Job Title: Flight Support Assistant

Job Location: College Station, TX 77845

Job Duration: 11 Months (Contract to hire)

Pay Rate: $28.67 to $29.67/hr

Key job responsibilities:

• The Flight Support Assistant will work closely with crew members. Candidates must be self-driven and responsible.

Duties include:

• Assisting in crew briefings, mission planning, and performing critical roles in field operations
• Ensuring a safe operational environment
• Export Control License
• Lifting: The ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds of equipment, including drones, batteries, and related gear, as part of daily operational tasks.
• Bending and Flexibility: The role may involve bending, squatting, and other physical movements to set up, maintain, or retrieve equipment and perform operational tasks.
• Standing: The candidate should be capable of standing for extended periods, particularly during drone setup, takeoff, and landing procedures.
• Climbing Ladders: Depending on the specific operational requirements, the candidate may need to ascend and descend ladders or elevated platforms to access drones, perform maintenance, or conduct inspections.
• Visual Acuity: Good visual acuity, including the ability to identify and respond to obstacles, hazards, or changes in flight conditions during drone operations.

Daily Schedule:

• Part of the Flight crew
• Prepare for the day's operations
• Work with aircraft and flight operations equipment
• Work on operation to actually deliver package
• Installing batteries, moving aircraft to/from flight line.
• Working with operator in command to complete checklists safely
• Creating SOP's for Processes

Basic Qualifications

• Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent
• Able to work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required
• Able to lift equipment and carry out physical activity with or without reasonable accommodation
• 2+ years of work experience or a completed Associates degree
• Hold a current and valid FAA Part 107
• Able to pass client Motor Vehicle Check
• Able to Pass an FAA mandated Drug Screening
• Willing to travel up to 2 weeks at a time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest in aviation
• Ability to work independently
• Strong decision making skills
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
• Our Client is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.