Aviation Technical Specialist I_State of TN

Aviation Technical Specialist

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Advanced Aviation Section Roles and Responsibilities:

• The essential duties, but not limited to, for Technical Specialist 3* in the Advance Aviation Section associated to TDOT Aeronautics:
• Oversee different aspects of the TDOT Drone Program to ensure users are following the requirements of TDOT's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP);
• Oversee TDOT's drone application and other resources for internal and external users;
• Oversee training of staff that will be operating or overseeing drone operations on behalf of the state;
• Assist with the annual conference and training event called "TN Drone Symposium" for all state employees, local government staff, consultants and vendors;
• Assist with the TDOT drone quarterly meetings;
• Coordinate other training and informational events concerning new hardware and software;
• Obtain an UAS FAA Part 107 license or equivalent and if required, fly on behalf of TDOT;
• Review and compile data associated to drones;
• Conduct site visits to oversee drone usage to help make changes to Policy and SOP to both ensure operations are conducted safely, but also efficiently;
• Assist with Air Mobility tasks as requested that includes commercial Drone operations.
• The essential duties, but not limited to, for the Statewide Technical Specialist in the Advance Aviation Section associated to TDOT Aeronautics:
• Air Mobility (including commercial UAS operations) Specialist
• Oversee the development of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Framework and continued update as a living document;
• Assist with the Statewide Working Group overseeing the adoption and implementation of AAM statewide;
• Assist the coordination with federal agencies and state agencies associated to test sites and use cases of AAM Statewide;
• Participate in studies to advance the drone utilization by the state via package deliveries beyond visual line of site and execute test sites that can be scaled statewide;
• Research federal funding opportunities and coordinate with industry to create private public partnership or pool funding opportunities;
• Obtain an UAS FAA Part 107 license or equivalent and if required, fly on behalf of TDOT;
• Review and compile data associated to drones and other air mobility needs;
• Assist with Drone Training and Oversight tasks as requested.
• TDOT Team Lead would incorporate all the responsibilities of Technical Specialist 3* and Statewide Technical Specialist plus the following responsibilities:
• Administer the TDOT Drone Program to ensure users are following the requirements of the TDOT Drone Policy and TDOT's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP);
• Administer the annual conference and training event called "TN Drone Symposium" for all state employees, local government staff, consultants and vendors;
• Administer the Air Mobility Program to ensure the creation and evolution of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Framework is executed;
• Oversee the State Air Mobility Working Group and Air Mobility Task Force concerning the adoption and implementation of AAM statewide;
• Co-Lead with TDOT Engineering Division the TDOT drone quarterly meetings;
• Obtain an UAS FAA Part 107 license or equivalent and if required, fly on behalf of TDOT;
• Learn to become proficient in different funding components that can be leveraged for Air Mobility;
• Learn key components of technical disciplines within a matrix organization to ensure project successfulness by engaging the proper individuals for project needs;
• Participate in the creation of new processes, software procurement and/or development, hardware recommendations for procurement and training of internal/external stakeholders/customers;
• Lead training for internal assigned staff;
• Assist with creating performance metrics and targets for staff annually;
• Assist with tracking performance of staff;
• Assist with coaching staff as needed.