Field Operator - Ukraine
On-siteLviv, Lviv, Ukraine
Job Summary
Coordinate logistics and practical support for field operations in Ukraine, ensuring deployed teams have the equipment, transport, and workspace readiness needed for UAV software testing. Act as the first line of on-site support by preparing pilot setups, tracking field materials, and resolving day-to-day operational blockers before, during, and after activities. Maintain accurate records of expenses, suppliers, and field status while escalating risks and coordinating with local partners and the Technical Operations Manager. Uphold decision boundaries and professional standards in a fast-moving environment, providing clear factual updates to internal stakeholders to keep operational clarity high.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience in field operations, logistics, facilities coordination, site support, or practical field support
- Native or fluent Ukrainian
- Strong working proficiency in English
- Valid driving licence
- Access to a car
- Willingness to drive or commute as required to support field operations
- Strong practical problem-solving ability
- Hands-on mindset to coordinate local arrangements, suppliers, transport, facilities, equipment movement, and urgent field support
- Ability and willingness to provide practical on-site support, including moving equipment, preparing field materials, and helping field teams with day-to-day operational needs
- High reliability, integrity, and ownership when handling vendors, facility arrangements, procurement, expenses, and operationally sensitive information
- Clear and factual communication skills, especially in written updates, status reporting, and escalation of risks or decisions needed
- Enough technical literacy to use a computer confidently, understand field deployment context, support on-site pilot setups, and coordinate with engineering teams without acting as the technical decision-maker
- Calm judgement under pressure, with the confidence to push back politely and escalate when requests fall outside approved plans, scope, or authority
- Strong organisational discipline, including keeping basic trackers, checklists, supplier information, expense records, and field status updates accurate and up to date
- Ability to work independently in Ukraine
- Flexibility to support irregular field schedules, urgent requests, and fast-changing operational needs
- Willingness to relocate to Ukraine (implied by 'Location: Ukraine' and 'forward-deployed engineers in Ukraine')
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience in military logistics
- Humanitarian field operations
- Defence
- Security
- Emergency response
- Technical field service
- UAV operations
- Facilities coordination
- Industrial site coordination
- Familiarity with drones
- UAV platforms
- Robotics
- Embedded systems
- Field testing
- Technical integration environments
- Experience supporting engineers, technicians, or technical teams in customer-facing field conditions
- Experience working with international teams
- Startups
- Fast-changing operational environments
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