Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage and execute flights for aerial data acquisition from customer fields using state-of-art Industrial UAVs.

• Coordinate with the Development team in making all flights compliant with DGCA Guidelines.

• Plan and execute flight test plans for new software features, electronics, sensors, and payloads.

• Perform hands-on mechanical and electrical integration of new hardware components on the internal fleet of test vehicles for R&D and testing.

• Troubleshoot and debug any components of a drone in the office or in the field.

• Perform equipment testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Keep the fleet ready for flights.

• Coordinate cross-team efforts among Software Engineers and Design Engineers to resolve issues identified during flight tests.

• Ensure safety standards and practices of safe flying during on-site assignment jobs.

• Documentation & reporting of Field Activities.

• Learn about the domain and competitors to propose new drone applications, as well as,
  improvements in existing applications.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge in-flight testing and operating/piloting micro/mini UAS and/or RC aircraft (multirotor systems) (Added Advantage - fixed-wing).

• Knowledge in flying UAVs with DJI and Pixhawk controllers are highly preferred.

• Great familiarity with the latest DGCA Guidelines and familiarity with the Digital Sky Platform is a must.

• Knowledge in using flight-planning and ground control station software like Mission Planner, QGC, Pix4D Capture, DJI GS Pro etc.

• Familiarity with UAV platforms, like Pixhawk, DJI, Ardupilot, PX4 etc.

• Good knowledge in Payload and UAS sensors integrations.

• Excellent Electronic and Mechanical skills.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Added Advantage Multilingual English, Hindi, Tamil,Telugu, Kannada.

• Passionate about aerial robots i.e. drones.

• Programming languages and scripting for engineering use C++, C, MATLAB, Python.