<div class="content-intro"><p>Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA) is an aerospace company specializing in long-endurance unmanned aerial platforms for a wide variety of industries. KHA supports a number of customers to carry out missions involving aerial reconnaissance, survey, communication relay and communications provisioning. Endurance, enabled by effective design, is key to these applications and KHA aircraft utilize cutting-edge aircraft design together with on-board intelligence to deliver value for these customers.</p></div><p>This position reports directly to the Manager of Training and Standardization .</p><p>The ideal person for this role possesses a deep operational expertise in (s)UAS flight operations, standardization, curriculum development and project management.What</p><p>This role serves as a senior pilot for operational procedures, flight area oversight, and technical integration.</p><p>The ideal candidate would be experienced in cross-functional engagement, engineering collaboration, flight test support, procedural standardization, interpersonal communication, fundamentals of instruction, team leadership principals, and in creating safe, compliant, mission-ready, staff and operations.</p><h3>CORE COMPETENCIES</h3><ul><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><h3>UAS Flight Operations Leadership</h3></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><h3>Operational Standardization &amp; Audits</h3></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><h3>Risk Management &amp; Safety Programs</h3></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><h3>Site Management &amp; Flight Area Oversight</h3></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><h3>Engineering &amp; Flight Test Coordination</h3></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><h3>Mission Planning &amp; Briefing</h3></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><h3>Technical Publications Review</h3></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p data-ogsc="">Knowledge of Emerging UAS Technologies and current market landscape</p></li></ul><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><p>The following job functions are a basic requirement but are not limited to and may be assigned other duties.</p><h3>UAS Operations</h3><ul><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p data-ogsc="">Maintain proficiency and currency with all of KHA's emerging UAS technologies, regulatory changes, and operational best practices.</p></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p data-ogsc="">Hold and maintain all required certifications</p></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p data-ogsc="">Adhere to FAA regulations and guidelines, ensuring compliance during UAS operations and activities. Including but not limited to FAA Part 107, DOE Orders, restricted airspace protocols, and site procedures.</p></li><li data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p data-ogsc="">Support demonstrations, field missions, customer operations, collaborative experimentation and equipment testing. Examples of UAS operational duties include. Delivering near real-time aerial intelligence, integrating UAS data into customer systems, flight operations drills, and emergencies.</p></li><li data-ogs