Drone Platform Applications Engineer

Re:Build Manufacturing; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 112,012 - 168,019; Full time

Job summary

Re:Build Manufacturing is seeking an Applications Engineer to provide technical customer support and integration services for our drone platforms. You will bridge customers and our engineering team, helping deploy payloads, configure systems, and support customer architectures.

Responsibilities include benchtop testing, documentation, and collaboration with engineering for product improvements. Travel to customer sites and Re:Build offices is required.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience with autonomous systems, drones, robotics or related applications.
• Familiarity with open-source flight control systems (e.g., ArduPilot, PX4) is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with electronics integration, embedded systems, or hardware prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with the integration of custom payloads and sensors into drone platforms.
• Support architectural designs and system configuration to meet mission requirements.
• Manage and maintain software/firmware builds for customer deployments and provide technical support.

Skills

Autonomous systems

Drones

Robotics

Embedded systems

Hardware prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Computer Engineering, Robotics

Tools

PixHawk

PX4

ArduPilot

Job description

Re:Build Manufacturing is seeking an Applications Engineer to provide technical customer support and integration services for our drone platforms. You will bridge customers and our engineering team, helping deploy payloads, configure systems, and support customer architectures.

Responsibilities include benchtop testing, documentation, and collaboration with engineering for product improvements. Travel to customer sites and Re:Build offices is required.