Hands-On Drone Systems Integration Engineer

eyesAtop; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Paid time off

Vision Insurance

Job summary

eyesAtop is building the operating platform for multi-drone warfare, uniting hardware and software to orchestrate autonomous fleets. The role centers on end‑to‑end integration of drones, sensors, and third‑party systems into the eyesAtop platform.

You will design hardware and write embedded firmware, working with OEMs and vendors to field‑validate capabilities in lab, sim, and real environments.

Qualifications

• Experience with drones, UAVs, or autonomous systems in field-tested environments.
• Proven ability to lead end‑to‑end hardware integrations from bring‑up to field validation.
• Familiar with embedded platforms like STM32, ESP32, NVIDIA Jetson, Pixhawk.
• Knowledge of RF/wireless links used in UAS and PCB design for production.
• Proficient with MAVLink, ROS or similar robotics middleware.
• Ability to manage hardware vendors and drone OEM relationships under tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of drone platforms, robotics systems, sensors, and third‑party hardware into the eyesAtop platform.
• Design schematics, PCB layouts, power systems, and signal conditioning for new integrations.
• Write embedded firmware to enable communication between hardware and the eyesAtop C2 layer.
• Develop test harnesses, automation, and validation tools for cross‑platform reliability.
• Interface with drone OEMs and vendors, evaluating components and resolving issues in field conditions.
• Debug cross‑domain issues spanning electronics, firmware, networking, and operator workflows.
• Define hardware‑in‑the‑loop and system‑level test plans across lab, simulation, and flight environments.
• Build and maintain integration infrastructure, tooling, and documentation for scaling.

Skills

Drone systems

Embedded firmware

Systems integration

Vendor management

ROS/MAVLink

ECAD knowledge

Tools

KiCad

Altium

MAVLink

ROS

Job description

eyesAtop is building the operating platform for multi-drone warfare, uniting hardware and software to orchestrate autonomous fleets. The role centers on end‑to‑end integration of drones, sensors, and third‑party systems into the eyesAtop platform.

You will design hardware and write embedded firmware, working with OEMs and vendors to field‑validate capabilities in lab, sim, and real environments.