Job Details
Drone System Operator 2 (Part-Time) - Detroit, MI
This will be a part-time contract position with 15-30 hours per week.
- Flexible to work 9PM-3AM
- Must be VERY responsible and ability to work independent
- Must work onsite with Nokia customer
- Pay Rate $20/hr
Successful Candidates must have:
- The ability to pilot the drone in manual mode is a key skill requirement.
- Must have hands on experience such as piloting for inspections, photography, drone racing etc.
- Must be able to use software and computers at the level of a good technician.
- Should the drone need minor mechanical or electronic repairs, will need to be able perform such repairs.
- Candidates with prior experience in building custom drones or other electronics, or who have worked in drone service centers, would demonstrate such skills.
- Will be responsible to prepare, initiate and monitor each of the drone system flights.
- Ideal candidates could be college students or local people looking for regular part-time work.
- Candidates need to be responsible, reliable and ok to be scheduled for shift work, likely either early morning or late evening.
SCOPE:
- As an Indoor Drone System Operator, you will be responsible for the nightly operations of our AIMS Drone monitoring system in a large warehouse environment.
- You will prepare, initiate and monitor each of the drone system flights.
- At the end of the night you will prepare performance reports and run analysis computer scripts.
- Tasks will include setting up equipment such as drones, computers and wireless equipment at the beginning of each shift.
- During the night the tasks will include moving the drone around the warehouse, swapping batteries and executing monitoring scripts on a laptop computer.
- The job will include interfacing with warehouse operations staff (our customer) and scheduling drone flights and reporting analytic results.
Key Responsibilities/Functions
- Initiating and managing drone missions via a laptop
- Drone checking, battery swapping, inventory control
- Recording data, generating MS Office reports
- Communicating with AIMS technical team, remote diagnostics, customer liaison
- Escalating and reporting issues via a defined notification tree
Qualifications/Background
At least one of the following is required:
- Flying drones
- Experience with computer networks and monitoring applications.
- FAA UAV pilot license
Education
Two year Technical/IT degree (or equivalent) or Enrolled in a bachelors degree program