Drone Maintenance & Manufacturing Lead

Aviant; Sæby; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option package

Job summary

Aviant seeks a Lead Technician to head its workshop in Ski, Norway, responsible for maintaining and manufacturing drones, coordinating maintenance, and advancing procedures and documentation. You will manage airworthiness and drive safety as the company expands its European drone operations.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, structured work, and leadership in a high-growth, cutting-edge field with a substantial stock option package.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate top-tier hands-on drone fabrication/maintenance experience.
• Strong ability to coordinate complex workshop tasks and teams.
• Proven track record delivering results under tight schedules.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair drones to high safety standards.
• Manufacture drones and assemble components in workshop.
• Coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks.
• Develop procedures, documentation and programs for operations.
• Ensure Continuing Airworthiness of aircraft and compliance.

Skills

Top 3% peers

Extremely structured

Hands-on technician

Organizational coordination

Results-driven

Job description

• Maintain drones
• Components: BLDC motors, servos, batteries, flight controllers, PCBs

Aviant does home delivery with drones. We fly at 100 kph to people's gardens and deliver food and medicine. After starting in the labs at MIT in 2020, we have performed over 8,000 flights, covered tens of thousands of kilometers, completed more than 30 contracts and managed to take a leading position in the European drone market. We just launched Europes largest base for autonomous last-mile delivery with drones at Ski. This will be a major event in European transportation, and we are now looking for a lead technician to be responsible for our workshop, maintenance and manufacturing.

As a Lead Technician, you will:

• Maintain drones
• Manufacture drones
• Coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks
• Further develop procedures, documentation and programs
• Be responsible for the Continuing Airworthiness of our aircraft

Relevant technology:

• Methods: Soldering, crimping, CNC, metalworking, 3D printing
• Design: CAD, drawings
• Materials: Composites (CFRP, GFRP), wood, metal, plastic
• Components: BLDC motors, servos, batteries, flight controllers, PCBs
• Communication: PWM, UART, I2C, CAN
• Electronics: Signal electronics (3.3-5.0V), power electronics (50V)

What we offer:

• Work on introducing a new means of transportation into society. Like building the first cars, you can tell your grandkids that "I was part of making this happen"
• Work in the leading environment in Europe for these systems.
• Large stock option package. When we succeed, we all succeed!

Practical:

• Position: 100%
• Location: Ski, Norway (10min train from Oslo)

Ideal candidate:

• Top 3% among your peers
• Extremely structured
• Loves to use your hands, but also to coordinate and organize the work of others
• Impressive relevant experience
• Hungry for results