Drone & Robotics Test Engineer

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated • Orem, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Teledyne FLIR in Orem, we design and manufacture high quality drones to carry the best sensors into the toughest environments. Our extensive history includes working alongside organizations including U.S. Army, Marines, and US DOD Special Operations Community. We embrace cutting edge innovative technologies and design concepts to bring new capability to our warfighters. As an original equipment manufacturer of Drones (UAS), we are at the forefront of new American engineering and manufacturing technologies. The foundation of our company is the drive to build superior UAS through engineering excellence. You can expect diverse challenges that will require you to be agile and innovative in your work. You can also expect to be on a small team that strives to meet these challenges together. UAS development and the UAS market is still young and constantly changing. Your work will be varied and innovative by nature. Teledyne FLIR is looking for an engineering professional to participate in activities associated with drone development and production testing. This person must be a detail oriented, self-directed individual, and able to operate with a high degree of autonomy. This person will participate in a test program associated with both fielded and developmental military drones. We expect this person to have previous experience with test activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical of Computer Engineering or similar field
• 1-5 years of drone flight testing and engineering experience
• Familiar with computer programming and software development methods
• Willing to work in agile environment with flexible daily tasking based on program needs
• Basic understanding of quad rotor physics
• Must have critical thinking skills and be able to make risk-based decisions
• Excellent communication skills
• Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Nice To Haves

• FAA part 107 qualified or equivalent pilot rating a plus

Responsibilities

• Drone flight testing of mature and development products including test methods development
• Drone software regression testing – extensive test program
• Support and maintain drone fleet
• Safely conduct drone flight operations
• Support production activities and personnel
• Manage test inventory
• Interact with internal/external customers and suppliers for hardware/software support
• Update and maintain product manuals

What This Job Offers

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