanding of UK Airspace regulations and operating restrictions, including Notice to Aviation.
* Knowledge and experience navigating the Defense Air Environment Operating framework as laid out in RA 1160, including adding RPAS to the MAR and specific category categorization
* RC pilot experience on both rotary and fixed wing in the Open Categories
* Experience submitting Operational Authorization and associated documentation requests with the CAA
* Maintain a Flyer ID, a GVC for Rotary and Fixed Wing & have experience as the accountable person with an Operator ID related to UAS activity in the UK
* Experienced with Pixhawk, ArduPilot and other flight controllers, including physical setup, configuration and operations
* Experience testing and troubleshooting electrical, electronic, and avionic systems
* Knowledge of CAN bus protocols such as MIL-STD-1553 and OpenCyphal (formerly known as UAVCAN)
* Ability to travel 50+% of the time and commute weekly to a London based office
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to own a variety of tasks in an autonomous environment
* Able to work extended hours as required
* Strong customer service mentality
* Ability to de-construct and deliver results against complex tasks
* Valid driver’s license
* Able to lift 20kg overhead without support
* Ability to obtain a U.K Security Check (SC) or higher clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* B1 or B2 Engineer or CAA Private Pilots License (PPL)
* Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s License (FRTOL)
* Understanding of Defense standard 00-970 Part 9, NAVAIR, AS91
* Mechanical experience
* Soldering
* Linux Fundamentals
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