MQ-9 Pilot II
- Location
- Yuma, AZ
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Essential Job Functions
- Act as pilot in command (PIC) of MQ-9 aircraft and provide safe operations of aircraft.
- Participate in all phases of flight to include planning/briefing, execution, debrief and crew resource management.
- Adhere to specific military, civilian and ICAO flight rules to include compliance with FAA regulations.
- Provides expertise in the operation of unmanned aircraft. Develop briefing and training materials to support flight operations.
- Plans and performs a wide range of in-process analog, digital, microwave, optical and mechanical systems and equipment under ambient and environmental conditions.
- Technical knowledge and experience with UAS operations to facilitate their integration safely and efficiently into the NAS.
- This effort requires collaboration with US Government organizations and the Original Equipment manufacturer.
- Ultimately, technical knowledge and experience to support UAS integration into the NAS without reducing existing capacity, decreasing safety, negatively impacting current operators, or increasing the risk to airspace users or persons and property on the ground any more than the integration of comparable new and novel technologies
Additional information
Note: The duties and responsibilities described on this document are not necessarily a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
Required Qualifications
- Qualified MQ-9 Pilot or previously qualified MQ-9 Pilot (Form 8 within last 3 years)
- Must have at least 200 hours as MQ-9 Pilot-in-Command (PIC)
- Must possess current FAA Class II Medical Certificate or DoD equivalent
- Must have the ability to travel in CONUS
- Maintaining a DoD Secret Security Clearance is required
- Prior DoD pilot training, specifically the USAF's Undergraduate Pilot Training, or USA, USN, USMC, or USCG equivalent fixed wing training program
- Bachelor Degree (maybe substituted for experience) or
- Initial Formal Training Upgrade (IFTU) training in the MQ-9 via the 18X pipeline or the following FAA certificate/rating: Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Category Rating and Instrument-Airplane Rating
- For non-military pilots, copies of: Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Category Rating and Instrument-Airplane Rating or Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Category Rating
Preferred Qualifications
- MQ-9 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot experience
- 500 MQ-9 flight hours
- Last flight within 180 days
Physical Requirements
- Able to lift 40 pounds and carry without assistance
What We Offer
Teammates at Albers Aerospace receive a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision plans, matching 401k, 10 days of PTO the first year and 15 after that, 11 holidays, employer paid term life, AD&D, long and short-term disability, and education and certification reimbursement.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
About Albers Aerospace
Albers Aerospace is seeking a candidate for a MQ-9 Pilot to support USMC aviation operations. This job is in Yuma, Arizona and the candidate must reside/relocate or deploy to Yuma, AZ.
About the company
Our core competencies include systems engineering, program management, logistics, production support, aircraft maintenance, and aviation/aerospace services. We were founded in 2015 and since our establishment, we have been attracting the best talent in our fields of interest enabling us to provide cutting-edge solutions and support to our warfighters. We understand and provide expert consultation on weapons systems acquisition programs, maintenance/modernization programs, and sustainment programs. We know defense and we know aircraft systems.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
From Albers Aerospace's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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