UAV Pilot & Systems Engineer — Field Ops

Sine Eng; Tampere; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch benefit

Health & wellness package

Sport & culture budget

Wellbeing allowance

Extended occupational healthcare

Accident insurance

Job summary

Sine Engineering is seeking a hands-on UAV Pilot & Engineer to join our Finland-based team. You will prepare and fly UAVs for client demonstrations and tests, and work with Ukraine-based engineers to translate flight observations into actionable feedback.

Role extends beyond piloting to diagnosing root causes, logging analyses, and tuning flight controllers across platforms like ArduPilot, iNav, and Betaflight. Must be ready for international travel and on-site Finland work.

Qualifications

• Hands-on UAV operation in real conditions for demos and testing.
• Experience with configuring a full drone system from build to flight readiness.
• Familiarity with flight controllers and basic aerodynamics.

Responsibilities

• Operate UAVs (fixed-wing and multirotor) during test flights, client demonstrations, and acceptance activities
• Prepare systems for flight: assembly, configuration, calibration, and pre-flight inspections
• Ensure UAV and equipment readiness for demos and field activities: configuration control, spares, rapid repairs
• Execute customer-facing flights with strict adherence to safety standards and mission protocols
• Diagnose mechanical, electronic, and software issues in lab and field conditions — identify the root cause, not just the symptom
• Analyze flight logs (ground control and onboard systems) to detect anomalies, performance issues, and system limitations; build clear cause-and-effect explanations of failures
• Evaluate test and demo outcomes, systematize recurring issues, and propose improvements to engineering
• Tune and configure flight controllers (ArduPilot, iNav, Betaflight); integrate components such as cameras, antennas, telemetry modules, and payloads
• Work with communication protocols (MAVLink, CRSF, SBUS, CAN, UART) at a practical level
• Maintain documentation: test reports, checklists, issue logs, lessons learned
• Communicate with engineers and technical teams in Ukraine to ensure configuration consistency and technical alignment

Skills

UAV operation

Drone system setup

ArduPilot / iNav / Betaflight

Flight log analysis

Root-cause troubleshooting

Field diagnostics

Safety-minded operation

Independent work

International travel

English proficiency

Finnish language proficiency

Education

Technical education in aviation

Radio electronics

Robotics

Tools

ArduPilot

iNav

Betaflight

Job description

Sine Engineering is seeking a hands-on UAV Pilot & Engineer to join our Finland-based team. You will prepare and fly UAVs for client demonstrations and tests, and work with Ukraine-based engineers to translate flight observations into actionable feedback.

Role extends beyond piloting to diagnosing root causes, logging analyses, and tuning flight controllers across platforms like ArduPilot, iNav, and Betaflight. Must be ready for international travel and on-site Finland work.