Senior Autonomous Drone Engineer

Posted 3 hours ago

Worldwide

Summary

Senior Autonomous Drone Engineer We are looking for a hands-on engineer to build a single-drone autonomous system from prototype to real-world deployment. Responsibilities Build autonomous missions using PX4 or ArduPilot Integrate drones using MAVLink and ROS 2 Implement waypoint navigation, obstacle avoidance, fail-safe logic, and return-to-home Integrate Pixhawk, GPS/RTK, cameras, sensors, telemetry, and Jetson Test in simulation and conduct real-world flight trials Work with the computer-vision team for AI-based drone behaviour Requirements 4+ years of experience in drones, robotics, or autonomous systems Strong experience with PX4 or ArduPilot, MAVLink, and ROS 2 Good knowledge of C++ and Python Hands-on experience with real drone hardware and flight testing Experience with Gazebo, SITL, Pixhawk, GPS, and sensors Preferred Experience with Jetson, computer vision, SLAM, RTK, obstacle avoidance, or precision landing. We are looking for a practical engineer who has built and flown real autonomous drone systems.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 3-6 months
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Python
C++
Drone
Robotics
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:5 to 10
  • Interviewing:
    0
  • Invites sent:
    0
  • Unanswered invites:
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About the client
Member since Jun 9, 2018
  • India
    Ahmedabad5:42 PM
  • $9.2K total spent
    7 hires, 0 active
  • 587 hours
  • Large company (100-1,000 people)

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