Remote Mission Engineer: Air Autonomy Systems

Apium Swarming Technologies Inc; California; Remote; USD 110,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus potential

Job summary

Apium Swarm Robotics (ASR) is seeking engineers for Mission Engineering to deploy, operate, and support autonomous vehicle systems in real-world environments across aerial, surface, undersea, and ground platforms.

You will engage in field deployments, travel for test sites and customer locations, and provide operational feedback to engineering and sales teams. The role requires independence, decisive problem solving, and accountability.

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on experience deploying, operating, or maintaining unmanned systems.
• Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• Experience operating in austere field and/or maritime environments.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, or systems troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, operate, and maintain UAS, USV, UUV, and UGV platforms in the field.
• Support mission execution involving autonomous and semi-autonomous systems.
• Configure, operate, and troubleshoot autonomy and autopilot hardware/software in realtime conditions.
• Perform systems integration, pre-mission checks, and post-mission analysis.
• Maintain and repair vehicle systems, payloads, and supporting ground equipment.
• Travel to test sites, customer locations, and operational environments.
• Provide detailed operational feedback to engineering teams to improve system performance and reliability.
• Represent ASR professionally with customers, partners, and government stakeholders.

Skills

UAS/UAV/USV/UUV/UGV operation

Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate

Autonomy troubleshooting

Field deployment experience

Travel readiness

Tools

Mission planning software

Autonomy platforms

Job description

Apium Swarm Robotics (ASR) is seeking engineers for Mission Engineering to deploy, operate, and support autonomous vehicle systems in real-world environments across aerial, surface, undersea, and ground platforms.

You will engage in field deployments, travel for test sites and customer locations, and provide operational feedback to engineering and sales teams. The role requires independence, decisive problem solving, and accountability.