Pilot

About Poseidon Aerospace: Poseidon Aerospace is reimagining how the world moves goods. We build and operate full-size autonomous cargo aircraft; Heron, a seaplane, and Egret, a STOL aircraft; each capable of carrying two tons of payload over a thousand nautical miles. From remote communities to contested logistics operations, our platforms unlock a new cost curve for air freight, making it faster, cheaper, and accessible anywhere it's needed. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Washington, DC and Maine, we're a small team building something consequential. As a Pilot at Poseidon Aerospace, you will serve as the Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) for our next-generation autonomous aircraft. Flying is your primary function, you own the aircraft from preflight to post-flight, and when you're not in the air, you're supporting the test team on the ground to make sure the next flight is ready to go. This role is for pilots first. You bring deep UAS operational experience, sharp situational awareness, and the discipline to run repeatable test operations safely. The engineering curiosity is a bonus, stick time is the foundation. FLYING RESPONSIBILITIES - Serve as RPIC for all Poseidon aircraft during developmental flight testing and operational demonstrations - Execute flight test cards with precision, maintaining awareness of vehicle state, airspace, and test objectives throughout each sortie - Lead preflight briefings and postflight debriefings with the test team - Conduct flight readiness reviews and make go/no-go decisions based on aircraft status, weather, and airspace conditions - Maintain and apply SOPs, emergency checklists, and crew resource management practices on every flight - Provide structured debrief reports including anomalies, out-of-limits observations, and qualitative flight assessment GROUND SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES When not flying, you'll work alongside the test team to keep operations moving. - Support ground operations, range setup, and communic