Field Drone Applications Engineer – 50%+ Travel

Red Cat Propware; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Applications Engineer at Teal Drones works at the frontline to ensure customers achieve maximum performance with Teal’s UAV systems. You will perform on-site setup, training, troubleshooting, and system integration, often traveling to customer sites.

Ideal candidates have strong diagnostics across hardware, software, and networking, plus excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences. A FAA Part 107 license is preferred and ITAR/EAR compliance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering or related field.
• Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, and networking.
• Ability to explain complex topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort operating drones and performing field work in varied environments.
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical contact during onboarding and deployment.
• Travel to customer sites to perform setup, configuration, and validation.
• Deliver operator and maintainer training with live flight demonstrations.
• Diagnose hardware, software, and network issues; coordinate with engineering teams.
• Support field evaluations and acceptance testing for new or existing customers.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, training materials, and troubleshooting guides.
• Assist with system integration including radios, ground stations, payloads, and third-party software.
• Represent Teal with professionalism in customer interactions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Field support

Drones operation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Aviation Technology, or related field

Job description

The Applications Engineer at Teal Drones works at the frontline to ensure customers achieve maximum performance with Teal’s UAV systems. You will perform on-site setup, training, troubleshooting, and system integration, often traveling to customer sites.

Ideal candidates have strong diagnostics across hardware, software, and networking, plus excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences. A FAA Part 107 license is preferred and ITAR/EAR compliance is required.