As a Forward Deployed System Integration Engineer - L2 (UAV Robotics) - Ukraine, you will be at the center of bringing our autonomy solutions into the real world. You will work hands-on with drone hardware, integrate onboard systems, and deploy software onto real UAV platforms — from agile FPV drones to large fixed-wing aircraft. This role is ideal for someone who loves making physical systems work, thrives in the field, and enjoys solving problems with a combination of practical engineering, Linux skills, and methodical testing. You will become the critical link between our autonomy stack and the aircraft it controls.

Responsibilities

Be a key member of the deployment team responsible for deploying autonomy solutions across diverse UAV platforms.
Work hands-on with UAV hardware: assembling, wiring, debugging, and preparing platforms for field deployment.
Travel to partner sites, including international locations, to work on-site and ensure the solutions function reliably in demanding real-world conditions ("in the dirt").
Integrate and test full-stack autonomy solutions on partner platforms, often in close collaboration with partner engineering teams.
Provide structured and actionable feedback to the product development team, based on observations from field tests and operational flights.
Contribute to improving interfaces between autonomy algorithms and flight controllers, helping shape a more robust deployment pipeline.

Requirements

Strong proficiency of working in a fully terminal-based Linux environment, shell scripting for automation and deployment tasks, Linux file system and command-line tools, and debugging system-level issues using the Linux terminal.
Solid understanding of UAV components and hardware, including battery management and practical electronics, with hands-on experience. Ideally you have built, flown, and debugged a drone yourself.
Proven experience working with drone flight controllers such as Ardupilot or Betaflight.
A willingness to pick up and learn new concepts quickly and to self-acquire missing background knowledge.
Fluent in Ukrainian and English
Adaptability under unforeseen circumstances and ability to think and act under pressure.
A high degree of autonomy, determination and grit in making cool tech work.
Demonstrated ownership in work assigned to you, while taking initiative to drive improvements that benefit the wider team.
Being comfortable with regular travel within Ukraine and the EU region, often over extended duration (up to 3 weeks at a time, followed by 2 weeks or more on-site).
Full time availability (40 hours).

Nice to have

An obsessive level of passion for drones, like the rest of us here.
Practical experience building and deploying Docker containers.
Experience of Python or C++ development.
Valid driver’s license.
Drones pilot license or willingness to acquire one upon joining the team.

Benefits

Money of course.
25 vacation days per year.
Reimbursed travel expenses and company laptop.
Traveling abroad (In and outside of Ukraine) to work with our partners.
(Really) flexible working hours and option to work from home 2 days per week (when not abroad).
Working in an international, world-class team of engineers and entrepreneurs solving real-life problems with amazing technology.
Large freedom in how you work and implement solutions, project ownership is incredibly important to us.
The opportunity to take technical risks, to implement stuff the ‘right’ way and to iterate quickly with tight feedback loops. We are innovating, learning is to be expected.
Responsibility over the things you implement, you are the expert on what you build.