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Drone Manufacturing Jobs

As drone companies scale from prototypes to mass production, manufacturing has become one of the fastest-growing areas of hiring in the industry. These roles cover production, assembly, supply chain, quality and process engineering at the companies actually building the aircraft. Below are the latest drone manufacturing jobs.

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Anduril Industries

Manufacturing Test Engineers, Altius

Ashville, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior
$111,000 - $147,000/yr
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Anduril Industries

Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, Altius

Ashville, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior
$126,000 - $167,000/yr
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Anduril Industries

Manufacturing Specialists, Altius

Ashville, United States
On-siteFull-time
$74,000 - $99,000/yr
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Quantum- Systems GmbH

Development Engineer Production – Fokus Software (f/m/d)

Gilching, Germany
On-siteFull-time
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TYTAN Technologies GmbH

Lead Production Planning & Control (f/m/d)

Munich, Germany
On-siteFull-timeLead
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Ulysses Inc.

Machinist

San Francisco, United States
On-siteFull-timeJunior
$75,000 - $110,000/yr
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Synectic Solutions Inc

Senior Production & Quality Engineer - PMA 268

Patuxent River, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior
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Anduril Industries

Manufacturing Engineer, Altius

Ashville, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid-Level
$86,000 - $112,000/yr
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Echodyne Corp

Sr Manufacturing Test Development Engineer

Kirkland, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior
$124,733 - $187,048/yr
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SkySpecs

Production Technician – UAS & UGV Autonomous Systems

Ann Arbor, United States
On-siteFull-time
$70,000 - $80,000/yr
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Zipline

Production Planner

South San Francisco, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior
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Zipline

Production Manager of Manufacturing Operations

South San Francisco, United States
On-siteFull-timeLead
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Zipline

Senior Quality Engineer

South San Francisco, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior
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beehive-industries

Assembly Technician (Friday-Sunday)

Centennial, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid-Level
$28 - $35/hr
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beehive-industries

Assembly Technician (Monday-Thursday)

Centennial, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid-Level
$28 - $35/hr
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Amazon

Propulsion Hardware Engineer, Prime Air Drone Fleet & Production

Seattle, United States
On-siteFull-time
$117,300 - $160,000/yr
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avav

Manufacturing Engineer I

Huntsville, United States
On-siteFull-timeJunior
$60,500 - $92,500/yr
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avav

Production Technician

Germantown, United States
On-siteFull-timeJunior
$24 - $37
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avav

Production Technician

Germantown, United States
On-siteFull-timeJunior
$24 - $37/hr
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Airbus

Engineering Quality Manager (EQM) UAS and EuroDrone (d/f/m)

Manching, Germany
On-siteFull-time

What drone manufacturing hiring actually looks like

Building drones at scale is a serious manufacturing challenge, and the companies leading the industry — from defense manufacturers to delivery and enterprise platforms — are hiring across the entire production function.

The drone manufacturing jobs above include production supervisors and operators, manufacturing and process engineers, supply chain and global sourcing managers, quality engineers, and configuration and logistics specialists. Many sit at companies moving from low-volume builds to high-rate production, where the priority is repeatability, quality control and a reliable supply chain.

Unlike drone pilot roles, drone manufacturing jobs rarely require a flight certificate. What employers want is manufacturing experience, ideally in aerospace, electronics or another regulated, high-precision environment, along with the specific engineering or operations skills the role calls for. This makes manufacturing one of the most accessible ways into the drone industry for people with a production or supply chain background. The roles above are updated as companies post new openings across the US, Europe and beyond.

Questions, answered

What are drone manufacturing jobs?
Roles involved in physically building UAVs at scale — production, assembly, quality, supply chain and manufacturing engineering — at the companies that design and manufacture drones.
Do I need drone or flight experience for manufacturing roles?
Usually not. These jobs prioritise manufacturing, electronics, aerospace or supply chain experience over flight certification, making them accessible to people coming from other production industries.
Which companies hire for drone manufacturing?
Defense manufacturers, delivery-drone companies and enterprise UAV platforms all hire manufacturing staff as they scale production. New employers appear regularly in the listings above.
What roles fall under drone manufacturing?
Production supervisors and operators, manufacturing and process engineers, quality engineers, supply chain and sourcing managers, and logistics and configuration specialists.