About Precision Federal
Precision Federal is a Christian-owned small business building AI and software systems for federal agencies through the SBIR program. The founder is a Christian, and the company is run on Christian principles: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Every proposal we submit is backed by working prototypes built before we ask for a dollar.
How this role works
- You join the bench. With your written consent, we name you (with a short bio) on proposals that match this role. Consent costs you nothing and commits you to nothing until an award funds.
- A contract is awarded. Federal SBIR awards fund the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins, at an hourly rate agreed before you were ever named.
- You work remote, paid from the contract. ~40–80 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.
What you'll do
- Review autonomy and mission-planning approaches for operational and airspace realism
- Advise on how pilots, aircrews, and UAS operators actually plan and fly missions
- Sanity-check safety, assurance, and human-machine-teaming assumptions
- Keep our terminology native to the aviation and autonomy community
- Join occasional government calls and technical reviews for funded efforts
Required qualifications
- 12+ years in military aviation or unmanned systems — pilot, naval flight officer, UAS operator, or flight-test engineer
- Fluency in mission planning, airspace procedures, and flight operations
- U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
- Willingness to be named as a consultant on federal proposals, with written consent
Preferred qualifications
- Autonomy, flight-test, or airworthiness/assurance experience
- Strike planning or C2 exposure
- Prior security clearance
Compensation & structure
1099 consulting engagement. Hourly rate agreed in the first conversation, before you are named on any proposal. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — roughly 40–80 hours across a 6–12 month period of performance per funded award, fully remote. No award, no hours, no obligation.