UAV Systems Engineer

Aero360 - Dronix Technologies Pvt Ltd; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aero360 - Dronix Technologies Pvt Ltd in Chennai invites a skilled UAV Systems Engineer with 2–4 years of experience to join our R&D team. You will work on the integration and development of complete UAV platforms, focusing on architecture, flight control, sensors, and mission-specific requirements, with close collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes building, testing, troubleshooting, and optimizing UAV systems, including ground control, propulsion, and power systems,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline
• 2–4 years of relevant UAV/drone systems experience in multidisciplinary environments
• Strong understanding of UAV architecture, flight-control systems, propulsion, power systems, navigation, communication, and sensor integration
• Hands-on experience with UAV autopilots/flight controllers such as Pixhawk, ArduPilot, PX4, or equivalent platforms
• Familiarity with Mission Planner, QGroundControl, telemetry systems, GPS/GNSS, IMU, ESC, motors, batteries, and UAV interfaces
• Ability to independently perform system integration, troubleshooting, ground testing, and flight-test activities
• Good documentation and communication skills across R&D, electronics, software, mechanical, and flight-test teams

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate complete UAV systems, including flight controllers, propulsion, power systems, communication systems, navigation sensors, payloads, and ground control systems
• Define and manage system-level requirements, interfaces, configurations, and architecture based on UAV mission and operating requirements
• Perform integration and configuration of flight controllers/autopilots, GNSS/GPS, IMUs, telemetry, ESCs, motors, batteries, radios, and other UAV subsystems
• Conduct ground testing, system validation, flight testing, and performance evaluation to verify UAV functionality and reliability
• Diagnose and troubleshoot hardware, software, communication, sensor, power, and integration issues during development and testing
• Work closely with mechanical, electronics, embedded, software, and pilot teams to ensure effective subsystem integration and UAV performance
• Analyze flight-test data and system performance to identify issues and implement improvements related to flight stability, endurance, payload capability, reliability, and mission performance
• Maintain system documentation including system architecture, wiring/interface information, configuration parameters, test procedures, test reports, and engineering change records

Skills

UAV architecture

System integration

Flight-control systems

Payload integration

Sensor integration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering / Electronics & Communication / Electrical / Mechatronics / Robotics

Tools

Pixhawk

ArduPilot / PX4

QGroundControl

Mission Planner

Telemetry systems

Job description

We are looking for a UAV Systems Engineer with 2–4 years of experience to work on the integration and development of complete UAV platforms. The role requires a strong understanding of UAV architecture, system integration, flight‑control systems, sensors, power systems, and mission requirements. The candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary R&D teams to build, test, troubleshoot, and optimize UAV systems.

Job Responsibilities

About the Role

We are looking for a UAV Systems Engineer with 2–4 years of experience to work on the integration and development of complete UAV platforms. The role requires a strong understanding of UAV architecture, system integration, flight‑control systems, sensors, power systems, and mission requirements. The candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary R&D teams to build, test, troubleshoot, and optimize UAV systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate complete UAV systems, including flight controllers, propulsion, power systems, communication systems, navigation sensors, payloads, and ground control systems.
• Define and manage system‑level requirements, interfaces, configurations, and architecture based on UAV mission and operational requirements.
• Perform integration and configuration of flight controllers/autopilots, GNSS/GPS, IMUs, telemetry, ESCs, motors, batteries, radios, and other UAV subsystems.
• Conduct ground testing, system validation, flight testing, and performance evaluation to verify UAV functionality and reliability.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot hardware, software, communication, sensor, power, and integration issues during development and testing.
• Work closely with mechanical, electronics, embedded, software, and pilot teams to ensure effective subsystem integration and overall UAV performance.
• Analyze flight‑test data and system performance to identify issues and implement improvements related to flight stability, endurance, payload capability, reliability, and mission performance.
• Maintain system documentation including system architecture, wiring/interface information, configuration parameters, test procedures, test reports, and engineering change records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2–4 years of relevant experience in UAV/drone systems, robotics, aerospace systems, embedded systems integration, or a similar multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of UAV architecture, flight‑control systems, propulsion, power systems, navigation, communication, and sensor integration.
• Hands‑on experience with UAV autopilots/flight controllers such as Pixhawk, ArduPilot, PX4, or equivalent platforms.
• Familiarity with Mission Planner, QGroundControl, telemetry systems, GPS/GNSS, IMU, ESC, brushless motors, Li‑ion/LiPo battery systems, and UAV communication interfaces.
• Ability to independently perform system integration, troubleshooting, ground testing, and flight‑test activities, with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Good technical documentation and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with R&D, electronics, software, mechanical, and flight‑test teams in a fast‑paced startup environment.