Flight Operations Technician II

Position Information

Position Type:
Full‑Time, 12‑Month
Department: 194000 - Raspet

Location:

Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Categories:
Professional

This is the intermediate level—developing/maturing professional. Incumbents perform complex and rigorous processes within a defined framework to meet MSU, Federal/State Government and industry policy, rules and best practices. Independently evaluates, selects, and applies accepted aviation operations and safety techniques; assignments have clear and specified objectives, and require the investigation of a limited number of variables. Incumbent relies on limited experience and exercises judgment within a construct of defined procedures and practices.

The Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RFRL), the premier manned and unmanned aviation research facility in the nation, was established in 1948. RFRL possesses a rich heritage in full-scale aircraft research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E), particularly in advanced flight test. RFRL’s rich history includes dozens of aviation “firsts,” particularly in the application of cutting‑edge composite structures in aviation. Today, RFRL’s focus is to perform advanced research, development, and testing of:
1) Manned and Unmanned Aircraft;
2) Automated Flight Control Systems;
3) Aircraft Sub‑Structures and Components;
4) Ground and Airborne Sensor Systems, including Detect and Avoid; and
5) Ground and Maritime Robotics. MSU’s unique position as the only university that is both the FAA‑designated lead for the national UAS Center of Excellence, and an FAA‑designed UAS Test Site, provides unparalleled capability to conduct world‑class research and comprehensive flight testing for unmanned aircraft, ground control systems, component systems, and key supporting technologies such as detect and avoid. In addition to our flight RDT&E capabilities, RFRL also offers cutting‑edge composite materials design, fabrication, prototyping, and low‑rate initial production through the Marvin

B. Dow Stitched Composites Development Center. RFRL also regularly helps grown aviation‑related companies and innovative technologies through our role as a technology incubator. Throughout our illustrious aviation history, RFRL has been dedicated to outstanding research programs, strategic alliances with industry and government, and close collaboration with academic units of the university. Raspet offers faculty, staff, students, industry, and government agencies a facility with experience and capability for composite fabrication, structural testing, UAS and component RDT&E, in‑flight sensor evaluation, and flight test instrumentation and test assistance.

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