Middle UAV Technician

Overview

We are looking for a UAV Technician to join the flight team responsible for testing our flagship R&D product - a GPS-denied alternative navigation system. This role is focused on the technical side of UAV operations - assembly, configuration, maintenance, diagnostics, and repair of multirotor / fixed-wing airframes and their supporting equipment.

You will keep the team’s fleet in top shape and make sure every flight starts from a known-good aircraft. Piloting skills are welcome and useful, but they are not a hard requirement - your value here is in the hardware.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, configure, and bring up multirotor UAVs (frames, motors, ESCs, FCs, sensors, RC/telemetry, power) and fixed-wings
• Perform pre-flight technical checks and prepare aircraft for field campaigns
• Maintain, service, and repair airframes and supporting equipment (batteries, ground stations, antennas, RC equipment)
• Configure and tune Ardupilot-based autopilots (parameters, failsafes, sensor calibration)
• Diagnose hardware and configuration issues; perform root-cause analysis on failures
• Support flight tests on-site: be the technical hands during campaigns
• Keep equipment inventory, spare parts, and maintenance records in order
• Support engineers during bring-up and integration of new platforms and components

Requirements

Must-have

• Solid hands-on experience assembling, configuring, and repairing multirotor UAVs and fixed-wings
• Deep understanding of UAV core components (motors, ESCs, FCs, sensors, RC/telemetry links, power systems)
• Working knowledge of Ardupilot: parameters, calibration, failsafes, basic log analysis
• Confident soldering and basic electronics troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and basic schematics
• Methodical, careful approach to maintenance, documentation, and pre-flight checks

Nice to have

• Real flight experience on multirotor UAVs (piloting skills are a strong plus, not a must)
• Experience with mission-planning software (Mission Planner, QGroundControl)
• Experience with fixed-wing UAVs
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education
• Experience with 3D printing or basic mechanical fabrication
• Combat experience
• English at B1 level or higher

Personal qualities

• Responsibility and ownership over the equipment you touch
• Strong attention to detail - “good enough” is not good enough for a flying aircraft
• Methodical and process-oriented
• Communication skills and ability to work in a team
• Initiative - proposes improvements instead of waiting for instructions

We offer

• Competitive salary
• Reservation from mobilization
• On-site work with access to hardware and lab facilities
• Office in Kyiv with shelter access, generator and Starlink
• Impact on improving our country's defense capabilities
• 21 days of vacation + public holidays, sick leaves