Drone Training Coordinator
Pubblicato il 24-10-2026 - Peraton in Vicenza
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and10 years’ experience as a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer or Officer in the US military.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience with military planning, design, and execution of Brigade or higher-level exercises and academic training.
- Experience planning within the Joint Exercise Life Cycle framework.
- Joint training, operations, and planning experience.
- Experience working with commercial vendors.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Active Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in military range support / control operations and management.
- Experience with airspace request and management processes.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies to include Unmanned Air, Sea & Ground Vehicles, C-UAS, Cyber/EW/Space capabilities, Long Range Precision Munitions, and mission command, sustainment, and medical systems leveraging Super Intelligence (SI) capabilities.
Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Drone Training Coordinator for its' Southern European Task Force–Africa (SETAF-AF) Strategic Mission Support Program.
Location: Based in Vicenza, Italy.
- Will require extensive, short-notice business travel to the African continent or other global locations.
- Relocation is available, and the position can be accompanied.
Job Description:
- Our Southern European Task Force-Africa (SETAF-AF)
Strategic Mission Support program is seeking a Drone Training Coordinator to manage all drone training activities within established training areas and capable of rapidly solving complex problem sets to join our diverse team.
- This position supports SETAF-AF in the planning and execution of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) directed unmanned drone training.
- Coordinators will be knowledgeable on Group 1 and 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and be able to facilitate scheduling between Joint and Coalition training audiences, coordinate all resourcing requirements, and maintain day to day operations.
- Coordinators will also provide input to drone training Programs of Instruction (POI) and provide recommendations and feedback to institutional level stakeholders.
- Coordinators will also facilitate equipment deployment and employment to include required Interim Authority To Test (IATT) and/or Authority To Operate (ATO), Spectrum request processing, CONOP review, Class V ammunition storage and shipments, intra and inter-theater transportation, safety releases, air worthiness releases, International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) export licenses and/or exemptions, Foreign Disclosure releases, network/COP integration, life support, contracts, and agreements.
- Planners should have experience with the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC), testing and experimentation on emerging technologies, military training and range management, and Joint operations.