Pilot needed - Full Time Near London UK

Malloy Aeronautics is an innovative and rapidly growing company that leads the field in heavy lift unmanned and manned systems for military and civilian applications.

We require a competent Pilot and technician, with proven hands on experience to fly our vehicles with clients, and build, test and problem solve multirotor vehicles from sizes as small as a desk to as big as a car. This role will involve closely assisting the project leads and engineers by ensuring prototypes and products are assembled and tested in line with timescales and quality metrics.

If you have over 100 manual flight hours (not GPS assist - must be able to fly manual) on multirotors or helicopters, have previous industry experience in fields such as engineering, manufacturing, technician or similar, and understand the basics of how common flight controllers function, you should apply for this position.

Responsibilities and Duties

Your main responsibilities include the following

Flying our production vehicles on and off site with clients.
Test fly our production and prototype multicopter drones.
Assembling and testing prototypes / systems.
Carrying out fault finding on mechanical, electrical and software components where needed.
Assisting engineers with flight testing.
Help out with other work where needed, such as assembling batteries and building test rigs.
Coordinate tasks with the project manager to achieve timely delivery.
Work with the Production Engineer to ensure products are smoothly transferred into and out of production
Be prepared to occasionally fly overseas (mostly USA)

Qualifications and Skills

Required:

  • N.V.Q. level 2 or higher related qualification.

  • Must have flying experience of a multirotor and a understanding of the principles of operation of the flight controller and typical radio and telemetry systems. Please do not apply if you do not meet this minimum experience.

Candidates must be able to work in the UK, and must be living currently in the UK.

Immediate start for the right applicant.

Salary is dependent on skill level.

Cover letter is preferred (shows us you are serious about this role).

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,000.00 to £35,000.00 /year