Lead Drone Technician

Aviant; Ski; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviant is expanding its European drone operations and seeks a Lead Technician in Ski, Norway. You will lead hands-on maintenance and manufacturing efforts, ensuring ongoing airworthiness and process improvements while coordinating a small workshop team.

Based in Ski, you will contribute to pioneering autonomous last‑mile delivery systems and work within a fast-growing European drone company. This is a full-time, on-site role requiring strong hands-on skills.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate is among the top 3% of peers.
• Extremely structured in approach.
• Hands-on with ability to coordinate and organize others.
• Impressive relevant drone industry experience.
• Hungry for results and delivery.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Top 3% peers

Highly structured

Hands-on

Coordinate & organize

Impressive experience

Result-driven

Job description

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 nowlooking 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