Flight Operations Coordinator — France & Southern Europe
About RAAD
RAAD operates a global aerial intelligence network. Clients order high-resolution site imagery, thermal inspections, and 3D data through our platform; our pilot network captures it; and our processing and vision-model pipeline turns raw imagery into structured, georeferenced answers — often within hours. We run our own hardware end to end: capture fleets in the field, GPU processing clusters we built ourselves, and deployments that span public cloud, our own data centers, and secure on-prem environments inside client facilities.
We're growing fast across every region we operate in, and we're hiring people who want to help scale systems and operations that already work — and make them work at ten times the volume.
The role
France is one of our fastest-growing European markets, anchored by energy, utilities, and industrial clients. You'll coordinate missions across France and support operations into Iberia and Italy, operating within the EASA framework and the specific requirements of French airspace and industrial sites.
What you'll do
- Plan and run daily capture schedules across France and Southern Europe: pilots, weather, client windows, and data delivery deadlines.
- Own regulatory coordination under EASA's Open and Specific categories, DGAC declarations and authorizations, and geo-zone restrictions (Géoportail drone zones).
- Arrange operations near sensitive infrastructure — nuclear facilities, refineries, transmission corridors — where French airspace rules and site-operator requirements are strict and non-negotiable.
- Support energy and oil & gas clients whose sites demand HSE inductions, permits, and precise scheduling around live industrial operations.
- Grow and support the regional pilot network: onboarding, standards, and day-to-day communication.
What you'll bring
- 3+ years in UAV operations, aviation coordination, or industrial field-operations scheduling.
- Solid working knowledge of the EASA UAS regulatory framework and DGAC processes; experience preparing Specific-category authorizations is a strong plus.
- Professional fluency in French and English.
- Calm, methodical communication when weather, access, or airspace turn a plan upside down at 6am.
Benefits & perks
Competitive pay & equity
Strong base salary plus meaningful equity — everyone shares in what we're building.
Health, dental & vision
Comprehensive coverage for you and your dependents, tailored to your country.
Remote-first
Work from anywhere in your role's region. Async-friendly, documentation-driven culture.
Gear & home office budget
Top-spec hardware and a budget to build a workspace you actually enjoy.
Generous time off
Flexible PTO plus your local public holidays. We expect you to use it.
Learning & travel
Annual learning budget and team offsites — plus real field time with the operations your work powers.