MQ-Reaper Air Vehicle Pilot

Overview

Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we’d love to meet you.

We’re a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we’re not just looking for someone to fill a seat — we’re looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

AVIAN is seeking an MQ-9 Reaper Air Vehicle Pilot (AVP) to join the Navy/Marine Corps' premier UAS test squadron, UX-24, in Patuxent River, Maryland. Become part of a dynamic team of military, government, and contract support personnel that will continue to deliver new capability to the Marine Corps' MQ-9 Reaper air vehicles through the test and evaluation of cutting edge next-generation communication and SIGINT payloads.

We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in MQ-9 operations, to include both C-band and SLR launch and recovery, who is familiar with the integration of new payloads and capabilities onto existing airframes. Prior operational or developmental test experience is a highly desired.

In addition to piloting the MQ-9 air vehicle in support of developmental test events, you will work as a project officer within the UAS test squadron where you will manage diverse teams of aircrew and flight test engineers and work closely with those teams to apply real-world operational experience to the test program in an effort to ensure the highest quality product is delivered to support the warfighters needs.

• The selected candidate will support a wide range of test and evaluation requirements to include;
  • test planning meetings
  • test plan development
  • event planning
  • test procedure and card development
  • flight briefings
  • test execution
  • post event support
  • test reporting
  • deficiency reporting
• Act as Pilot-in-Command (PIC) of MQ-9 aircraft for launch and recovery efforts.
• Coordinate and actively participate in UAS ground and flight operations efforts; including mission planning, execution, briefing, debriefing, aircrew resource management, and safety.
• Define, plan, organize, and execute flight plans and schedules. Review maintenance logs, weather reports, and forecasts.
• Use Technical Orders, other documents, and reports to ascertain factors; such as aircraft weight and balance, fuel supply, route, schedule, and mechanical reliability.
• Maintain ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites.
• Most work will be conducted on-site at NAS Patuxent River, MD, however, some domestic travel will be required in support of flight test activities

Required:

• Qualified MQ-9 Pilot with SLR experience
• 1000+ documented flight hours (manned/unmanned)
• Minimum 500 hours PIC in medium/high altitude long endurance UAS
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to attain a Top Secret clearance
• FAA Second Class Medical
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Desired:

• Manual Launch and Recovery experience / C-Band operations experience
• Graduate of full-length course of instruction from a recognized military test pilot school: e.g. USNTPS, USAFTPS, Empire, or EPNER. Pay differential for this experience will be applied.
• Operational test or payload integration experience
• 500 hours of MQ-9 experience highly desired
• Project…