About Draganfly

Draganfly Inc. (the “Company”) has been a recognized technology leader within the commercial UAV space for over two decades. We helped establish the commercial market & adoption of multi-rotor helicopters for public safety, agriculture, aerial imaging, & more. As a leader who helped shape the industry, Draganfly’s focus is on the sale of drone products and services, contract engineering & custom integration product development, and health monitoring products and services.

Learn more at https://draganfly.com/.

About The

Role

Draganfly is seeking a UAS Operations & Training Specialist – Defence with a focus on military and defence operations. While this role is remote, regional proximity supports in-person client engagements, field operations, customer training, and industry events. The UAS Operations & Training Specialist – Defence serves as a trusted technical and operational ambassador for Draganfly’s UAS platforms.

This role bridges sales, product experience, and end users by delivering expert flight demonstrations, customer training, technical field support, and operational guidance. You will work directly with military, government, defence-industry partners, strategic accounts, and internal teams to ensure customers experience Draganfly solutions at their highest potential—from initial demonstration through early adoption and operational readiness. This is a remote role that requires 50–70% travel across Canada.

Key Responsibilities

Lead in-person and virtual UAS demonstrations, customer engagements, and operational evaluations for military, government, defence-industry partners, and strategic accounts.

Serve as a subject matter expert on Draganfly platforms, payloads, mission systems, applications, and operational use cases while continuously improving demonstration and operational playbooks.

Conduct compliant UAS operations, including mission planning, site assessments, risk assessments, flight execution, operational briefings, testing, and special projects.

Maintain, configure, inspect, troubleshoot, and perform field-level maintenance on aircraft, payloads, controllers, communications systems, software, and demonstration equipment to ensure operational readiness and regulatory compliance.

Deliver customer, partner, reseller, and internal training programs, including hands-on instruction, virtual training, and the development of guides, checklists, presentations, and other training resources.

Support customer onboarding and operational readiness activities to enable successful system adoption and independent operation.





Collaborate with Sales on technical discovery, customer qualification, demonstrations, proposals, presentations, and bid responses.

Capture and communicate customer feedback, operational lessons learned, feature requests, and recurring technical issues to support continuous product and process improvement.

Represent Draganfly at trade shows, industry events, customer engagements, demonstrations, and defence-related activities.

Coordinate event and field logistics, including equipment preparation, shipping, inventory management, setup, teardown, and technical support. Who are you really?

You are adaptable, flexible, and comfortable operating in dynamic field environments.

You are dependable, organized, and capable of managing multiple customer engagements, equipment sets, and priorities.

You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.

You are detail-oriented, analytical, and focused on safe, professional, and efficient operations.

You are comfortable working independently while remaining closely coordinated with internal teams.

You enjoy operating technology, teaching others, solving problems, and working directly with customers.

You thrive in collaborative environments and are comfortable mentoring and developing others. Qualifications

Transport Canada RPAS Pilot Certificate (Advanced Operations), or the ability to obtain it within an established period following hire.

4+ years of experience in UAS/RPAS operations, military aviation, technical training, field support, defence systems, or a comparable operational environment.

Demonstrated experience conducting customer-facing UAS demonstrations, technical presentations, and operator training.

Strong experience planning, executing, troubleshooting, and supporting UAS operations, including flight safety, operational risk management, mission planning, and field operations.

Practical experience configuring, operating, and maintaining UAS platforms, payloads, mission systems, and associated equipment.

Ability to communicate technical information effectively to customers and stakeholders with varying levels of expertise.

Comfortable travelling approximately 50-70% across Canada.





Familiarity with MAVLink-based UAS and ground-control software is considered an asset.

Proficiency with Teams, SharePoint, HubSpot, and similar business platforms.

Preferred

Specializations

Canadian Armed Forces, allied military, or defence-industry experience supporting UAS operations, aviation, ISR, tactical logistics, communications, training, or related military systems.

Experience supporting military UAS mission sets such as reconnaissance, ISR, FPV, communications relay, overwatch, or tactical logistics.

Experience delivering training, demonstrations, field trials, operational evaluations, or customer acceptance activities for military, government, law enforcement, or public-safety organizations.

Familiarity with EO/IR sensors, mission payloads, communications systems, drop mechanisms, and related UAS mission equipment.

Eligible to complete Government of Canada security screening and Controlled Goods Program requirements.

Compensation Package

Competitive salary: $72,000 - $95,000 CAD

Equity / Stock Options: Participation in the company’s stock option plan, providing long‑term ownership and alignment with company growth.

Comprehensive medical and dental benefits, including a Health Spending Account (HSA).

Matching RRSP program to support long‑term financial planning.

Generous time‑off program, including vacation, wellness days, and the full week off between Christmas and Recent Year’s.

Career development support, including assistance toward obtaining your Transport Canada RPAS Pilot Certificate – Advanced Operations or equivalent training required for operational roles.

Why Join

Us

At Draganfly Innovations, you’ll join a collaborative team that values innovation, curiosity, and continuous improvement. We’re in an exciting growth phase, scaling our technologies, product lines, and teams as we continue to shape the future of UAV innovation. Joining us now means becoming part of a company with deep roots in the industry - and bold ambitions for what comes next.

You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, work on diverse and cutting‑edge projects, and grow your skills alongside passionate experts.

We offer competitive compensation, strong benefits, and a supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. Here, you won’t just join a company - you’ll help build what comes next. As part of our hiring process, all candidates must successfully complete reference checks and a criminal background check.

📌 UAS Operations & Training Specialist – Defence (Canada)
🏢 Draganfly
📍 Canada