Field Service Engineer II, UAS Autonomy & Flight Testing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability

Training & Development

Hybrid Work Schedule

Free Food & Snacks

Wellness Resources

Summer 9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Scientific Systems Company Inc. is seeking a Field Service Engineer to support UAS deployments with SSCI's autonomy software.

This hands-on role involves integrating, configuring, testing, and supporting SSCI autonomy on multiple UAS in real-world environments. The position combines field operations, flight testing, customer training, and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems, with opportunities to influence product deployment and mission impact for defense and

Qualifications

• Active FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• BS Degree and 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• 3+ years UAS operations, drone hardware integration, flight testing, or field engineering.
• Proficiency with common autopilot systems (PX4, ArduPilot, or OEM controllers).
• Strong understanding of UAS avionics, radios, sensors, power systems, and ground control interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Integrate SSCI autonomy software onto 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.
• Troubleshoot field issues hands-on 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.
• Document integration activities, troubleshooting findings, and recommended improvements.
• Provide feedback to SSCI engineering to enhance cross-platform performance, reliability, and customer experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US DOD Security Clearance.

Skills

Field service experience

Customer-facing communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

OEM flight controllers

Job description

Scientific Systems Company Inc. is seeking a Field Service Engineer to support UAS deployments with SSCI's autonomy software.

This hands-on role involves integrating, configuring, testing, and supporting SSCI autonomy on multiple UAS in real-world environments. The position combines field operations, flight testing, customer training, and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems, with opportunities to influence product deployment and mission impact for defense and