| Classification Title: | Engineering & Research Technologist |
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| Classification Minimum Requirements: | Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and one year of relevant experience. |
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| Job Description: | Daily IFAS UAS Fleet Operations
- Lead UAS operations: develop standard operational protocol checklists and a safety management framework; ensure compliance with FAA Part 107 airspace authorizations and waivers and university/state/federal policies.
- Mission planning and execution: select platforms and payloads (RGB multispectral thermal hyperspectral lidar) coordinate with technician to design flight plans to meet spatial/spectral/temporal requirements coordinate ground control/RTK-PPK and conduct flights statewide as needed.
- Fleet management: maintain inventory lifecycle firmware and maintenance logs; manage batteries and charging; standardize configurations; recommend and procure equipment to meet evolving research needs.
- Compliance and risk management: conduct risk assessments site surveys and deconfliction with agricultural operations and environmental constraints; manage incident reporting and corrective actions; uphold privacy and ethical guidelines.
- Administration: track project metrics timelines and costs; provide regular updates to stakeholders; contribute to strategic planning for UAS capabilities within IFAS.
- Develop and deliver experiential learning opportunities for faculty staff and students on UAS safety mission planning and data processing; mentor student assistants and pilots.
Data Management - Data processing and QA/QC: produce orthomosaics DSM/DTM point clouds canopy height models vegetation index and thermal maps; perform lidar strip alignment classification and accuracy assessment; generate metadata and accuracy reports suitable for publication and grant documentation.
- Data stewardship: implement reproducible workflows and versioning; organize storage backup and sharing; ensure data/metadata meet FAIR principles and UF data governance standards.
Research Collaboration - Consult with faculty to translate research questions into collection plans; advise on sensor/flight parameters and sampling design; coordinate timelines; support grant proposals with methods language budgets and letters of support; co-author methods and data papers where appropriate.
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| Expected Salary: | $75000$85000 commensurate with education and experience. |
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| Required Qualifications: | - Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and one year of relevant experience.
- Active FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and a clean flight safety record.
- Valid drivers license and ability to travel within Florida.
- Ability to work in field conditions (hot/cold conditions uneven terrain) and lift equipment up to 40 lbs.
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| Preferred: | - Graduate degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3 years of hands-on UAS field operations including mission planning airspace authorization and safe flight execution in diverse field conditions.
- Demonstrated experience conducting research with UAS-based remote sensing in agriculture or natural resources including experimental design and documentation.
- Proficiency processing UAS imagery and lidar into research-grade deliverables using tools such as Pix4D LAStools/Terrasolid/CloudCompare/PDAL ArcGIS Pro/QGIS and Python or R for workflow automation and QA/QC.
- Experience with GNSS RTK/PPK workflows ground control accuracy assessment and metadata standards.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to translate researcher needs into actionable data collection plans and clearly document methods and results.
- Experience with multispectral/hyperspectral sensors thermal cameras and research-grade lidar payloads; familiarity with sensor calibration and boresight/lever-arm characterization.
- Experience establishing a UAS safety program (operational protocols checklists risk assessments) and managing a multi-platform fleet (multirotor fixed-wing/vertical-take-off-and-landing systems).
- Prior success supporting multi-investigator projects contributing to grant proposals and co-authoring peer-reviewed publications or data papers.
- Familiarity with scripting and reproducible pipelines (Python R Bash) and handling large datasets using institutional storage or cloud environments.
- Relevant waivers/authorizations (night operations ops over people) or demonstrated ability to obtain them.
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| Special Instructions to Applicants: | In order to be considered you must upload your cover letter resume and a list of three professional references. Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date. |
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| Health Assessment Required: | Yes |
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Required Experience:
Manager
Classification Title:Engineering & Research TechnologistClassification Minimum Requirements:Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and one year of relevant experience.Job Description:Daily IFAS UAS Fleet OperationsLead UAS operations: develop standard operational protocol checklists and a safety ma...
| Classification Title: | Engineering & Research Technologist |
|---|
| Classification Minimum Requirements: | Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and one year of relevant experience. |
|---|
| Job Description: | Daily IFAS UAS Fleet Operations
- Lead UAS operations: develop standard operational protocol checklists and a safety management framework; ensure compliance with FAA Part 107 airspace authorizations and waivers and university/state/federal policies.
- Mission planning and execution: select platforms and payloads (RGB multispectral thermal hyperspectral lidar) coordinate with technician to design flight plans to meet spatial/spectral/temporal requirements coordinate ground control/RTK-PPK and conduct flights statewide as needed.
- Fleet management: maintain inventory lifecycle firmware and maintenance logs; manage batteries and charging; standardize configurations; recommend and procure equipment to meet evolving research needs.
- Compliance and risk management: conduct risk assessments site surveys and deconfliction with agricultural operations and environmental constraints; manage incident reporting and corrective actions; uphold privacy and ethical guidelines.
- Administration: track project metrics timelines and costs; provide regular updates to stakeholders; contribute to strategic planning for UAS capabilities within IFAS.
- Develop and deliver experiential learning opportunities for faculty staff and students on UAS safety mission planning and data processing; mentor student assistants and pilots.
Data Management - Data processing and QA/QC: produce orthomosaics DSM/DTM point clouds canopy height models vegetation index and thermal maps; perform lidar strip alignment classification and accuracy assessment; generate metadata and accuracy reports suitable for publication and grant documentation.
- Data stewardship: implement reproducible workflows and versioning; organize storage backup and sharing; ensure data/metadata meet FAIR principles and UF data governance standards.
Research Collaboration - Consult with faculty to translate research questions into collection plans; advise on sensor/flight parameters and sampling design; coordinate timelines; support grant proposals with methods language budgets and letters of support; co-author methods and data papers where appropriate.
|
|---|
| Expected Salary: | $75000$85000 commensurate with education and experience. |
|---|
| Required Qualifications: | - Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and one year of relevant experience.
- Active FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and a clean flight safety record.
- Valid drivers license and ability to travel within Florida.
- Ability to work in field conditions (hot/cold conditions uneven terrain) and lift equipment up to 40 lbs.
|
|---|
| Preferred: | - Graduate degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3 years of hands-on UAS field operations including mission planning airspace authorization and safe flight execution in diverse field conditions.
- Demonstrated experience conducting research with UAS-based remote sensing in agriculture or natural resources including experimental design and documentation.
- Proficiency processing UAS imagery and lidar into research-grade deliverables using tools such as Pix4D LAStools/Terrasolid/CloudCompare/PDAL ArcGIS Pro/QGIS and Python or R for workflow automation and QA/QC.
- Experience with GNSS RTK/PPK workflows ground control accuracy assessment and metadata standards.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to translate researcher needs into actionable data collection plans and clearly document methods and results.
- Experience with multispectral/hyperspectral sensors thermal cameras and research-grade lidar payloads; familiarity with sensor calibration and boresight/lever-arm characterization.
- Experience establishing a UAS safety program (operational protocols checklists risk assessments) and managing a multi-platform fleet (multirotor fixed-wing/vertical-take-off-and-landing systems).
- Prior success supporting multi-investigator projects contributing to grant proposals and co-authoring peer-reviewed publications or data papers.
- Familiarity with scripting and reproducible pipelines (Python R Bash) and handling large datasets using institutional storage or cloud environments.
- Relevant waivers/authorizations (night operations ops over people) or demonstrated ability to obtain them.
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| Special Instructions to Applicants: | In order to be considered you must upload your cover letter resume and a list of three professional references. Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date. |
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| Health Assessment Required: | Yes |
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Required Experience:
Manager
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