Part Drone Test Operator Bay Point, CA

Job Title

Part 107 Drone Test Operator

Bay Point, CA (occasionally travel to Oakland, CA).

12‑Month Contract (full‑time, 40 hours/week). Potential conversion to permanent.

Standard Monday‑Friday morning shift, 40 hours per week.

• Execute and adapt to multiple test flights daily, adjusting profiles and parameters as required.
• Communicate closely with flight test lead and engineering team during and after flights.
• Conduct pre‑flight and post‑flight checks, ensuring safety and readiness.
• Manage airspace and coordinate with relevant stakeholders during operations.
• Support logbook maintenance, site setup, and drone transport.
• Identify off‑nominal behaviors and provide structured feedback to support diagnostics.
• Work independently with minimal oversight across the Bay Point and Oakland test sites.

• Valid FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate with 100+ hours of UAS flight time.
• Experience with quad and hexacopter platforms.
• Hands‑on skill flying in Stabilized Mode and performing manual maneuvers.
• Good understanding of Mission Planning (utilizing checklist) and conducting pre‑ and post‑flight inspection.
• Comfortable working outdoors in varied weather and working on your feet.
• Highly Preferred:
  Experience with PX4, Ardu Pilot, Auterion, and/or Herelink‑based systems.
• Highly Preferred:
  Familiarity with ground control software such as QGround
  
  Control or Mission Planner.
• Highly Preferred:
  Experience contributing to drone development and/or robotic testing programs.
• Preferred:
  Experience with Google Docs, Sheets, Jira, Confluence, and/or Slack.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Reliable team player.

• Front lines of aerial innovation, directly contributing to development and validation of new drone systems.
• High‑impact, high‑autonomy role where field skills, judgment, and communication directly shape product safety, performance, and readiness.
• Meaningful work, fast iteration, and a chance to help define the future of drone logistics.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

$30.00 per hour (USD).

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation may contact astoncarter