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Drone Operations Engineer

🏢 Company: SelfCrops
📍 Location: Tirupati
💼 Type: Full-time
🎯 Experience: 2–4 years
🏷 Department: AgriTech Operations
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About the Role

SelfCrops operates a fleet of agricultural drones for crop monitoring, spraying, and precision mapping. We need a Drone Operations Engineer to fly, maintain, and process imagery from our UAV fleet across farms in Tirupati region.

Key Responsibilities:
• Operate fixed-wing and multi-rotor drones for crop monitoring and aerial spraying missions
• Plan and execute drone flights using AeroGCS, DJI Terra, or similar ground control software
• Process multispectral imagery to generate NDVI maps, field health indices, and prescription maps
• Perform routine drone maintenance, battery management, and pre-flight checks
• Train farmers on interpreting drone-generated reports
• Maintain flight logs, airspace compliance records, and DGCA documentation

Requirements

• DGCA-approved Remote Pilot Certificate (Type 1 or Type 2)
• 2–4 years of commercial drone operations in agriculture or survey
• Experience with multispectral cameras (Micasense, Sentera, Parrot) a strong plus
• Proficiency in Pix4D, Agisoft Metashape, or DJI Terra for image processing
• Willingness to travel to field sites across Tirupati district and Rayalaseema

Required Skills