Flight Controls Engineer

DMR TECHNOLOGIES INC

4d•$60,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

DMR Technologies is seeking a UAS Flight Controls Engineer to support the development, integration, testing, and continued improvement of our unmanned aircraft systems. Direct flight-control experience is required for this position. The successful candidate may have a stronger background in either firmware/software or electrical hardware and avionics. We do not expect one person to be an expert in both. What is important is a strong understanding of UAS flight-control systems and how the flight controller interacts with the aircraft as a complete system. This is a hands-on role working directly with flight controllers, aircraft hardware, embedded systems, sensors, communications, propulsion systems, and flight-test data.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Hands-on experience with UAS or autonomous aircraft flight-control systems.
Experience configuring, integrating, tuning, developing, or troubleshooting flight controllers.
Understanding of aircraft stability, control, navigation, sensors, and flight-control architecture.
Experience analyzing flight logs, telemetry, or other flight-test data.
Experience integrating flight controllers with aircraft sensors, propulsion systems, communications, and other onboard systems.
Strong technical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
Ability and willingness to work directly with aircraft during bench testing, ground testing, and flight testing.

Nice To Haves

Flight-control electronics and avionics integration
Electrical system design and troubleshooting
Sensors, GPS/GNSS, communications, and telemetry systems
ESC, motor, and propulsion-system integration
CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, or similar communication protocols
Wiring, harnesses, connectors, PCBs, and electrical schematics
Electronics prototyping and component-level troubleshooting
Embedded firmware development
C/C++ or similar embedded programming
Flight-control or autopilot software
PX4, ArduPilot, or similar flight-control platforms
Flight-control algorithms, control loops, or autonomous functionality
Firmware debugging and validation
Git or similar version-control systems
Development or integration of multirotor, fixed-wing, VTOL, or other unmanned aircraft.
Experience taking a UAS from prototype through flight testing and production.
Flight-controller tuning and aircraft performance optimization.
Autonomous flight, mission planning, or navigation systems.
Experience developing or validating flight-critical features and failsafes.
Experience supporting UAS manufacturing or field operations.
FAA Part 107 certification or willingness to obtain certification.

Responsibilities

Integrate, configure, test, and troubleshoot UAS flight-control systems.
Support flight-controller setup, parameter configuration, tuning, and validation.
Diagnose aircraft stability, control, navigation, communication, and flight-performance issues.
Analyze flight logs, telemetry, sensor data, and aircraft behavior to identify root causes.
Integrate flight controllers with GPS/GNSS, IMUs, magnetometers, barometers, ESCs, motors, telemetry, communications systems, and other aircraft components.
Develop and execute bench, ground, and flight-testing procedures.
Validate new aircraft configurations, components, firmware releases, and flight-control changes.
Support development and testing of failsafes, flight modes, autonomous functionality, and other flight-control features.
Troubleshoot complex aircraft issues across firmware, avionics, electrical hardware, propulsion, sensors, and communications.
Work with engineering, production, and operations teams to move new aircraft and system improvements from development into production.
Provide engineering-level support for flight-control issues identified during production or field operations.
Document aircraft configurations, parameters, test results, technical issues, and corrective actions.