UAV Testing Engineer

KITEMAPS AERIAL MAPPING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to deploy Next-Generation

Positive impact through your work

Job summary

Redwing Designs in Bengaluru seeks a hands-on Drone Test Engineer to plan, coordinate, execute and document flight test activities for hybrid VTOL UAVs. You will test subsystems, set up hardware and software, and work with engineering to ensure safety and compliance.

You will maintain flight data, write post-flight reports, and develop manuals and procedures. Strong understanding of Pixhawk/PX4, flight planning, and UAV troubleshooting is essential.

Qualifications

• Understanding Hybrid-VTOL UAVs flight envelope.
• Fixed wing and Multirotor manual flying experience.
• Understanding Pixhawk and arducopter/PX4 firmware.
• Understanding Flight Planning and Ground Control Stations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, execute and document flight test activities.
• Test different subsystems with the drone delivery aspect in mind.
• Setup and test new hardware and software.
• Collaborate with engineering design and certification teams to meet requirements and timelines.
• Coordinate with flight test instrumentation to ensure data recording devices are available for test flights.
• Maintain documentation and data management for all flight test activity.
• Review safety assessments, flight test docs, procedures and limitations.
• Develop aircraft flight manuals, check lists and related publications.
• Oversee coordination from design stage to maintenance/technical publications.
• Undertake quality checks and correlate with design and certification agencies.
• Conduct ground training for ground crew/engineers on handling and procedures.
• Design a Flight Test program with team to identify requirements.
• Produce post-flight reports analyzing flight logs and data.

Skills

Hybrid-VTOL UAVs flight envelope

Fixed wing and Multirotor flying

Pixhawk and PX4 firmware

Flight Planning and Ground Control

UAV troubleshooting (electro-mech)

Job description

Redwing Designs, manufactures and operates autonomous drone logistics systems to transform last-mile healthcare supply chains. Our work lies at the intersection of social impact, healthcare and aviation. Driven by the mission of Access no matter where, Redwing exists to ensure that everyone can access life saving medical supplies quickly and affordably.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Understanding of Hybrid-VTOL UAVs Flight envelope.
• Fixed wing and Multirotor manual flying experience
• Understanding of Pixhawk and arducopter/PX4 firmware.
• Understanding of Flight Planning and Ground Control Stations along with planning for alternate landing and other safety related operations.
• Some experience with hands on troubleshooting UAVs Electro-mechanical systems.

WHAT YOUR ROLE WILL BE

• To plan, co-ordinate, execute and document flight test activities,
• Testing different subsystems with the drone delivery aspect in mind.
• Setup and test new hardware and software.
• Work closely with the engineering design and certification teams to ensure all planned flight test activity meets requirements and company timescales.
• Coordinate with the flight test instrumentation section to ensure all instrumentation, data recording and retrieval devices are available for test flights.
• Maintain documentation and data management for all flight test activity.
• Review supporting safety assessments, flight test documentation, operating procedures and limitations.
• Participate in the development of aircraft flight manuals, check lists and related publications.
• Oversee coordination from design stage, creation of all maintenance/technical publications for aircraft and system programs;
• Undertake Quality Checks, correlation with design, certification agencies;
• Undertake ground training classes for the ground crew/engineers on specific areas such as handling, procedures, performance etc;
• Design a Flight Test program by working with the team to identify requirements
• Produce post-flight reports, including analyzing flight logs and crunching numbers
• Write flight ops related documentation

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Ability to Identify, Evaluate and Record Risks and implement the new findings.
• Excitement to improve upon Drone Operations procedures and brainstorm new ideas.
• Good consistent communication to ensure the team is focused on realizing the Safety Standards.
• Excellence in operational safety.

WHAT WE'LL OFFER

• A highly motivated and goal-oriented team.
• An opportunity to deploy and test Next-Generation of Drone delivery vehicles.
• The chance to have a positive impact through your work.