UAV/Drone System Engineer

Job description

• Drone Design and Development: Review Design documents of UAVs for specific applications, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Assemble, repair, and maintain drones for various applications.
• Hardware and Software Integration: thorough understanding of software and hardware components, sensors, and software systems into drones.
• Flight Control Systems: thorough understanding of flight control parameters and connections to optimize drone performance.
• Testing and Troubleshooting: Conduct testing, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure drones operate flawlessly under different conditions.
• Plan and execute flight test plans for new software features, electronics, sensors, and payloads.
• Participate in defining and validating customer workflows and enhancing User experience.
• Collaborate with external evaluation teams and manage projects to achieve project goals.
• Learn about the domain and competitors to propose new features, as well as, improvements in existing features/workflows.
• Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation for drone designs, test reports, and testing procedures.

Required skills and experience

• Experience in flight testing and operating/piloting small UAS and/or RC aircraft (either fixed-wing or multirotor systems).
• Strong technical skills in UAV operation and servicing.
• Understanding of aviation regulations and compliance.
• Knowledge of UAV systems, equipment, and associated technologies.
• Experience in using flight-planning and ground control station software.
• Familiarity with UAV platforms, like Pixhawk, DJI, Ardupilot, PX4, etc.
• Experience in integrating, operating, and tuning autopilots on a variety of unmanned vehicles.
• Basic knowledge of electrical test equipment(multimeter, oscilloscope) and UAS sensors.
• Ability to work hands-on with electro-mechanical systems including assembly, disassembly, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.