Sr. Research and Development Engineer - Systems Engineering (UAV R&D)

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end system integration of UAV components including flight controllers, telemetry, sensors, payloads, and power systems.
• Work closely with software, firmware, mechanical, and electrical teams to align subsystem performance with system-level requirements.
• Support flight tests, system validation, and troubleshooting in the field.
• Analyze flight logs, telemetry, and sensor data to diagnose issues and improve system behavior.
• Contribute to the development of system architectures, interface definitions, and validation workflows.
• Ensure UAV platforms meet performance, reliability, and safety requirements.
• Participate in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) tests.
• Support documentation of system configurations, test results, and system behavior analyses.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in UAV systems integration or aerospace systems engineering.
• Hands-on experience with PX4 and/or ArduPilot platforms.
• Proven contribution to UAV projects involving aircraft above 20kg MTOW.
• Strong understanding of UAV subsystems and control interfaces (telemetry, power, payloads, GCS).
• Experience with flight log analysis, debugging tools, and telemetry protocols.
• Willingness and ability to support frequent field tests and data collection activities.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across engineering