Uas Field Service Representative
- Countries
- USA
- Job Types
- operations
- Experience
- mid
- Organization Types
- aerospace, robotics, startups
- Location
- Austin
- Posted Date
- Company
- Skyways
AI Summary
Job Description
As a Field Service Representative, you will be responsible for deploying, maintaining, and repairing autonomous cargo aircraft at customer sites to ensure high aircraft availability and mission success. This role involves hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, and firmware issues, performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, managing on-site spares, and acting as the primary customer contact.
Hard Requirements
- 3+ years maintaining and supporting real aircraft or UAS in the field
- Strong mechanical foundation
- Electrical, RF/datalink, and basic software/firmware troubleshooting skills
- Comfort with small internal-combustion or multi-fuel engines
- Ability to read and use technical manuals, schematics, and wiring diagrams
- Willingness to travel up to ~75%, including extended international trips
- Valid U.S. passport and driver's license
- Able to lift ~50 lbs and work outdoors
- Able to obtain security clearance
- A&P license or equivalent airframe/powerplant background
- PX4- or ArduPilot-class systems and Linux familiarity
Soft Requirements
- Ability to run a remote site solo
- Safety-minded
- Self-directed
- Calm under pressure
- Disciplined about documentation
- Comfortable with support tools (Slack, Asana, Airtable, Google Workspace)
- FAA Part 107 and/or BVLOS operations experience
- Prior military UAS, aviation-maintenance, or operations experience
- OCONUS / deployed field experience
- Autopilot / ground-control-station software and RF/datalink systems experience
- Familiarity with spares, RMA, and field-logistics workflows
- Prior OEM field-service or customer-facing technical-support experience
- Experience operating under FAA, SORA, or similar standards
- Additional language ability