Drone Pilot

Key Responsibilities

• Planned, manage and execute flights for aerial data acquisition from customer fields using state-of-art Industrial UAVs.
• Coordinate with the Development team in making all flights compliant with DGCA Guidelines.
• Plan and execute flight test plans for new software features, electronics, sensors, and payloads.
• Perform hands-on mechanical and electrical integration of new hardware components on the internal fleet of test vehicles for RD and testing.
• Troubleshoot and debug any components of a drone in the office or in the field.
• Perform equipment testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Keep the fleet ready for flights.
• Coordinate cross-team efforts among Software Engineers and Design Engineers to resolve issues identified during flight tests.
• Ensure safety standards and practices of safe flying during on-site assignment jobs.
• Documentation reporting of Field Activities.
• Learn about the domain and competitors to propose new drone applications, as well as, improvements in existing applications.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of in-flight testing and operating/piloting micro/mini UAS and/or RC aircraft.
• Knowledge of flying UAVs with DJI and Pixhawk controllers is highly preferred.
• Great familiarity with the latest DGCA Guidelines and familiarity with the Digital Sky Platform is a must.
• Knowledge in using flight-planning and ground control station software like Mission Planner, QGC, Pix4D Capture, DJI GS Pro, etc.
• Familiarity with UAV platforms, like Pixhawk, DJI, Ardupilot, PX4, etc.
• Good knowledge in Payload and UAS sensors integrations.
• Excellent Electronic and Mechanical skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Added Advantage Multilingual English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada.
• Passionate about aerial robots i.e. drones.
• Programming languages and scripting for engineering use C++, C, MATLAB, and Python.

Desired Skills and Experience

ardupilot, "pix4d capture", pixhawk, payload, "dji gs pro", matlab, c++, "uav pilot", python

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹18,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month

Experience:

• total work: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person