Requirements:BS in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field.
Proficient in CAD (minimum of 1 year experience, PTC Creo preferred).
FAA Part 107 certification acquired withing three months of employment.
Experience with UAS (drones) platforms (preferred).
Experience with Pixhawk autopilots (PX4 & Ardupilot).
Experience with MAVlink (preferred).
Strong mechanical aptitude.
Ability to interpret requirements independently.
Computer literate in Microsoft Office Suite.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Strong attention to detail; highly motivated.
Ability to work constructively within a team.
Exceptional communication skills.
Additional Details:Change management facilitation regarding documentation between engineering staff and production staff.
Will become a point of contact between engineering teams and technology partner engineering teams.
Will help create product improvement and sustainment criteria
Will be a subject matter expert on sensors and hardware, their functions, and their applications.
Manager Notes:Would like to see candidates who are familiar with Pixhawk autopilot hardware, PX4 & Ardupilot flight stack firmware, and other MAVlink based systems.
Must be willing and interested to learn about these systems.
Needs to be able to learn how products work and how to make them compatible with UAS platforms.
Description:The Hardware Systems Engineer is responsible for the integration of sensors and hardware onto UAS (unmanned aerial systems) platforms.
This position requires experience in systems engineering practices, mechanical design, UAS instrumentation, hardware testing/validation, as well as exceptional organization, attention to detail, and dedication to user success.
The individual will support integration schedule planning and execution, mechanical design, and hardware product validation & testing.
Responsibilities also include flight testing, creating internal and external facing product documentation, and level 2 engineering support.
Responsibilities:Mechanical design of components related to sensors and hardware.
Planning and execution of sensor and hardware integrations for new UAS platforms.
Maintenance of existing sensor integrations.
Planning and execution of hardware integrations for UAS platforms.
UAS flight testing; wire harness design, fabrication, and documentation.
Internal engineering and production documentation creation & maintenance.
User facing documentation creation & maintenance; level 2 engineering support.
Hardware and software compatibility testing of sensors, UAS platforms, and 3rd party post processing software.
Creation and maintenance of engineering drawings and bill of materials.
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