Field Operations Specialist

• Engage with customers onsite, providing technical guidance and representing NODA professionally.
• Assist in planning logistics for travel, shipping, and equipment readiness.
• Build, wire, and test UAS/robotic platforms, payloads, and support equipment.
• Track, repair, and maintain lab equipment, spare parts, and test assets.
• Lead setup/teardown and technical troubleshooting at multi-domain field exercises.
• Conduct inspections to ensure accuracy, durability, and repeatability of assemblies.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and well-documented lab and field environment.
• Draft and maintain event-specific documentation: assembly procedures, deployment logs, checklists, and after-action reports (AARs).
• Verify platforms are flight-ready before transport and deployment.
• Coordinate with engineering and mission teams to ensure event readiness.
• Document issues and fixes in real time to capture lessons learned.
• Oversee junior field staff during operations and ensure smooth team coordination.

• U.S. Citizen (required).
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical certificate, associate degree, or equivalent military/industry experience preferred.
• 2+ years of hands-on technical experience (assembly, lab, or field environment).
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and must have RPIC & EP experience
• Strong organizational skills and experience coordinating logistics or operations.
• Comfortable working in both lab and outdoor field environments.
• Ability to lift 60 lbs and work in dynamic field conditions.
• IPC soldering or electronics certification (preferred).
• Experience leading small teams in technical or field environments (preferred).
• Familiarity with lab management or inventory software (preferred).
• Comfort with scripting, dashboards, or log retrieval tools (e.g., Python, CLI, spreadsheets) (preferred).
• Familiarity with project management or collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Notion) (preferred).

Demonstrates expertise in building, testing, and maintaining UAS/robotic platforms while ensuring operational readiness and safety in both lab and field environments. Proficient in logistics coordination, technical documentation, and team leadership in dynamic settings.

• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
• UAS/Robotic Platform Assembly
• Logistics Coordination
• Technical Documentation
• Team Leadership

• UAS Assembly
• Technical Troubleshooting
• Lab Equipment Maintenance
• Soldering
• Electronics Certification
• Field Operations
• Inspection Procedures
• Event Documentation
• Flight Readiness Verification
• Dynamic Field Conditions

• Organizational Skills
• Team Coordination
• Communication

• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
• IPC Soldering Certification

• UAS
• Robotics
• Field Exercises
• Logistics
• Technical Guidance
• After-Action Reports
• Deployment Logs
• Assembly Procedures

• Lab Management Software
• Inventory Software
• Python
• CLI
• Spreadsheets
• Jira
• Confluence
• Notion