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# Drone Pilots Team Leader at D-Fend Solutions

- **Company:** D-Fend Solutions
- **Location:** Raanana, Israel
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/d-fendsolutions/04088468-f37a-441a-8f8d-10be41619d4c

## Job description

At D-Fend Solutions, our people are our greatest strength — and technology is our passion. Our team of innovators and subject matter experts, including veterans of elite military intelligence technology units, is transforming the way organizations protect themselves from drone threats.

As the global leader in cyber-takeover counter-drone technology, we design and deliver advanced, software-defined solutions that empower our customers to detect, take control, and safely land unauthorized drones — with precision and reliability.

Every day, we push the boundaries of innovation to meet real-world security challenges across industries and environments. We’re proud of our cutting-edge technology, our global reach, and the impact we make in securing the skies.

We’re seeking passionate professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, creative, and collaborative environment — those who want to be part of the next generation of airspace security innovation.

Join D-Fend Solutions and help make the world a safer place. Become a D-Fender! Work with the world’s leading cyber-takeover counter-drone technology provider and shape the future of safe airspace.

We are looking for an experienced candidate for leading our drone activities, including planning, preparing, and executing field operations in various scopes (validation, demos, and experiments) as well as managing and leading the pilot’s team as an organic team.

Responsibilities:

- Managing a team of up to 10 drone pilots, as a professional leader and direct manager, including recruitment and team member advancement.
- Oversee & manage the company’s vast drone fleet, including regular and reactive maintenance, purchase planning and budget control according to company’s roadmap.
- Oversee & manage the drone technician team, from priority definition to product reviews and drone allocations.
- Planning & executing field operations with consideration to regulatory aspects, field capabilities and logistic necessities.
- Manage, improve and provide support to the company’s field operations.
- Work as part of the QA group while working together with research and product groups and assist them in drone related activities.

Requirements:

- Proven management experience as a team leader.
- At least 3 years of experience as a drone pilot (military or civilian).
- Valid CAAI license - MUST
- Experience working with Pixhawk, mission planner and various DIY protocols & modules – Advantage.
- Proven experience of planning and executing field operations, from logistics preparation to execution.
- Flight safety knowledge and orientation, drone regulatory knowledge.
- Logistic orientation and the ability to work closely with suppliers.
- Highly motivated, self-driven, independent with the ability to work in a dynamic, changing, and multidisciplinary environment.

## About D-Fend Solutions

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: D-Fend Solutions is the leading provider of RF cyber-driven, non-kinetic, AI-enhanced counter-drone takeover technology that detects, takes over, and safely lands rogue drones in sensitive environments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C funded)
- **Headquarters**: Ra'anana, Israel (with presence in the US, UK, and Japan)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Counter-drone / Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) defense technology; classified under Defense and Space Manufacturing
- **Target customers**: B2G and B2B — military, homeland security, law enforcement, airports, prisons, critical infrastructure operators, and major event organizers
- **Mission**: "To lead in providing the most advanced technology and solutions to overcome rogue drone threats in our customers' most sensitive environments and airspace, in a controlled manner that enables continuity." [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **EnforceAir**: Core counter-drone system that autonomously executes RF cyber-takeovers of rogue drones. It detects, locates, and identifies threats in protected airspace, then neutralizes them via non-kinetic, non-jamming RF takeover for safe landings and controlled outcomes. Deployable as a standalone, multilayer, or integrated system, and enhanced with AI capabilities. [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $65M across 4 rounds — Seed (Nov 2017), Series A ($6M, May 2018), Series B ($28M, Sep 2019), and Series C ($31M, Dec 2024)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Israel Growth Partners (led Series C), Claridge Israel (led Series B); LinkedIn company data lists Motorola Solutions, Inc. as parent company
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 193 employees (+25.1% YoY, +45 people); workforce distributed across 8 countries including Israel, US, Canada, Netherlands, and Singapore; hundreds of deployments worldwide; designated best-in-class and deployed by top-tier U.S. and international government agencies, major international airports, and large-scale events [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/d-fend-solutions)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Category pioneer**: Creator of the RF Cyber Takeover counter-drone category — a non-kinetic, non-jamming approach that avoids collateral damage and operational disruption, unlike kinetic or jamming alternatives
- **Field-proven credibility**: Chosen as best-in-class by military, federal law enforcement, and homeland security units, plus major international airports and VIP protection details
- **AI-enhanced detection**: Combines RF cyber technology with AI to autonomously detect, prioritize, and mitigate drone threats
- **Multi-disciplinary R&D**: Engineering team includes personnel from elite military intelligence technology units, enabling deep expertise in both cyber and drone domains [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/about-us/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Staying ahead of emerging threats**: Continuously innovating to counter next-generation drone technologies and evolving tactics
- **Sector expansion**: Growing across military, public safety, airport, prison, major event, and critical infrastructure markets
- **Next-generation development**: Proactively building capabilities for future drone threats, with a risk-based approach that analyzes drone prevalence, payload capacity, and range [d-fendsolutions.com](https://d-fendsolutions.com/)

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: Directly protect sensitive environments — from forward-operating bases and borders to stadiums and airports — from rogue drone threats
- **Elite technical culture**: R&D team draws from elite military intelligence technology units, with specialized expertise across RF, hardware, system engineering, and drone operations
- **Global reach**: Distributed team across 8 countries, with an on-site presence in Ra'anana, Israel, and offices in the US, UK, and Japan
- **Current openings** (27 total

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