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AVIAN is looking for an Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Air Vehicle Operator (AVO)/Air Vehicle Pilot (AVP) to operate Group 1-2 (below 55 pound) and/or radio controlled (RC) equivalent platforms during research development test & evaluation (RDT&E) flight evolutions. As an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways.

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Overview:
Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact – and Own a Piece of the Future 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. About the Role AVIAN is looking for an Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Air Vehicle Operator (AVO)/Air Vehicle Pilot (AVP) to operate Group 1-2 (below 55 pound) and/or radio controlled (RC) equivalent platforms during research development test & evaluation (RDT&E) flight evolutions. The UAS AVO/AVP may also serve as both an internal/external AVO/AVP and ground launch/recovery crew. 

Responsibilities:
Responsibilities<ul><li>Operate Group 1-2 UAS, and/or RC equivalent aircraft during RDT&E ground and flight evolutions, while controlling the air vehicle using a transmitter/controller box /tablet.</li><li>The AVO/AVP may also serve as a Group 1-2 UAS operator utilizing internal (ground control station or similar hardware) control of the aircraft.</li><li>When not in control of an air vehicle, the AVO/AVP may also be required to act as ground launch/recovery crew. </li><li>Support ground maintenance of RC/UAS systems. </li><li>Support test data collection compilation efforts by ensuring that all data items are collected, annotated, and delivered to test data analysis facilities as required. </li><li>Participate in pre-mission briefing for test missions </li><li>Planning, executing, and reporting for developmental test projects. </li><li>Coordinating with project engineers to develop test points, test cards, and test metrics. </li><li>Writing test reports </li><li>Communicating with project stakeholders on results and mission impact.</li></ul>

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:<ul><li>Education: High School Diploma </li><li>Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of experience in any combination of the areas listed under Desired Qualifications</li><li>Ability to get and maintain an FAA Class 2 medical certificate.</li><li>Significant previous experience with Group 1-2 UAS and/or significant previous experience with RC aircraft up to 55 pounds. </li><li>Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance. Minimum Secret Clearance; Top Secret desired.</li><li>Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.</li></ul>Desired Qualifications: <ul><li>Familiar with EW, Radar and Electro-Optical Counter UAS Systems and test techniques and methods. </li><li>Familiarity with autopilot systems to include ArduPilot and PixHawk.</li><li>Design/build/tuning experience with RC and/or UAS aircraft. </li><li>Previous Group 1-2 UAS; Rotary and Fixed Wing Pilot designations </li><li>Experience with NAVAIR Test Planning and Reporting processes </li><li>Team Leadership Experience – Manpower, Planning, Scheduling, Resource Allocation </li><li>Familiarity with PAX River Airspace, it’s use and scheduling </li><li>Previous UAS/RC Instructor Qualification  </li></ul>Salary range: $95,000 - $129,000 (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.)  About being a part of Team AVIANAs an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it’s helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization. Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference. You’ll Succeed Here If You...<ul style="margin-top:0in"><li>See opportunities where others see routine</li><li>Are curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better</li><li>Enjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks</li><li>Believe in doing the right thing the right way — even when no one’s watching</li><li>Play an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together</li><li>Embrace a “one team” mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork. </li><li>Understand the power of ownership — and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture</li></ul>Why Join Us?<ul style="margin-top:0in"><li>Employee Ownership: We’re not just building a company — we’re building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you’ll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.</li><li>Real Growth: We’re expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.</li><li>Purpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value — not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.</li><li>Culture of Collaboration: We’re big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.</li><li>Comprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.</li><li>Flexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.</li></ul>AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.

AVIAN LLC

Air Vehicle Pilot/Air Vehicle Operator- Group 1-2

Calendar Management

Data Analysis

Data Collection

DoD Clearance

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Financial Control

High School Diploma

Leadership

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

Philosophy

Presentation/Verbal Skills

Process Development

Project Engineering

Project/Program Coordination

Quality Assurance Methodology

Quality Metrics

Reporting Skills

Research & Development (R&D)

Resource Management

Secret Clearance

Security Clearance

System Test

Team Lead/Manager

Team Player

Test Data

Test Plan/Schedule

Testing

Training/Teaching

United States Citizen

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Writing Skills

[AW]-iCims

AVIAN is looking for an Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Air Vehicle Operator (AVO)/AirVehicle Pilot(AVP) to operate Group 1-3 platforms during research development test & evaluation (RDT&E) flight requirements. The candidate will serve as UAS operator, both internal operator (utilizing a console inside a ground control station) and as an external operator (controlling the air vehicle using a controller box /tablet).

