CLEARANCE REQUIRED: TS/SCI

** This is a 1099 position the will start in May for curriculum development and last 3 week to 6 weeks**

100% per diem and lodging for the course as training will be eastern US.

Salary: $600 per day with loaded rate

Job description:

Experienced sUAS operators and instructors to serve as cadre for the MIRC sUAS Master Trainer Program’s Advanced Course (Module 2). This is a 3-week intensive curriculum that transforms basic sUAS operators into certified Master Trainers capable of integrating drone operations across the Intelligence and Protection Warfighting Functions.

Instructors deliver hands-on training in FPV tactical flight, ISR collection and PED, electronic warfare fundamentals, counter-UAS operations, and integrated field exercises including a 72-hour culminating scenario. This is not a classroom-only position—instructors fly, plan missions, run live exercises, and mentor soldiers under field conditions.

You will work in a two-person instructor team per cohort, cross-covering FPV strike, Intelligence/EW, and safety duties. When not deployed to a cohort, you will contribute to curriculum development, equipment maintenance, and Module 1 instruction as needed.

2.2 Core Responsibilities

Instruction and Training Delivery

• Deliver all Module 2 training blocks: Intelligence WfF (ISR planning, live collection, PED/targeting), Protection WfF (FPV strike, EW degradation drills, C-UAS), and the Integrated Field Exercise.
• Serve as lead or assistant instructor for assigned blocks based on individual expertise. Cross-train with co-instructor to provide coverage across all blocks.
• Plan and execute the 72-hour “Black Swan” culminating exercise, including scenario development, inject management, and observer/controller duties.
• Conduct all phase gate assessments: Intelligence practical exam, Protection practical exam, IFX evaluation, and Master Trainer oral board.
• Provide real-time coaching and mentorship to soldiers during flight operations, field exercises, and mission planning.

Flight Operations

• Demonstrate advanced FPV flight techniques including non-stabilized tactical maneuvering, building penetration, terrain following, and simulated strike profiles.
• Operate GPS-stabilized sUAS platforms for ISR collection demonstrations and student evaluation.
• Serve as range safety officer during flight operations. Enforce airspace procedures, manage emergency protocols, and maintain accountability of all aircraft.
• Perform pre-flight inspections, field-expedient maintenance, and fleet management for all training aircraft.

Curriculum and Program Development

• Contribute to continuous curriculum improvement based on student performance data, lessons learned, and evolving threat intelligence.
• Develop and update training scenarios, exercise injects, and assessment rubrics between cohorts.
• Monitor developments in sUAS warfare (Ukraine, Pacific theater TTPs) and incorporate relevant innovations into training.
• Support Module 1 (Basic Course) instruction during non-deployment periods.

Administrative

• Maintain training records, assessment scorecards, and certification documentation for all students.
• Prepare after-action reports for each cohort. Document equipment status, attrition rates, and maintenance requirements.
• Coordinate with customer (MIRC) leadership on training schedules, facility requirements, and airspace authorizations.

Required Qualifications:

Category

Requirement

Military Experience

Minimum 4 years active duty or reserve military service in a combat arms, military intelligence, or special operations MOS/AFSC. Honorable discharge or currently serving.

sUAS Experience

Minimum 2 years hands-on experience operating small UAS platforms in a military, law enforcement, or defense contractor role. Must include operational employment, not just recreational flight.

FPV Proficiency

Demonstrated ability to fly FPV drones in non-stabilized (acro/rate) mode. Must be able to complete an obstacle course, execute precision maneuvers, and demonstrate tactical flight profiles. Proficiency will be evaluated during the interview process.

FAA Certification

Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.

Instruction Experience

Minimum 1 year experience as a military instructor, trainer, or cadre in any formal training program (schoolhouse, unit training, OTC, etc.). Must be comfortable teaching, coaching, and evaluating adult learners.

Security Clearance

Active Secret clearance. Must be obtainable within 90 days of hire if not currently held.

Physical Fitness

Able to participate in sustained field operations (72+ hours) including foot movement with equipment, setup/teardown of training infrastructure, and operations in extreme heat.

Travel

Willing and able to travel up to 60% of the time, including multi-week TDY to training sites nationwide.

Desired:

Category

Requirement

Military Experience

Minimum 4 years active duty or reserve military service in a combat arms, military intelligence, or special operations MOS/AFSC. Honorable discharge or currently serving.

sUAS Experience

Minimum 2 years hands-on experience operating small UAS platforms in a military, law enforcement, or defense contractor role. Must include operational employment, not just recreational flight.

FPV Proficiency

Demonstrated ability to fly FPV drones in non-stabilized (acro/rate) mode. Must be able to complete an obstacle course, execute precision maneuvers, and demonstrate tactical flight profiles. Proficiency will be evaluated during the interview process.

FAA Certification

Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.

Instruction Experience

Minimum 1 year experience as a military instructor, trainer, or cadre in any formal training program (schoolhouse, unit training, OTC, etc.). Must be comfortable teaching, coaching, and evaluating adult learners.

Security Clearance

Active Secret clearance.

Physical Fitness

Able to participate in sustained field operations (72+ hours) including foot movement with equipment, setup/teardown of training infrastructure, and operations in extreme heat.

Travel

Willing and able to travel up to 60% of the time, including multi-week TDY to training sites nationwide.

Why work for QSL?

Our founders, Mel Wick and Bill Cronin, retired from storied careers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Community. Like many Americans and military veterans, they felt a strong desire to support the nation’s response to the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in any way they could. They established QSL to do just that, Stay in the Fight! QSL is built on a SOF culture, emphasizing selfless-service and teamwork. Our employees work to ensure that warfighters have every possible resource and all necessary support to safely accomplish their missions in defense of our nation.

QSL's Benefit Package

Because we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, offering a competitive comprehensive compensation package is very important to us. It is the goal of QSL to attract and retain the highest level of experience and technical talent necessary for successful performance. In order to accomplish this, we feel that it is necessary to provide satisfying work, an excellent work environment, and we continually monitor the marketplace to ensure that our total compensation/benefit package remains competitive.

Listed below are some of our standard benefits. We combine all traditional paid time off (Federal holidays, sick time, leave time personal days, jury duty, bereavement, etc.) into one category which allows employees flexibility in how they use their leave time and enables them to better balance their career with their personal needs.

• Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• Disability (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Vision Insurance (CONUS-based employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D.