UAS Solutions & Integration Specialist

Peak Workforce Solutions (Newbold Services) is seeking a UAS Solutions & Integration Specialist for our client in Mauldin SC who is a creative energetic individual with a Whatever It Takes attitude in fulfilling their job duties.

The UAS Solutions & Integration Specialistguides customer projects from initial needs assessment through deployment and operational handoff. This role combines technical consulting project coordination and hands-on UAS implementation. The successful candidate will assess customer requirements recommend appropriate technologies coordinate infrastructure and software integration and help clients establish reliable operating processes.. The specialistowns implementation and coordinate specialized expertiseincluding installation contractors IT teams software developers manufacturers and regulatory supportas projects require.

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday - on site

Essential Functions:

• Customer Assessment and Solution Design
• Understand customer workflows operational challenges budgets and desired outcomes.
• Identify where drone technology offers practical value and recognize when another approach may better serve the customer.
• Develop recommendations ranging from basic aircraft procurement to dock deployments and integrated automated workflows.
• Compare aircraft payloads docks software and service providers objectively considering compatibility support security ongoing costs and vendor dependence.
• Prepare scopes of work implementation plans cost estimates and measurable success criteria.
• Procurement Infrastructure and Deployment
• Coordinate equipment selection procurement configuration and initial testing.
• Assess deployment sites for operational suitability connectivity power physical security environmental conditions and maintenance access.
• Coordinate dock and supporting infrastructure installations with qualified contractors customer facilities teams and technology providers.
• Establish practical arrangements for equipment storage charging battery management maintenance and spare parts.
• Conduct commissioning and acceptance testing to confirm that deployed systems meet agreed requirements.
• Software Integration and Automation
• Work with customer IT and operations teams to connect UAS platforms and data outputs to existing business systems.
• Help define automated workflows including mission scheduling data processing reporting alerts human oversight and responses to system failures.
• Translate customer requirements into clear specifications for vendors and software developers.
• Coordinate requirements for network access user permissions cybersecurity review data ownership and storage.
• Identify technical and operational dependencies that must be resolved before advanced capabilities can be deployed.
• Operations Training and Support
• Conduct demonstrations pilot projects and flight operations to evaluate proposed solutions.
• Develop operating procedures training materials and handoff documentation.
• Train customer personnel and clarify responsibility for ongoing program management.
• Support risk assessment and coordinate applicable operational approvals with appropriate expertise.
• Establish maintenance troubleshooting escalation and support processes.
• Evaluate results against customer goals and recommend improvements.
• Startup and Business Development Support
• Contribute technical content to proposals and customer presentations.
• Manage project scope communicate progress and identify changes affecting cost or delivery.
• Build relationships with manufacturers software providers and implementation partners.
• Stay current with UAS products emerging capabilities and industry developments.
• Help develop repeatable service offerings and implementation practices as the company grows.

Requirements:

• FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under Part 107 with current eligibility to conduct commercial UAS operations.
• Hands-on experience operating UAS and working knowledge of current aircraft payloads software and commercial applications.
• Experience helping establish or expand UAS infrastructure or operational capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience implementing UAS or comparable connected technology systems with clear responsibility for project delivery.
• Ability to assess business requirements and translate them into practical technical recommendations.
• Working understanding of networking communications data workflows and systems integration sufficient to collaborate with technical specialists.
• Ability to develop project scopes cost estimates implementation documentation and customer training materials.
• Strong client communication organization troubleshooting and project coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage evolving priorities in a startup environment.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and perform fieldwork as projects require.
• Relevant implementation experience may include robotics industrial automation security systems telecommunications or similar technologies alongside the required UAS experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience deploying UAS docking stations or remotely managed drone systems.
• Experience integrating drone data into GIS asset management inspection maintenance or security platforms.
• Familiarity with APIs cloud platforms mission automation and software integration.
• Experience defining human oversight exception handling and recovery procedures for automated systems.
• Experience developing corporate drone programs standard operating procedures or pilot training.
• Familiarity with FAA authorization and waiver processes.
• Experience coordinating vendors installation contractors or technical subcontractors.
• Background in technical consulting customer implementation or solutions engineering.
• Direct coding experience is helpful but is not required for a role focused on solution design and implementation coordination.