UAV Electronics & Flight Control Engineer

First Search Inc.; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LiquidPiston, based in Connecticut, seeks an UAV Electronic Systems Engineer to lead design and integration of electronic control systems for UAV propulsion and flight control. This hands-on, multidisciplinary role covers control architecture, embedded software, and electromechanical integration.

You will collaborate with aircraft and engine teams to bring advanced UAV demonstrators to life, applying real-time control, debugging, and testing in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with electronic system design and embedded control for UAVs or robotics.
• Proficiency in embedded software, scripting, RTOS, and hardware-software integration.
• Familiarity with sensors, CAN/UART/SPI/MAVLink/I2C, and PCB design.
• Experience with UAV flight controllers and autopilot systems (PX4, ArduPilot).
• Hands-on, fast-paced R&D experience and strong collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic control system architecture for UAV propulsion and flight control.
• Integrate flight controllers and ECUs with onboard avionics, sensors, and comms modules.
• Develop and implement embedded software/firmware for control, safety, telemetry.
• Apply systems engineering to ensure seamless electronics/software/mechanical integration.
• Support testing, debugging and validation of integrated UAV systems.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to meet performance goals.
• Document system designs and interfaces clearly.

Skills

Embedded control systems

Embedded software development

Scripting

RTOS

Systems integration

Sensor interfaces CAN/UART/SPI/MAVLink

PX4/ArduPilot experience

PCB design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

PCB design tools (Altium/KiCad)

Job description

LiquidPiston, based in Connecticut, seeks an UAV Electronic Systems Engineer to lead design and integration of electronic control systems for UAV propulsion and flight control. This hands-on, multidisciplinary role covers control architecture, embedded software, and electromechanical integration.

You will collaborate with aircraft and engine teams to bring advanced UAV demonstrators to life, applying real-time control, debugging, and testing in a fast-paced R&D environment.