Drone Test & Field Engineer
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About the role
As our Drone Test & Field Engineer , you'll play a key role in getting and keeping our fleet of autonomous drones in the air. Working as part of our development team, you will bring new drones to life where hardware and software come together and test their capabilities systematically in the real world. Your contribution will determine how well we understand our technology and define the path of our future development.
Responsibilities
- Integrate & Checkout: Work hand-in-hand with our hardware & software developers and technicians to complete integration and get new UAVs to flight readiness.
- Launch and Fly: Operate and fine-tune drones from backpackable quadcopters to three meter wingspan fixed-wings (eVTOL & catapult launch).
- Test Strategy: You own qualification and development flight testing, from structure and organization over execution in the field to data processing and documentation.
- Improve & Suggest: Spot bugs and design flaws, propose & evaluate improvements, and help us move faster and build better.
- Demonstrate & Train: Introduce our systems to partners and end users on our test-base and in the field across Europe.
- Your Profile
- You've completed a Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics or another relevant technical field
- You bring hands-on experience assembling, tuning and operating drones: 3+ years professionally or equivalent in racing / competition / enthusiast projects
- You are intimate with Q Ground Control, Ardupilot or PX4
- You bring a responsible and structured approach to mission-planning, airspace coordination, etc.
- You're skilled in troubleshooting drones and electronics
- You care about precision, quality and a systematic problem-solving approach
- You are proactive, willing to improvise and have a strong sense of ownership
- Conversational English is a must ; German is a strong plus
- Driving license class B, BE is a plus
- Especially Valued Bonus Skills
- Data analysis skills (log interpretation, root cause-, frequency domain analysis)
- You are familiar with using a command line and basic scripting
- Experience running environmental tests like vibration, EMI or thermal, ideally MIL-Spec
- Regulatory experience (EASA SORA or similar frameworks)
- Good understanding of sensors, signal chains, and testing setups
- Familiarity with CAD and 3D printing
- Completed military basic training and/or understanding of army processes
Benefits
Additional Information
🚀 Join SE3 Labs as Drone Test & Field Engineer Help us get our autonomous systems airborne and pushed to their limits. Turn advanced designs into robust, field-proven, real-world solutions. Early team, deep tech, high impact. About SE3 SE3 Labs is building Spatial AI by combining 3D computer vision with large language models (LLMs). We believe the ability to reason about and act within physical space is foundational to unlocking the next generation of automation, from construction to smart infrastructure, and ultimately, defense. Now, we're building the physical platform to bring Spatial AI to life. That means high-performance, real-world robotic systems (starting with UAVs) and we're looking for a hands-on operator who's ready to fly, demonstrate and perfect these machines with us.
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