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UFORCE

UAV Trainer

UFORCE

. Train operators, maintainers, mission leads, launch and recovery crews, safety observers, Forward Deployed Engineers, and customer teams .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in UAV mission planning, flight operations, and training delivery, with a focus on maintaining high standards and effective communication with diverse audiences. Proficient in developing instructional materials and assessing trainee readiness while ensuring safety and operational readiness.

Highest-signal resume keywords
UAV Mission PlanningFlight OperationsTraining DeliverySafety AssessmentCustomer-Facing Communication

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Hard Skills
UAV Payload EmploymentEmergency ProceduresLesson PlansQualification StandardsEvaluation RubricsCommand-and-Control WorkflowsGround-Control-Station WorkflowsFlight LogsField Maintenance BasicsTraining Records Management
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationDisciplined ApproachCalm Under PressureAdaptabilityCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Mission Planning ToolsSimulatorsTabletop ExercisesDry-Run RehearsalsVersion-Controlled Materials
Industry Keywords
U.S. Military TrainingDefense CustomersOperational SecurityRisk AssessmentTraining Programs

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Train operators, maintainers, mission leads, launch and recovery crews, safety observers, Forward Deployed Engineers, and customer teams
  • Teach mission planning, aircraft and payload configuration, communications checks, pre-flight inspection, launch, flight operations, emergency procedures, recovery, post-flight inspection, and maintenance basics
  • Combine classroom instruction, simulator practice, tabletop exercises, and dry-run rehearsals before live flight
  • Apply standardized materials covering aircraft readiness, batteries and power, payloads, communications, flight operations, emergency response, data handling, and maintenance turn-in
  • Assess trainee readiness against documented standards and support qualification sign-off with accurate records
  • Coordinate training events, assigned roles, mission briefs, risk assessments, range and airspace requirements, communications plans, flight windows, and readiness gates
  • Stop or change activities that are unsafe, underprepared, or not ready to fly
  • Maintain attendance, flight logs, evaluation forms, qualification records, and customer handoff packages
  • Lead or contribute to after-action reviews and recommend updates to training programs, checklists, safety gates, and instructor notes
  • Collaborate with field engineering, Delivery, Engineering, Sales, safety, trainers, and product teams
  • Translate Ukrainian and frontline operating knowledge into U.S.-ready training
  • Capture and organize training artifacts supporting customer confidence, operational handoffs, contract execution, and internal reporting while respecting operational security

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Hands-on knowledge of UAV mission planning, launch and recovery, flight-line operations, payload employment, and emergency procedures
  • Experience teaching mixed-experience audiences and delivering structured practical instruction
  • Ability to work with programs of instruction, lesson plans, instructor guides, qualification standards, and evaluation rubrics
  • Disciplined approach to aircraft readiness, crew roles, communications, risk assessment, and go/no-go decisions
  • Working knowledge of coordination, approvals, safety plans, and operating constraints for responsible UAV training in U.S. exercise and field environments
  • Operational familiarity with command-and-control and ground-control-station workflows, mission planning tools, payloads and sensors, communications, batteries and power, spares, flight logs, and field maintenance basics
  • Ability to maintain accurate training and qualification records, use version-controlled materials, and translate after-action findings into recommendations
  • Clear, direct customer-facing communication with operators, engineers, military and government customers, and internal stakeholders
  • High standards, low ego, calm and practical approach to ambiguity, changing conditions, and high-tempo field activity
  • Experience delivering UAV training to U.S. military, government, or defense customers (nice to have)
  • Background as a UAV instructor, evaluator, standardization specialist, maintainer, mission lead, or Forward Deployed Engineer (nice to have)
  • Experience developing or improving programs of instruction, checklists, instructor guides, and qualification frameworks (nice to have)
  • Experience supporting customer exercises, demonstrations, or operational handoffs with readiness evidence and customer deliverables (nice to have)
  • Experience using simulators, tabletop exercises, and rehearsals for live-flight operations (nice to have)
  • Experience translating Ukrainian, frontline, or partner-nation operating lessons into U.S.-appropriate training (nice to have)
  • Experience connecting training feedback with Engineering and product teams (nice to have)
  • Legally authorized to work in the country for which applying
  • Must not require employment sponsorship from UFORCE now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Willingness to travel for U.S. customer training, exercises, demonstrations, and operational handoffs