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We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.\nAs drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.\nWhat you will be doing\nNeros is hiring a Flight Test Operations Lead/Manager to run the operations side of Flight Testing. You will own scheduling, staffing, facilities, and logistics for a team of pilots and technicians executing test flights on experimental FPV drones. You own Flight Test throughput - Success means more flight hours and tests per week with less workload and stress on the flight teams. Collect data on where time goes, find the bottlenecks, and fix them.\nResponsibilities\nOwn and maintain the flight test schedule across concurrent campaigns, balancing pilot, technician, aircraft, and range availability against engineering commitments\nBuild and manage the flight test operations team, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career progression\nBe responsible for flight test facilities, vehicles, and field equipment. Lead requirements, timeline, and development of future test sites\nPlan multi week testing deployments including travel, logistics, site coordination\nImprove the repeatability, documentation, and throughput of test operations over time\nYou should have the following\n5+ years of experience leading teams in UAS, film, military, aviation, or similarly complex operations\nDemonstrated ownership of scheduling and resource allocation across multiple teams\nHands on ability to fly drones, or experience managing and directing drone pilots\nExperience managing physical assets such as work facilities, vehicles, and field infrastructure\nWillingness to stay overnight at test facilities occasionally during the week\nStrong written communication and comfort in a fast moving environment\nNice to have\nFPV acro piloting / In depth FPV drone knowledge\nExperience in UAS flight test operations\nExperience in logistics\nPrior military experience\nEngineering background, or experience working directly with engineering organizations\nFacility management or standing up undeveloped land\nUS Salary Range\n$128,000 - $168,000 USD\nThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. 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