--- title: 'Launch/Recovery Operations Technician at World View' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/launch-recovery-operations-technician-world-view-tucson-p3awn1qnhh7t' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-29' --- # Launch/Recovery Operations Technician at World View - **Company:** World View - **Location:** Tucson, AZ - **Compensation:** $55k–$65k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-11-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/world-view-enterprises-inc./3115351b-4fe2-4a6e-b3ec-705740c702d7 ## Job description Position Title: Launch/Recovery Operations Technician Location: Tucson, AZ. Work Arrangement: On-site ## About Our Transition to Ondas Sentinel World View was recently acquired by Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) and, together with DZYNE Technologies, has joined forces to create Ondas Sentinel. Ondas Sentinel is a next-generation U.S. defense platform integrating long-endurance ISR, autonomous systems, counter-UAS technologies, and mission intelligence. While World View is now part of Ondas Sentinel, we are still legally operating as World View as we complete the formal integration of our systems and processes. As a result, you may see roles cross-posted across DZYNE and World View, during this transition. All positions represent opportunities within the same combined organization. What does this mean for candidates? You’re joining a team that is accelerating the future of autonomous defense. You’ll be part of a company backed by significant investment, strong growth, and mission-proven technology. You’ll work alongside world-class engineers and innovators who have already delivered thousands of operational flight hours, high-impact ISR capabilities, leading counter-UAS systems, and breakthrough autonomous effects. You’ll help shape a unified platform that enables operators to see more, decide faster, and act with confidence across the modern battlespace. Together, Ondas Sentinel is building something bigger than any one company, a scalable, integrated defense organization designed to meet emerging mission needs with speed, precision, and purpose. If you’re energized by ambitious missions, rapid innovation, and a chance to help define the future of autonomous defense, we’d love to have you on the team Job Description The Launch Operations Technician will be responsible for the safe and successful launch of stratospheric balloons. They will contribute to pre- and post-launch activities including documentation of records and processes and the retrieval of flight equipment and hardware. ## Role Responsibilities Participate in all aspects of the balloon Launch/Recovery/Command and Control Process ## About World View ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: World View is a stratospheric aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and operates high-altitude balloon platforms for remote sensing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. - **Entity Type**: Public-company division — acquired by Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) in April 2026 and now operating as **Ondas Sentinel** (formerly a private company with 11 funding rounds totaling $92.9M). - **Headquarters**: Tucson, Arizona, United States - **Founded**: 2012 (incorporated August 2012 as World View Enterprises, Inc.) - **Founders**: Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum (per public record — [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_View_Enterprises)) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Aerospace, defense/ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), stratospheric remote sensing, and high-altitude platform (HAP) services. - **Target customers**: B2G and B2B — U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA, U.S. Air Force, allied governments, and commercial/enterprise customers (agriculture, energy, environmental monitoring). - **Mission**: "To inspire, create, and explore new perspectives for a radically improved future" — with a operating ethos of going "to the stratosphere, for the Earth" ([worldview.space](https://www.worldview.space/careers)). ## Products & Services - **Stratollite®**: A remotely operated, navigable, uncrewed stratospheric flight vehicle engineered to station-keep over customer-specified areas of interest for days, weeks, or months using proprietary altitude-control technology ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_View_Enterprises), [worldview.space](https://www.worldview.space/about)). - **Stratospheric ISR Solutions**: Multi-domain collection and multi-modal sensing (electro-optical, infrared, radar, hyperspectral, radio relay) integrated into a unified intelligence workflow for defense, government, and commercial missions ([worldview.space](https://www.worldview.space/careers)). - **Balloon Manufacturing / Stratocraft**: In-house manufacturing of stratospheric balloons and flight vehicles at its Tucson "Balloon Farm" facility, including a Mission Control center and avionics High Bay ([worldview.space](https://www.worldview.space/careers)). - **Future Offerings**: Space tourism, research, and education programs built on its stratospheric flight platform ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/world-view-enterprises)). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed as a standalone entity — World View is now a division of publicly traded Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) following the April 2026 acquisition ([worldview.space](https://www.worldview.space/about)). - **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue of **$16.3M**; **$92.9M in total funding** raised across 11 prior rounds ## Other roles at World View - [Engineering Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-world-view-tucson-37n578zak09e) — Tucson, AZ - [Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Director](https://feeny.ai/job/talent-acquisition-onboarding-director-world-view-irvine-fhftc7f7zpfc) — Irvine, CA - [Director of Quality](https://feeny.ai/job/director-of-quality-world-view-tucson-340rrxfhzjs4) — Tucson, AZ - [Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-world-view-tucson-2x8jaqsp728k) — Tucson, AZ - [Talent, Performance, & Learning Specialist](https://feeny.ai/job/talent-performance-learning-specialist-world-view-irvine-35jyt57z0hra) — Irvine, CA - [Product Engineering Technician](https://feeny.ai/job/product-engineering-technician-world-view-tucson-d19ctedvec5x) — Tucson, AZ - [Supplier Quality Engineer [SQE]](https://feeny.ai/job/supplier-quality-engineer-sqe-world-view-tucson-v3n80fp937y5) — Tucson, AZ - [Senior Manufacturing Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-manufacturing-engineer-world-view-tucson-6bv1qj35qpdd) — Tucson, AZ - [Senior Systems Engineer, UAV Open Architecture](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-systems-engineer-uav-open-architecture-world-view-irvine-9hmz6hkytdfz) — Irvine, CA - [Executive Assistant](https://feeny.ai/job/executive-assistant-world-view-tucson-sgparbr0dnb8) — Tucson, AZ