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Job Description:

Job Summary

The UAS Strategy and RDT&E Supervisor position is responsible for research, development, testing and evaluation for UPS Flight Forward. He/She manages projects, vendor relationships, conducts analysis and testing of UAS and enabling technologies. The supervisor develops and communicates project plans to Stakeholders, Cross Functional Teams and UPSFF Leadership to provide long-term strategy. This position develops specification, requirement and capability testing evaluations used to update the UPSFF use case strategy and validate economic sustainability. This position focuses on the UAS aircraft, systems and enabling technologies required to scale UPSFF operations.

Other Duties

Evaluates UAS capabilities and provides inputs to financial modeling tools.

Provides detailed research and recommendations on UAS and enabling technology vendors that support our company direction and goals.

Participates in industry conferences, webinars and meetings to stay current on UAS developments and represent UPSFF interests. Also participates in regulatory reviews, meetings and events to understand the continuous changing landscape in the emerging industry. Provides feedback on NPRM (Notice Proposed Rule Making) legislation and its impact on UPSFF.

Preferred Competencies

• UAS Industry experience working with UAS and enabling technologies

• UAS educational background is preferred

• Assesses Business Needs: Demonstrates a general understanding of ways to identify and measure the current needs of the customer or business; uses the business need to help define the project’s requirements

• Project Planning: Demonstrates an understanding of basic project planning processes, including planning action items and resources

• Estimation and Forecasting Knowledge; Demonstrates a general understanding of common estimation and forecasting techniques; identifies items that require estimation; identifies relevant data sources; identifies general trends in relevant data

• Processes Analysis: Identifies processes to analyze and evaluate capability studies; understands the steps in analysis of data related to people, technology, or information

Minimum Qualifications:

• Engineering and/or Aviation experience within UAS Industry

• FAA Remote Pilot Certificate

• FAA Third Class Medical Certificate

• Pre-employment drug test and post-employment random drug test required

• Valid driver’s license required

• Minimum of 6 months of aviation experience; Unmanned Aircraft Experience and/or Manned (Rotary or Fixed Wing)

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

• Employer will not sponsor a visa for this or future positions

• Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree) or be a current UPS employee with three years of UPS experience

• Must have experience using Microsoft Office Suite Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)

Other criteria:

Employer will not sponsor visas for position.

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please make sure you are prepared to attach all required forms before applying: Resume, QPR (Management only)/Appraisal, and Career Development Form (Management Only)/Attendance Record. These forms must be attached before submitting the application for your manager’s approval. Applications must be approved before 12:00 midnight on the close date.

Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job

Shift: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00 pm

Last day to apply is 6/21/2024 - JUST FOR INTERNALS

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

Company: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Category: Hub & Feeder Operations

Requisition Number: R24016857

Location: Fisherville,Kentucky