Lead Drone Flight Control Firmware Engineer

DMR Technologies; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Job summary

DMR Technologies in Lafayette, LA, seeks a Flight Control Firmware Engineer to own the production flight controller software and drive feature development across RTK, GPS, and sensor integration. You will manage multi‑sensor fusion, Kalman/ESKF estimation, and robust firmware routines used in mass production.

You will lead calibration, driver development for IMU/GNSS/magnetometer, and interfaces (CAN/RS‑485/serial).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Automation, Electronics, Aerospace, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of embedded flight control firmware experience, including at least one drone controller taken from development through mass production.
• Strong STM32 (H7 preferred) skills — both bare‑metal and RTOS environments.
• Solid knowledge of IMU/GNSS‑RTK/compass drivers and multi‑sensor fusion (Kalman/ESKF), attitude estimation, and control algorithms.
• Familiarity with CAN, RS‑485, serial, PWM, ADC, and other embedded bus interfaces.
• Self‑directed — you can troubleshoot independently and drive work to completion.

Responsibilities

• Own the flight control firmware — analyze, document, and evolve a mature production codebase covering multi‑IMU redundancy, dual GPS+RTK, and dual‑antenna heading fusion.
• Lead feature development and stability tuning for RTK and 4G modules.
• Develop and maintain sensor drivers: IMU, GNSS, magnetic compass, barometer, Hall/ulasonic 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

STM32 (H7)

RTOS

Sensor fusion

CAN/Serial interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

DMR Technologies in Lafayette, LA, seeks a Flight Control Firmware Engineer to own the production flight controller software and drive feature development across RTK, GPS, and sensor integration. You will manage multi‑sensor fusion, Kalman/ESKF estimation, and robust firmware routines used in mass production.

You will lead calibration, driver development for IMU/GNSS/magnetometer, and interfaces (CAN/RS‑485/serial).