Drone Pilot Instructor

About the role

We are seeking a qualified Drone Pilot Instructor to lead our ground school and practical flight training programs. You will be responsible for delivering comprehensive curriculum on aviation regulations, drone technology, and mission planning while ensuring the highest safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Teach classroom courses covering aviation rules, flight physics, meteorology, and drone hardware.
• Conduct hands‑on flight sessions, coaching students in manual maneuvers, autonomous waypoint missions, and emergency procedures.
• Enforce safety protocols, perform risk assessments, and manage emergency interventions during training flights.
• Assess student performance through practical exams, written tests, and simulator evaluations, preparing them for licensing.
• Maintain and track training drones, batteries, controllers, and related equipment.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or HND in Aviation, Engineering, Geography, Surveying, Geoinformatics or related field.
• Valid Remote Pilot License or commercial drone certification.
• 2‑4+ years of commercial drone piloting experience and at least 1 year in a training or mentoring role.
• Strong public speaking, patience, leadership and a rigorous safety mindset.

Required skills

• Operation of multirotor and fixed‑wing UAV systems.
• GPS navigation, flight controllers and ground station software.
• Experience with Pix4D, DroneDeploy, DJI Pilot and basic photogrammetry.
• Equipment maintenance and inventory management.