Lead Systems Engineer for Drone Autonomy and Maintenance

Dronamics; Horta; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Global growth opportunities

Challenging startup environment

Impactful work on global logistics

Job summary

Dronamics is seeking an experienced maintenance engineer to ensure the smooth operation of its drone-related equipment. The role focuses on maintaining hardware and software subsystems, ensuring safety and quality standards, and coordinating with multiple departments.

You will lead maintenance projects, perform regular inspections, and document work while leveraging test equipment and tools to support reliable autonomous logistics operations at scale.

Qualifications

• Competence in maintaining and administering hardware and software engineering systems.
• Possesses good interpersonal skills, a positive attitude and capable of maintaining a clear focus in a rapidly changing technological environment.
• Demonstrate leadership and managerial skills and be results-oriented.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Effective time-management skills.
• Competence in design, development and commissioning of new engineering systems.
• Ability to think strategically, identify issues and formulate recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance on electronic subsystems.
• Ensure operation in accordance with approved policies, standards and procedures during the tour of duty.
• Be aware of the serviceability of equipment within his/her area of responsibility and notify faults and failures to the line manager.
• Make use of any available hardware/software tools and test equipment to accomplish the job at hand.
• Carry out regular inspections on systems and equipment.
• Maintain the relative records on works carried out.
• Maintain the spare parts inventory.
• Liaise with the other relevant departments in the execution of duties.
• Exchange pertinent and valid information to ensure a comprehensive shift handover.
• Monitor and backup audio and video recording tapes/media, keeping a detailed record of recordings, impounding, releasing and storing of tapes/media.
• Replay on request from line management, operational voice and video recordings as and when necessary.
• Lead any necessary projects.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Time management

System design and commissioning

Strategic thinking

Tools

Hardware tools

Test equipment

Job description

Dronamics is seeking an experienced maintenance engineer to ensure the smooth operation of its drone-related equipment. The role focuses on maintaining hardware and software subsystems, ensuring safety and quality standards, and coordinating with multiple departments.

You will lead maintenance projects, perform regular inspections, and document work while leveraging test equipment and tools to support reliable autonomous logistics operations at scale.