Field Service Engineer II — UAS Autonomy & Flight Testing

Scientific Systems Company, Inc.; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Hybrid Schedule

Free Food

Job summary

Scientific Systems Company, Inc. is seeking a Field Service Engineer to support UAS deployments and SSCI autonomy software across multiple drone platforms. You will integrate, configure, test, and support autonomy capabilities on customer aircraft in real-world environments.

The role blends field operations, flight testing, and customer training, requiring hands-on problem solving with diverse UAS hardware and software. A hybrid work schedule and strong FAA credentials are valued.

Qualifications

• Active FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• BS degree and 5+ years of experience.
• 3+ years in UAS operations, drone hardware integration, or field engineering.
• Proficiency with PX4 or ArduPilot autopilots.
• Strong understanding of UAS avionics, radios, sensors, and power systems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate SSCI autonomy software on customer and OEM aircraft, including configuration of flight controllers, radios, sensors, payloads, and autonomy modules.
• Conduct safe and compliant UAS flight operations under FAA Part 107 for testing, demonstrations, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for customers, end-users, and OEM teams.
• Hands-on troubleshooting in field, onsite and at customer sites.
• Diagnose issues across mechanical, electrical, networking and software subsystems.
• Support flight test campaigns: aircraft setup, pre-flight procedures, mission execution, data logging, and post-flight analysis.
• Train customer and partner teams on SSCI-enabled aircraft maintenance and use.
• Document integration activities and troubleshooting findings; propose improvements.
• Provide feedback to SSCI engineering for cross-platform reliability and performance.

Skills

Field service

UAS operations

Flight testing

Troubleshooting

Customer communication

Education

BS Degree

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

OEM controllers

Job description

Scientific Systems Company, Inc. is seeking a Field Service Engineer to support UAS deployments and SSCI autonomy software across multiple drone platforms. You will integrate, configure, test, and support autonomy capabilities on customer aircraft in real-world environments.

The role blends field operations, flight testing, and customer training, requiring hands-on problem solving with diverse UAS hardware and software. A hybrid work schedule and strong FAA credentials are valued.