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# Drone Test Pilot & Certification Specialist at Avol

- **Company:** Avol
- **Location:** Brooklyn
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-06-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/avol/am9icG9zdDoGYG0APrP8q5EnH-56pE6O

## Job description

Job Summary: We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Flight Test Engineer & Certified Drone Pilot to lead and execute flight testing operations for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), with a focus on supporting system validation and certification efforts. The ideal candidate holds a current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and has hands-on experience developing and executing flight test plans for UAS platforms. This role is critical in bridging the gap between engineering development, regulatory compliance, and safe operational testing.

Key Responsibilities:

- Plan, develop, and execute UAS flight test campaigns in support of system development, verification, and certification.
- Pilot drones in a variety of test scenarios while maintaining strict compliance with FAA Part 107 regulations.
- Define test objectives, success criteria, and detailed procedures in coordination with engineering, software, and safety teams.
- Collect, analyze, and report flight test data to support airworthiness, performance, and reliability assessments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot flight anomalies and drive design improvements.
- Maintain flight logs, safety documentation, risk assessments, and pre-/post-flight checklists.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational safety standards for all test operations.
- Support the development of documentation packages for regulatory submissions and customer demonstrations. Qualifications: Required:
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate (current and in good standing).
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience with UAS flight testing, including test planning, execution, and data analysis.
- Strong understanding of UAS flight control systems, avionics, and telemetry tools.
- Experience working with FAA certification processes or similar regulatory frameworks.
- Proficiency in using tools for data acquisition and post-processing (e.g., MATLAB, Python, Excel).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Preferred / Nice to Have: Experience with BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) operations.
- Hands-on experience with tailsitter or other VTOL aircraft configurations.
- Familiarity with DO-178C, DO-254, or MIL-STD flight test documentation practices.
- Knowledge of mission planning and control tools (e.g., QGroundControl, MAVLink, PX4/ArduPilot).
- Hands-on experience with flight hardware integration and troubleshooting. What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Opportunities for career growth in an innovative aerospace environment
- Access to cutting-edge UAS platforms and test facilities
- A collaborative and safety-focused work culture

## About Avol

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Avol provides time-critical drone delivery of blood, organs, tissue, and medical supplies between hospitals using autonomous, electric blended-wing aircraft.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, Jan 2026)
- **Headquarters**: St. Louis, Missouri, United States (with operations in Brooklyn, New York)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Drone delivery / medical logistics / aerospace automation
- **Target customers**: Hospitals, transplant centers, blood banks, and other medical institutions (B2B)
- **Mission or purpose**: Deliver things faster – “When a transplant organ, a matched blood unit, or a stem-cell therapy is stuck in traffic, the clock doesn’t stop — and neither do we.”

## Products & Services
- **Drone Delivery Service**: Autonomous, electric aircraft that fly direct, deconflicted corridors for medical payloads. Covers 100–400 mile distances, bypassing traffic and reducing delivery time from hours to minutes.
- **Cold Chain Container**: Temperature-validated payload containers (compatible with UN3373 and OPTN standards) for whole blood, platelets, stem cells, organs, tissue, diagnostics, and pharmacy STAT orders.
- **Dashboard & Dispatch Platform**: A dispatcher books a route via the Avol dashboard, seals the payload, and tracks telemetry live throughout the flight.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $3.8M (Series A, January 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Cultivation Capital, Draper Associates
- **Growth Signals**: 4+ deliveries per day; active footprint across 8 states; recognized by TechCrunch (“Celebrating outstanding achievement”), Entrepreneur (“Most Fundable Companies 2025”), St. Louis Business Journal (“Startups to Watch 2026”), and Newlab (“On a mission”)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Autonomous blended-wing aircraft** designed for efficiency and direct routing – traffic does not apply at altitude.
- **Priced competitively** with road transport (no vehicle, no driver hours, no idling costs).
- **Cold chain compliance** with medical standards (UN3373, OPTN) and full chain-of-custody tracking.
- **Focus on the tightest ischemic clocks** in medicine (organs, stem cells) where every minute matters.

## Strategic Focus
- Building the first dedicated drone corridors for medicine, anchored in St. Louis and Brooklyn.
- Expanding active footprint across more states and hospital networks.
- Scaling delivery volume while maintaining reliability and regulatory compliance.

## Why Work Here
- **Small, mission-driven team** (12 employees) working on high-impact aerospace and healthcare logistics.
- **Remote-friendly** with hybrid options in Brooklyn, NY (Newlab at Navy Yard) and St. Louis, MO (HQ).
- **Cutting-edge technology**: autonomous flight, electric aircraft, real-time telemetry, cold chain engineering.
- **Culture of speed and purpose** – every delivery directly impacts patient outcomes (transplants, trauma, cellular therapies).
- **Recent awards** and strong investor backing signal growth trajectory and market validation.

## Sources
1. [Built In – Avol Jobs & Careers](https://builtin.com/company/avol/jobs)
2. [Avol Aerospace – Official Website](https://www.avolaerospace.com/)
3. [Built In – Avol Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/avol)
4. [Indexed.vc – Avol Company Profile & Funding](https://indexed.vc/companies/avol)

## Other roles at Avol

- [Part 107 BVLOS Pilot / Medical Courier Operations Specialist](https://feeny.ai/job/part-107-bvlos-pilot-medical-courier-operations-specialist-avol-fayetteville-ksew6dnn1rhj) — Fayetteville
- [Operations & Sales Execution Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/operations-sales-execution-lead-avol-brooklyn-qrtw2bdd9450) — Brooklyn
- [Senior UAV Control Systems Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-uav-control-systems-engineer-avol-brooklyn-a618tpm148r3) — Brooklyn