06/10/2026
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น?
That difference matters.
SBS AirOps is looking for a ๐จ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ / ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Part-time / contract.
This is not a recreational instruction role. This is not drone racing. This is not commercial media work.
We are building a structured, standards-based UAS program for public safety deployment. Pilots need more than smooth stick skills on a calm day. They need to operate under pressure, work inside an ICS environment, document performance to a standard, and support real incident objectives without becoming another problem for command.
This instructor will help build a program that can survive the incident, the after-action review, and the audit.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ:
โข NIST Standard Test Methods for UAS
โข NFPA 2400
โข NWCG PMS 515
โข SBS Pilot Qualification Standard and Evaluation Scoresheet
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
โข Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
โข Verified vendor certification from DJI, Autel, Freefly, or an equivalent manufacturer
โข ICS/FEMA instructor credential through ICS-400
โข NWCG S-130/S-190 or equivalent fire operations qualification
โข Documented experience using NIST UAS test methods in training or evaluation
Preferred backgrounds include fire, law enforcement, EMS, emergency management, military UAS, air operations, thermal and optical platforms, or TAK instruction.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐?
Todd C. Hutchings
๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.
