Range Operations Officer

You will open, inspect, configure, and close the flight-test range; maintain readiness records; coordinate notifications, access, equipment, fuel, vendors, and emergency readiness; and support safe test-day operations. You will inspect facilities, track corrective actions, and serve as Range Safety Officer when delegated.

Responsibilities

• Open, inspect, configure, and close the range for scheduled test activity
• Maintain readiness, operating, and closeout logs
• Verify NOTAMs, coordination, access, weather, safety equipment, and operational controls
• Maintain NOTAM records and alert the Range Operations Manager to issues
• Maintain readiness of vehicles, fuel, consumables, recovery equipment, radios, and ground-support equipment
• Coordinate deliveries, servicing, rentals, vendors, and contractor support
• Inspect test areas, facilities, equipment, and infrastructure
• Support test-day briefs and emergency-response readiness
• Maintain maps, contact lists, inventories, supplier lists, service records, and operational templates
• Serve as Range Safety Officer when required
• Support flight-test events with access control, accountability, documentation, and resource coordination
• Recommend improvements to readiness, facilities, inventory, procedures, vendor support, and test-day efficiency

Requirements

• 3+ years of aviation operations, airport operations, flight test, UAS operations, military range operations, maintenance operations, logistics, or comparable technical-environment experience
• Knowledge of aviation safety, airfield operations, weather, NOTAM coordination, aircraft ground operations, hazardous-material awareness, and operational documentation
• Radio and phone communication skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to obtain airport access credentials and pass background or security requirements
• Availability for nonstandard hours
• Flight-test, UAS, VTOL, military, aerospace, or airport operations
• FAA NOTAM processes
• Fuel and hazardous-material handling
• Inventory control
• Vendor management
• Contractor coordination
• OSHA
• HAZWOPER
• First aid
• CPR
• AED
• Incident command system
• Excel
• Asset management
• Maintenance management
• Document control

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits
• Equity
• Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment