Drone Assembly Working Student/ Freelancer

The role

You will integrate and test autonomous drones as part of the development team. You will work on hardware and software integration, flight testing, and identifying design flaws.

What you will do

• Work with hardware and software developers to complete integration and get new UAVs to flight readiness
• Flash, tune and operate drones from backpackable quadcopters to multi-meter wingspan fixed-wings
• Drive qualification and development flight testing in the field
• Spot bugs and design flaws
• Propose and evaluate improvements

Required qualifications

• 3+ years professionally or equivalent in racing / competition / enthusiast projects assembling, tuning and operating drones
• Completed a technical apprenticeship, Bachelors or training in a relevant technical field
• Familiar with ground control software (Such as QGroundCcontrol and Mission Planner)
• Familiar with flight control software (Ardupilot and PX4)
• Conversational English

Nice to have

• German is a strong plus
• Familiarity with using a command line and basic scripting
• Data analysis skills (log interpretation, root cause-, frequency domain analysis)
• Skilled in soldering wires and troubleshooting electronics, sensors, etc.
• Familiarity with CAD and 3D printing

Benefits

• 31 Paid Days Off: 30 vacation days plus your birthday off
• Free membership to gyms, yoga, and wellness through EGYM Wellpass
• 2 company retreats per year
• Work closely with experienced engineers and get paired with a professional mentor

Before you apply

• Intro Call (20 min)
• Technical Interview (45 min)

About the company

SE3 Labs is building Spatial AI by combining 3D computer vision with large language models (LLMs). They are building high-performance, real-world robotic systems starting with UAVs.