Professional Drone Pilot

Emmen \| 80-100% This is your contribution <br /> • Ensure flight missions with the ADS 15 drone system as a drone pilot and/or payload operator (professional military) for military and civilian users around the clock • Participate in suitability assessments of future professional drone pilots and militia drone operators • Conduct the training and further education of professional drone pilots and militia drone operators as a flight instructor • Help shape deployment planning and image evaluation and support the creation of flight exercises and training documents • Participate in technical trials and projects with new or improved material <br /> What makes you unique <br /> • Completed vocational training or Matura, higher vocational education (tertiary level) desired • Officer of the Swiss Army with an impeccable reputation • Valid EASA PPL (incl. English radiotelephony), EASA CPL/IR or EASA ATPL license • Psychological and medical suitability • Good knowledge of a second official language as well as good English skills • Good knowledge of Swiss geography and technical understanding <br /> In a nutshell You have the total overview: With the highly specialized reconnaissance drone, you fly missions in the entire Swiss airspace for the army and emergency services and make an important contribution to the security of Switzerland. From the ground control station, you ensure that perfect live images and intelligence products can be created -- at the right time and in the right place, for the decisive informational advantage. As the operational base of the Swiss Air Force, the Emmen/Dübendorf Airfield Command is responsible for the air force systems at the Emmen and Dübendorf military airfields. Operating and maintaining military aircraft (manned or unmanned), that is our mission. Become an important link in this dynamic special discipline, aviation. What we offer <br /> • Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the well-being of the population. • Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives. • Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health. All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html) <br /> Your commitment to security and freedom The Operations Command (Kdo Op) is responsible for all military operations and missions of the Swiss Army. The Kdo Op includes, among others, the Air Force, the Army, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence center, the Special Forces Command, and the Military Police. Around 40 % of the approx. 2'500 employees are civilian employees -- from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts. The Swiss Army employs over 9'000 employees in four military and around 200 civilian professions -- and this at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. Provision is also made for young talent: The Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions. Additional information Employment with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/vorteile). Questions about the position Benjamin Keller Commander Dro Geschwader +41 58 46 72908