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UAS Operations Engineer Location: Syracuse, NY Employment Type: Full Time

The pitch

If you're a UAS operator who's tired of being just a pilot, or an engineer who's tired of being stuck behind a desk, this role is built for you.

We need someone who can plan and fly a complex BVLOS mission in the morning, debug a telemetry pipeline in the afternoon, and walk a customer through their first installation the next day. Someone who's just as comfortable on a sectional chart as they are in a Python notebook. Someone who can author a Part 107 waiver, troubleshoot a Jetson, and explain to a public safety customer why their concept of operations needs to change.

This is a multidisciplinary role that bridges flight operations, customer-facing work, and the engineering tooling that makes both run smoothly.

About ResilienX

We're a small, engineering-led company building the safety, orchestration, and operational infrastructure that makes BVLOS drone operations possible at scale. Our products are the safety and control layer for low-altitude airspace, managing real-time risk, compliance, and coordination across drones, operators, and missions in public safety, infrastructure, logistics, and defense.

In practice, we act as both safety authority and system integrator: we translate regulatory approval into deployable, scalable drone networks. With the FAA's final BVLOS regulations around the corner, the industry is about to take off, and we're at the front of that wave.

What it's like to work here

Small team. Real ownership. Direct access to the executives setting the strategy. We expect candor, precision, and follow-through, and we give the same in return. We have hard conversations when we need to. We don't do politics, and we don't do empire-building. The work is technically demanding and the stakes are real. Federal stakeholders are watching, and our customers are betting their operations on what we deliver. If you want a role where your work directly shapes how the national airspace evolves, this is it.

Who we're looking for

You're first and foremost a sharp UAS operator. Part 107 certified, comfortable in the FAA waiver environment, and experienced flying complex missions including BVLOS. You know what a real preflight looks like, you've operated under waivered conditions, and you can read a sectional chart without thinking about it.

On top of that, you bring real engineering and data analysis chops. You can write Python to build internal tooling, dig into mission data, and own technical problems end-to-end. You're systems-minded, you take ownership of unfamiliar technical areas and learn them quickly, and you make complex systems work in real-world environments where things break and customers are watching.

You're equally at home in the field, in front of a customer, and in the codebase. You're calm under pressure, comfortable with ambiguity, and you know how to manage stress during demanding project weeks. You're practical, self-directed, and accountable.

What you'll own

• UAS mission planning and execution, including operations conducted under Part 107 waivers (BVLOS, night, operations over people)
• ResilienX's drone fleet: platforms, payloads, maintenance scheduling, firmware, deployments, and readiness
• Customer installations, onboarding, training, and ongoing technical support
• UAS-based solution design: translating customer requirements into platform and payload selection, concepts of operations, and mission plans
• Mission data analysis and delivery of insights or finished products to customers
• FAA waiver applications, safety cases, COAs, and operational documentation, authored directly and not just managed
• Python-based tooling for telemetry, data analysis, automation, and mission workflows
• Troubleshooting across software, hardware, networking, telemetry, and integration during demos and field events
• Requirements development, test planning, documentation, and customer-facing technical demonstrations
• Currency on evolving FAA rulemaking, Remote ID, and emerging BVLOS frameworks

Required

• Active FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
• 5+ years of hands-on UAS operational experience, including missions conducted under Part 107 waivers (BVLOS in particular)
• Working knowledge of the FAA regulatory environment, including the waiver and exemption process
• Demonstrated experience designing UAS-based solutions, including selecting platforms, payloads, and concepts of operations to meet mission requirements
• Comfort with airspace classifications, sectional charts, and LAANC
• Working Python skills for data analysis, scripting, and tooling
• Ability to debug complex systems under pressure across software, hardware, and field operations
• Proven ability to take technical ownership of systems outside your initial comfort zone

Nice to Have

• B.S. in Engineering, Aerospace, Computer Science, Robotics, Physics, or a related technical field
• Direct experience authoring Part 107 waiver applications (BVLOS, OOP, night)
• Experience with enterprise UAS platforms (DJI, Skydio, Blue UAS, or similar)
• Familiarity with mission planning and ground control software (QGroundControl, Mission Planner, DJI Pilot / FlightHub, Skydio, Auterion, etc.)
• Working knowledge of payload options (LiDAR, multispectral, thermal, RGB, comms relays) and how to match them to mission requirements
• Experience with downstream data workflows (photogrammetry, GIS, analytics pipelines)
• Experience with pandas, NumPy, and visualization libraries; comfort with Linux, Docker, and APIs
• Familiarity with PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, MAVProxy, or pymavlink for telemetry and mission tooling
• Familiarity with Remote ID compliance and relevant standards bodies (ASTM, RTCA)
• Hands-on ML/AI experience applied to drone-derived data
• Familiarity with NVIDIA Jetson or other edge compute, real-time dashboards, or cloud/edge deployments
• MBSE, requirements, verification and validation, or defense/aviation program experience
• Experience supporting high-pressure demos and integration events
• Manned aircraft pilot certificate (PPL or higher)

Compensation & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance covered by the company, plus long-term disability, short-term disability, and a $100,000 life insurance policy
• Company-paid parking at a downtown garage right across from the office
• 401k program available for employee contributions (no company match at this time)
• Stock options as part of the compensation plan. When the company does well, so do the employees.
• Salary range: $90,000 to $135,000. Final compensation will be determined based on a candidate's experience, qualifications, certifications, and demonstrated expertise relative to the role.

Eligibility Requirement

Due to the nature of our work and applicable U.S. export control regulations (including ITAR and EAR), this position requires that candidates be U.S. Persons as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62. U.S. Persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and individuals granted refugee or asylum status.

ResilienX does not provide immigration or visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future. Applicants must already have authorization to work in the United States that does not require employer sponsorship.