UAV Maintenance & Testing Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Create test protocols for extensive testing and maintenance of products and drones, particularly UAVs.
• Creating test documentation and checklists and maintaining consistency across all tests run.
• Evaluate the maintenance of drones & prototypes and products during the maintenance, testing & operation phase.
• Analyses the field test report after every test flight by submitting the detailed MIS report and maintaining them in a record.
• Quality control and quality assurance of UAVs, prototypes, and products.
• Conduct routine inspections and maintenance of our fleet of drones, ensuring that they are in optimal working condition.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with drone hardware and software, utilizing a variety of diagnostic tools and techniques.
• Perform repairs and replacements of faulty drone components.
• Maintain detailed records of all maintenance activities, including inspections, repairs, and replacements.
• Collaborate with other team members to develop and implement strategies for optimizing drone performance and minimizing downtime.
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in drone technology and make recommendations for upgrades and improvements, as necessary.
• Perform an internal audit based on the downtime of equipment and monitor the health of that equipment.
• Plan for basic, regular, and scheduled maintenance for all fleets of equipment in the drone inventory.

Preferred candidate profile

• End-to-End DJI Platform Expertise
• Flight Log Analysis & Telemetry Interpretation (Basic knowledge of transmission system)
• Hardware Diagnostics & Troubleshooting (Drone, Payload, Thermal management and PDB)
• Life cycle management for batteries and industrial equipment. (LiPo/Intelligent)
• Preventive & Corrective Maintenance Planning
• Technical Documentation (SOP Development)
• Multi-Drone Fleet Health Monitoring (Firmware Management, Logs & Version Control)
• Inventory Control & Spares Forecasting (Not mandatory but add-on: JIRA / Ticketing Workflow Management)
• Incident Escalation Handling (RCA & CAPA)
• Good knowledge of Geo-Fencing & Regulatory Compliance (DGCA)
• Good skills in presentation and external communication
• MS Office/Google Workspace Proficiency
• Tool Proficiency (Multimeter, Thermal Camera, Soldering)
• Hands-on Training