Application Engineer, Drone Technology

Re:Build Manufacturing • Framingham, MA

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About The Position

This role provides technical customer support and integration services for Re:Build's family of drone platforms. The Applications Engineer serves as a critical bridge between customers and Re:Build's engineering team, helping customers successfully integrate payloads, configure systems, and deploy drone solutions for their specific applications. This position focuses on customer-facing technical problem-solving, integration testing, and supporting customers through their architectural designs and operational deployments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related technical field required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2-5 years of experience with autonomous systems, drones, robotics, or related applications preferred
• Experience with open-source flight control systems (e.g., ArduPilot, PX4) is a plus
• Hands-on experience with electronics integration, embedded systems, or hardware prototyping preferred
• Familiarity with defense or commercial drone applications is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with the integration of custom payloads, sensors, and companion computers (eg. Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA Orin GPU, Qualcomm SnapDragon) into multiple drone platforms
• Support customers with architectural designs and system configuration to meet their specific mission requirements
• Manage and maintain software and firmware builds for customer deployments, working closely with the Re:Build member site teams as needed
• Provide technical support for customers implementing PixHawk compliant payloads and accessories
• Support autopilot builds for customers to include PX4, Ardupilot, Betaflight, and others
• Conduct benchtop testing, integration testing, and assist with flight testing to validate customer configurations
• Create and maintain integration documentation, user guides, and video tutorials for the Re:Build platform
• Troubleshoot technical issues and provide timely solutions to customer challenges
• Collaborate with the engineering team to capture customer requirements and feedback for product improvements
• Support the development and maintenance of Re:Build's GitHub repositories and API documentation
• Travel to customer sites and Re:Build offices for integration support and training
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together, at all levels of the company!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level