POSITION DESCRIPTION – Falcon I DHC-8 Airborne Onboard Processor / Mission Systems Technician

Job Title: Falcon I DHC-8 Airborne Onboard Processor / Mission Systems Technician
Reports to: Director of Flight Operations/Lead Sensor Operator
Classification: Exempt
Time Commitment: Rotational
Location: Bogota, Colombia

Position Summary

The Airborne Onboard Processor / Mission Systems sensor operator serves as a primary flight crew member aboard a special-mission ISR aircraft, operating and monitoring the onboard LiDAR sensor and mission-processing systems throughout each collection sortie. Working alongside the flight and mission crews, the Technician manages in-flight collection, data processing, quality control, and product generation, ensuring mission data is properly captured, annotated, quality-checked, and prepared for transfer to authorized ground exploitation teams, operations centers, and intelligence stakeholders.

The sensor operator also troubleshoots and services the LiDAR sensor and associated onboard mission equipment to sustain high aircraft availability,



and interfaces with customer representatives on system testing and operations. This is an OCONUS, rotational position requiring the ability to operate both independently and as an integrated member of the aircrew.

Essential Functions
- Initialize, operate, and monitor onboard processing systems, mission workstations, data storage systems, mapping displays, network components, and integrated ISR mission equipment during flight operations.
- Support the mission crew during pre-mission planning, aircraft launch, in-flight collection, data management, LiDAR data review, post-mission download, and mission debriefing.
- Monitor the onboard mission data flow to ensure that sensor data, positional information, time references, mission tracks, LiDAR point cloud data, imagery, metadata, and related mission files are properly captured and preserved.
- Conduct in-flight quality checks of collected mission data

📌 Airborne Onboard Processor/Mission Systems Technician (Bogotá)
🏢 Airtec
📍 Bogotá