Just posting this up for anyone interested in Australia. I'm not affiliated at all and simply came across this online.
https://www.seek.com.au/job/51424962
Aethon Aerial Solutions provide Pole Inspection, Vegetation Monitoring and Corridor Mapping to local Energy Companies for fire mitigation purposes.
We require an Airborne Systems Operator on a casual basis in the New South Wales area. As an essential service you will be available to travel and work and provide IT/computer support to small Aviation team.
Primary Responsibilities
- Adherence to the AAS Field crew code of conduct
- Actively participate in and contribute to operational safety processes, policies and procedures
- Evaluating sun angles, tidal and weather forecasts for projects
- Assist in the submission of flight planning to Air Traffic Control and pilot.
- Evaluate accommodation and transport options for field operations.
- Participate in pre-flight and post flight safety checks.
- Assist with equipment installation, alignment, calibration, and testing.
- Operation of airborne LiDAR and/or digital imagery systems and ancillary systems.
- Recording and upload of flight logs and daily reports.
- Monitoring in flight quality of sensor data, trajectories and overall flight performance.
- Assist in the routine maintenance and troubleshooting of sensors and other in-flight equipment.
- QC of data and trajectories.
- Dispatch field data in a timely fashion.
- Be confident operating in small aircraft for extended periods
- Flight and crew management to ensure safe and efficient data collection
- Assist in monitoring for airborne \ ground hazards
- Data download, archive and delivery to relevant site office daily.
- Maintain the security and integrity of all aerial systems and platforms
- Other duties to assist the field team as required
Key performance indicators
- Strong Computer and IT skills.
- Compliance with all Operational Health, Safety and Quality obligations and procedures
- Operate Aerial Systems and associated equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures
- Maintain 0 remobilisation to site refly’s due to operator error or oversight
- Complete required reporting protocols daily to a high standard with < 2 errors per duty period
- Identification and reporting of any anomalies found during capture or post flight within 24 hours
- Complete administrative duties weekly with a high degree of accuracy and care
- Dispatch of collected data before 12pm the following day
- 12pm Monday for data captured over a weekend
Requirements
- 2+ years’ experience in Aerial Survey utilising either Optech Galaxy series and/ or Riegl LMS/VQ Series sensors and integrated cameras.
- Comfortable operating in light aircraft for extended periods, both high and low level altitude operations
- Experience in post-acquisition activities e.g Coverage checks, GPS data processing
- Competent in the use of GIS and flight planning software packages, as applicable to the type of sensor the candidate is experienced with.
- Able to be deployed for extended periods, often in remote locations at short notice. Occasional Overseas travel dependant on COVID19 restrictions
- Current ASIC
- Current Australian Passport
- Ability to analyse weather forecasts and sun angles as applicable to the relevant project
- Intermediate level of mechanical/ electronic aptitude to support installation and fault finding of Aerial Survey systems
- Mechanically minded and capable of lifting weights > 10 Kgs
Comments
Hi Duncan, No problem...it's great that members think of the group when they come across good stuff, e.g., career opportunities, professional development topics, and trending tech./service. Again, Thanks Duncan! Patrick