Flight Control Firmware Engineer — Production Drone Systems

DMR Technologies; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Job summary

DMR Technologies in Lafayette, LA, is developing next-generation drone technology. The flight controllers already fly production missions with multi-IMU redundancy, dual GPS+RTK, and dual-antenna heading fusion. We seek a firmware engineer to own the system, push it forward, and help scale.

The role covers RTK/4G feature work, sensor drivers for IMU/GNSS/compass/barometer, SDK maintenance, and calibration tooling, with a focus on reliability and mass production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant field.
• 5+ years embedded flight control firmware experience.
• Experience taking a drone controller from development to mass production.
• Knowledge of multi-sensor fusion and RTOS/bare-metal environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the flight control firmware and evolve a production codebase for multi-IMU redundancy, dual GPS+RTK, and heading fusion.
• Lead feature development and stability tuning for RTK and 4G modules.
• Develop and maintain sensor drivers: IMU, GNSS, magnetic compass, barometer, Hall/ultrasonic flow meters, and radar.
• Implement production-line calibration methods and support test fixtures.
• Maintain the flight control protocol SDK; coordinate integration with application and cloud teams.
• Refine flight modes and safety strategies; contribute early research into RTK base stations and centrifugal nozzles.
• Close the loop on mass-production issues and ensure firmware consistency across batches.

Skills

Embedded firmware

Flight control

STM32

IMU/GNSS-RTK + fusion

CAN RS-485 serial PWM ADC

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Automation, Electronics, Aerospace, Computer Science

Job description

DMR Technologies in Lafayette, LA, is developing next-generation drone technology. The flight controllers already fly production missions with multi-IMU redundancy, dual GPS+RTK, and dual-antenna heading fusion. We seek a firmware engineer to own the system, push it forward, and help scale.

The role covers RTK/4G feature work, sensor drivers for IMU/GNSS/compass/barometer, SDK maintenance, and calibration tooling, with a focus on reliability and mass production readiness.