UAV Assembly & Flight Test Technician

ModalAI, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401k

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

ModalAI, Inc. is seeking a Production Assembly Technician to build and operate UAVs in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with production, operations, and engineering to deliver autonomous drone solutions and support flight testing and payload integration.

Ideal candidates bring extensive multi-rotor flight experience, hands-on soldering skills, and a track record of working in dynamic teams with tight deadlines. Join us to advance UAV autonomy and production workflows.

Qualifications

• 50+ hours of multi-rotor UAV flight experience.
• Has built multiple UAVs in various configurations (X4, X8, Y3, Y6, Octo, Hex, etc.).
• Experience with soldering and cable assembly.
• Experience gathering and analyzing flight logs to determine system requirements.
• Experience working in a focused, dynamic, fast-paced team environment with accountable deadlines.
• Professional oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and effective problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Assemble UAVs from the ground up.
• Fly UAVs including but not limited to various configurations.
• Tune PID parameters for flight control.
• Conduct experimental testing of drones and systems.
• Perform endurance testing and data collection.
• Analyze flight logs to extract system requirements.
• Adapt quickly to changing requirements while maintaining tech understanding.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to production workflow.
• Integrate custom payloads (mechanical and electrical) into platforms.

Skills

UAV flight hours

UAV configurations

Soldering & cables

Flight-log analysis

Fast-paced teamwork

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

ModalAI, Inc. is seeking a Production Assembly Technician to build and operate UAVs in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with production, operations, and engineering to deliver autonomous drone solutions and support flight testing and payload integration.

Ideal candidates bring extensive multi-rotor flight experience, hands-on soldering skills, and a track record of working in dynamic teams with tight deadlines. Join us to advance UAV autonomy and production workflows.