Range Operations Officer
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will open, inspect, configure, and close the flight-test range; maintain readiness records; coordinate notifications, access, equipment, fuel, vendors, and emergency readiness; and support safe test-day operations. You will inspect facilities, track corrective actions, and serve as Range Safety Officer when delegated.
Requirements
- 3+ years of aviation operations, airport operations, flight test, UAS operations, military range operations, maintenance operations, logistics, or comparable technical-environment experience
- Knowledge of aviation safety, airfield operations, weather, NOTAM coordination, aircraft ground operations, hazardous-material awareness, and operational documentation
- Radio and phone communication skills
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to obtain airport access credentials and pass background or security requirements
- Availability for nonstandard hours
- Flight-test, UAS, VTOL, military, aerospace, or airport operations
- FAA NOTAM processes
- Fuel and hazardous-material handling
- Inventory control
- Vendor management
- Contractor coordination
- OSHA
- HAZWOPER
- First aid
- CPR
- AED
- Incident command system
- Excel
- Asset management
- Maintenance management
- Document control
Responsibilities
- Open, inspect, configure, and close the range for scheduled test activity
- Maintain readiness, operating, and closeout logs
- Verify NOTAMs, coordination, access, weather, safety equipment, and operational controls
- Maintain NOTAM records and alert the Range Operations Manager to issues
- Maintain readiness of vehicles, fuel, consumables, recovery equipment, radios, and ground-support equipment
- Coordinate deliveries, servicing, rentals, vendors, and contractor support
- Inspect test areas, facilities, equipment, and infrastructure
- Support test-day briefs and emergency-response readiness
- Maintain maps, contact lists, inventories, supplier lists, service records, and operational templates
- Serve as Range Safety Officer when required
- Support flight-test events with access control, accountability, documentation, and resource coordination
- Recommend improvements to readiness, facilities, inventory, procedures, vendor support, and test-day efficiency
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment