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FPV Drone Pilot

Drone.vet


Job Location:

Mahwah, NJ - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 80000 - 100000
Posted: 4 November 2026 (23 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 3 November 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Northern New Jersey
Compensation: $80000$100000 base salary
Benefits: Health dental vision insurance and paid time off

FPV Drone Pilot / R&D Technician

We are seeking an experienced FPV Drone Pilot to support flight testing system integration demonstrations and drone R&D at a Northern New Jersey test facility.

This is a hands-on technical rolenot a cinematic or GPS-assisted camera drone position. Youll fly FPV aircraft in full manual/acro mode test new airframes payloads hardware and software and work directly with engineers to identify issues and improve aircraft performance.

Responsibilities
  • Fly FPV aircraft in manual/acro mode for testing and demonstrations

  • Execute flight-test plans and document aircraft performance

  • Build repair configure and tune FPV drones

  • Troubleshoot radio video electronics and flight-control systems

  • Review DVR footage and flight logs

  • Assist engineers with prototype builds and hardware/software integration

  • Support field testing and demonstrations including travel

Requirements
  • Expert FPV pilot in full manual/acro mode

  • 2 years of hands-on FPV experience

  • Experience building and repairing 5-inch-class or similar quads

  • Comfortable with soldering firmware configuration and tuning

  • FAA Part 107 certificate or willingness to obtain within 90 days

  • U.S. citizenship required

  • Willingness to travel to field/test locations

Preferred Experience

Military/UAS experience flying without GPS or in degraded RF environments night operations electronics troubleshooting INAV/ExpressLRS competitive FPV/racing/freestyle or flight instruction and demonstrations.


Required Skills:

Flight Planning UAV Regulations