# UAV Global Operations Technician

Job title: UAV Global Operations Technician Location: Ashford, Kent Company: QinetiQ Target Systems Hours: Full-time, permanent Req ID: 20574 About the role We are currently recruiting for a UAV Global Operations Technician to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Field Services Team. QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC, specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems, including the world-leading Banshee target. QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over 40 countries worldwide, with QTS providing a complete managed service in over 15 of these countries. What will I be doing? Reporting to the Field Services Team Leader, you will be an active team member in the service delivery of unmanned aerial and surface targets, to assist in the training requirements of defence forces around the world. Operations Technicians build and test target systems, as well as conduct maintenance, packing, and shipping of all parts, systems and ancillary equipment necessary for the deployed service delivery that the team conducts Duties will include: Build, t

- **Id**: 2990088
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/qinetiq-uav-global-operations-technician>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ashford, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-26
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T06:31:39Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 76
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3918
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Dental insurance, Health insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drones & UAVs, Defense Manufacturing, Engineering Services, Testing, Inspection & Certification

## Company

- **Id**: 51551
- **Name**: QinetiQ
- **Domain**: qinetiq.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/qinetiq>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.167
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 21
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 33000
- **Max usd**: 61000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 1370

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 76

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-21T09:37:31Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker, Graduate Trainee); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.288
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 76
- **Expected fill days**: 21
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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