sUAS Pilot and Geospatial Technician

DEA's Spokane, WA office is hiring a sUAS Pilot and Geospatial Technician. As a sUAS Pilot and Geospatial Technician your responsibilities will be diverse and will include business development promoting sUAS services, training other pilots within DEA, processing point cloud and imagery data, and performing flights and related field work.
Position duties include but are not limited to:

• Promote sUAS capabilities throughout the company
• Provide sUAS presentations, demonstrations, marketing support, estimates, and proposals
• Promote sUAS training and updates based on our current 3-Tier sUAS Certification program
• Conduct Remote Pilot reviews, check flights, and ongoing qualifications tracking
• Oversee system updates and maintenance of our sUAS fleet, controllers, and sensors
• Coordinate ground and flight operations including mission planning, briefing, execution, debriefing, and data acquisition
• Conduct data processing for imagery and point cloud workflows
• Coordinate with Surveyors, Engineers, Scientists, and Construction Inspectors for desired sUAS deliverables
• Ensure compliance with company policy, industry best practices, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations
• Update operational and safety procedures for new sUAS aircraft, platforms, features, or sensors
• Knowledge of various unmanned aerial system hardware and software, including LiDAR
• Capture sUAS video and still images of infrastructure for marketing and construction progress
• Conduct utility and bridge inspections and mapping with sUAS assets
• Market sUAS services to utility agencies, current and potential clients and related industries
• Work with structural engineers to develop safe sUAS based bridge inspection procedures
• Learn to incorporate GIS, GPS, and CAD software into sUAS workflows from other staff

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, Geomatics, Unmanned Aerial Systems, or related field
• 2 years of sUAS mapping experience
• Knowledge and experience operating in US airspace
• Certified Part 107 Remote Pilot
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Health Savings and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contribution
• Support for continuing education and training opportunities
• Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay
• 401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Holistic Wellbeing Program with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, career and community health
• Opportunity for growth with support and mentoring to help with professional goals
• Anticipated pay rate for this position is $32-$36 per hour depending on location and experience

Survey Jobs with DEA:
DEA fosters a unique, collaborative work environment where specific expertise can be targeted for optimal client solutions. Our team is staffed and fully equipped to provide land surveying services for: geodetic and control surveys, boundary and right-of-way surveys, topographic and quantity surveys, construction staking, static and mobile 3D scanning and modeling, and hydrographic survey services. Our day to day surveying and geomatics services described above cover a wide geographic area and client base. The result of this leads to a varied workload and a variety of opportunities for growth.