Researcher Fixed Wings

Overview

Roles and Responsibilities Integration Engineer

• You'll be joining a team that specializes in bringing together diverse technology components to drive our civil aerial robotics projects.
• We focus on merging the work of research teams to create functioning prototypes that are ready for real-world application.
• Our primary aim is to transform initial concepts into practical, operational solutions.
• If you're passionate about turning innovative ideas into effective, tangible technology in the field of aerial robotics, this is the place for you.
• Autopilot Management: Setup, maintain, and fine-tune autopilots for various drone platforms, ensuring optimal performance.
• Payload Integration: Install, configure, and test diverse payloads - including imaging (RGB, multispectral, thermal), sensing (LiDAR, SAR, environmental sensors), and actuation (spraying, seeding, custom tools) - to meet mission needs.
• Autonomy & Mission Integration: Configure and adapt autonomy modules and SDK-based systems to enable mission execution and automated operation

Requirements

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 2 years in flight control, UAV integration, or related fields.
• Autopilot & Frameworks: Hands-on expertise with PX4, ArduPilot, DJI SDKs (or equivalents), plus simulation and middleware tools such as Gazebo and ROS2.
• Programming: Proficiency in C, C++, and Python for embedded development, system integration, and toolchain scripting.
• UAV Systems Knowledge: Practical experience across different autopilot platforms, payloads, and communication protocols.
• Technical Tools: Strong skills in software/hardware debugging, simulation environments, and integration workflows for flight control systems.
• Flight Experience (Nice-to-Have): Experience operating drones with the appropriate pilot license is a strong asset
• At TII, we help society to overcome its biggest hurdles through a rigorous approach to scientific discovery and inquiry, using state-of-the-art facilities and collaboration with leading international
• institutions.
• Our rigorous discovery and inquiry-based approach helps to forge new and disruptive breakthroughs in AI, advanced materials, autonomous robotics, cryptography, digital security, directed energy, quantum computing and secure systems.