Overview:
Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact – and Own a Piece of the Future 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. About the Role AVIAN is looking for an Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Air Vehicle Operator (AVO)/AirVehicle Pilot(AVP) to operate Group 1-3 platforms during research development test & evaluation (RDT&E) flight requirements. The UAS AVO/AVP may serve as both an internal/external AVO/AVP and ground launch/recovery crew.  

Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Pilot UAS Group 1-3 aircraft during RDT&E flight requirements.</li><li>Serve as a UAS operator, internal/external AVO/AVP and ground launch/recovery crew as required.</li><li>Support ground maintenance and testing of assigned UAS.</li><li>Support test data collection compilation efforts by ensuring that all data items are collected, annotated, and delivered to test data analysis facilities as required.</li><li>Participate in pre-mission planning for test missions</li><li>Planning, executing, and reporting for developmental test projects.</li><li>Coordinating with project engineers to develop test points, test cards, and test metrics.</li><li>Writing test reports</li><li>Communicating with project stakeholders on results and mission impact. </li></ul>

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:<ul><li>Education: High School Diploma</li><li style="list-style-type:none"><ul style="margin-top:0in"><li>The candidate will serve as UAS operator, both internal operator (utilizing a console inside a ground control station) and as an external operator (controlling the air vehicle using a controller box /tablet).</li><li>When not in control of an air vehicle, the AVO/AVP may also be required to act as ground launch/recovery crew as required.</li><li>Minimum Secret Clearance; Top Secret desired.</li><li>Ability to get and maintain an FAA Class 2 medical certificate.</li><li>Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.</li><li>Salary range: $110,000 to $125,000 (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.)</li></ul></li></ul>Desired Qualifications: <ul><li>Desired Qualifications: <ul style="margin-top:0in"><li>Familiar with EW, Radar and Electro-Optical Counter UAS Systems and test techniques and methods.</li><li>Relevant flight time in larger, semi-automatic, Group 2/3 air vehicles (such as Scan Eagle, AeroSonde).</li><li>Group 1-3 UAS; Rotary and Fixed Wing Pilot designations</li><li>Experience with NAVAIR Test Planning and Reporting processes</li><li>Team Leadership Experience – Manpower, Planning, Scheduling, Resource Allocation Familiarity with PAX River Airspace, it’s use and scheduling</li><li>Previous AVP Instructor Qualification</li></ul> </li></ul> About being a part of Team AVIANAs an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it’s helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization. Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference. You’ll Succeed Here If You...<ul style="margin-top:0in"><li>See opportunities where others see routine</li><li>Are curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better</li><li>Enjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks</li><li>Believe in doing the right thing the right way — even when no one’s watching</li><li>Play an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together</li><li>Embrace a “one team” mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork. </li><li>Understand the power of ownership — and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture</li></ul>Why Join Us?<ul style="margin-top:0in"><li>Employee Ownership: We’re not just building a company — we’re building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you’ll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.</li><li>Real Growth: We’re expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.</li><li>Purpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value — not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.</li><li>Culture of Collaboration: We’re big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.</li><li>Comprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.</li><li>Flexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.</li></ul>AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.

Air Vehicle Pilot/Air Vehicle Operator- Group 1-3

Top Secret Clearance

FULL_TIME

Determines if parts/components are serviceable, unserviceable-reparable, unserviceable-non-reparable; affixes completed appropriate form/tag for disposition; returns to stock, and routes to appropriate shop for repair and/or turn-in. Provides support for O, I and D-level tasks in support of Presidential Helicopter platforms in accordance with the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP), applicable technical data, and federal contract requirements.

AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR (SOC: 49-3011 / SCA: 23023) Specialty: Airframes / Structures / Powerplants / Avionics Location: Patuxent River, MD Employment Type: Full-Time | Onsite Clearance: Top Secret w/ Yankee White Access | CAC required Summary Provides support for O, I and D-level tasks in support of Presidential Helicopter platforms in accordance with the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP), applicable technical data, and federal contract requirements.Senior-level aircraft mechanic/quality control inspector supporting VH-92A, VH-3D, VH-60N, test aircraft and other aircraft periodically hosted by PMA-274.Description: Develops and implements quality control and ground safety programs to ensure compliance with contract specifications. Inspects and verifies proper completion and documentation of safety and flight discrepancies. Briefs and debriefs pilots and crew members assigned to functional check flights. Evaluates Contractor personnel, including verification of skills, training and experience. Performs audits and inspections of work centers and ongoing maintenance actions, procedures, equipment and facilities. Examines parts and components for conformance to design specifications and determines serviceability. Determines if parts/components are serviceable, unserviceable-reparable, unserviceable-non-reparable; affixes completed appropriate form/tag for disposition; returns to stock, and routes to appropriate shop for repair and/or turn-in. Form/tag shall contain comments relative to evaluation and be stamped by the Inspector. Monitors timeliness and applicability of aircraft maintenance technical data and technical library. Reviews maintenance source documents, aircraft inspection records, notes recurring discrepancies or trends and initiates appropriate action. Manages the material deficiency and technical order improvement program. Reviews engineering investigation requests. Initiates and reviews quality deficiency reports, technical deficiency reports and hazardous material reports to ensure reports are accurate, clear, concise and comprehensive. Receives and reviews aircraft and explosive mishap reports for applicability. Oversees aircraft weight and balance program. Conducts safety inspections, training, and drills. Efficiently prepares and maintains reports. Performs inspections of egress equipment to ensure compliance with egress mechanics and inspects cartridge activated devices. Essential Functions <ul><li> Perform complex aircraft maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, repair, and modification </li><li> Document maintenance actions in aircraft logs and approved maintenance systems </li><li> Lead and provide technical guidance to lower-level mechanics </li><li> Ensure compliance with Tool Control, FOD, safety, and quality programs </li></ul><ul><li> Perform other duties as assigned </li></ul> Duties <ul><li> Inspect airframe, flight control, hydraulic, pneumatic, and landing gear systems </li><li> Interpret technical manuals, drawings, and directives </li><li> Troubleshoot and repair aircraft avionics systems </li><li> Document maintenance actions per NAMP requirements </li></ul> Qualifications <ul><li> High School Diploma or GED </li><li> Minimum of three (3) years' experience in the field consistent with the quality assurance requirements </li><li> Must have demonstrated knowledge of electrical, mechanical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic systems or other technology as applicable to fabrication, repair, and operation and maintenance requirements </li><li> When inspecting egress equipment, must provide documented egress equipment work history to the COR </li><li> Must be capable of reviewing others' work and determining accuracy and conformity to standards </li><li> Shall have experience supporting IPTs and ITTs </li><li> 7+ years airframe, avionics, or powerplant aviation maintenance experience </li><li> 5+ years VH-92A, VH-3D, VH-60N or similar aircraft maintenance experience preferred </li><li> Must be able to work day, swing or mid shift as required </li><li> Former CDI/CDQAR </li></ul> Physical Requirements Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation, including lifting up to 50 lbs., standing and walking for extended periods, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in confined or elevated spaces. Requires sufficient manual dexterity and vision to use tools and inspect aircraft systems. Must be able to work in high-noise environments, wear required PPE, and work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions. Compensation <ul><li> $52.09/hour + $5.09 H&W </li></ul> Benefits: Employees are offered medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in KAI's 401k plan. Employees have a minimum of eleven paid holidays. Vacation/PTO IAW with applicable wage determination Labor Relations Notice: The Company respects employee rights under applicable labor laws. Nothing in this posting interferes with lawful collective activity. Contract Contingency: Employment is contingent upon contract award, funding, background investigation, and clearance eligibility. EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability/Veterans. No retaliation for protected activity.

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