Field Systems Integration Engineer
Field Systems Integration Engineer bridges Solutions Engineering and Field Operations, handling hands-on integration, configuration, and debugging of unmanned systems including PX4/ArduPilot autopilots, MAVLink communications, radios, and payloads. Requires 2+ years experience in robotics/unmanned systems and strong troubleshooting skills.
About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a day-to-day technical bridge between Solutions Engineering and Field Operations to ensure systems are built and configured in alignment with NODA architecture and mission requirements
- Support hands-on integration, bring-up, and troubleshooting of radios, onboard compute, payloads, networking components, and unmanned platforms
- Configure and debug onboard autonomy stacks (PX4, ArduPilot), including parameters, modes, and failsafe behavior
- Understand and troubleshoot autopilot state machines, flight modes, and mission execution behavior
- Manage and debug MAVLink communication, including routing, multiplexing, and telemetry flow between components
- Integrate autopilot systems with radios, onboard compute, and mission control systems (e.g., URZA/Maestro)
- Debug integration issues across hardware, software, networking, and configuration layers using structured, step-by-step approaches
- Read and interpret logs, configs, interface definitions, and system outputs to diagnose issues and validate system behavior
- Write or modify scripts and configuration files to improve setup, automation, and repeatability of integration workflows
- Support development and execution of validation workflows including SITL, HITL, and field testing
- Contribute to containerized test and qualification frameworks for unmanned systems prior to URZA integration
- Ensure field-built systems do not diverge from NODA's architecture, software assumptions, and communications design
- Support field exercises and mission events by validating system readiness and assisting with rapid issue resolution
- Capture recurring failure modes, integration issues, and field learnings to improve reliability and execution quality over time
- Collaborate with engineering teams to surface systemic issues and improve integration patterns, tooling, and workflows
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in robotics, unmanned systems, system integration, or field engineering environments
- Hands-on experience with PX4 or ArduPilot
- Strong understanding of autopilot configuration, flight modes, and failsafe behavior
- Experience working with MAVLink and understanding telemetry and command flows
- Strong troubleshooting ability across hardware and software boundaries
- Experience working with embedded systems, onboard compute, radios, and networking
- Ability to read logs, debug system behavior, and reason across multiple system layers
- Basic proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Ability to read and understand code, APIs, and interface specifications
- Comfort working in fast-moving, field-driven environments with incomplete information
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with UAVs, UGVs, UUVs, or other unmanned systems
- Familiarity with Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and distributed systems debugging
- Experience with MAVSDK, MAVProxy, or similar MAVLink tooling
- Experience with SITL/HITL simulation workflows
- Exposure to ROS2, PX4, MAVLink, or similar robotics/autonomy frameworks
- Experience integrating autonomy stacks with higher-level orchestration systems
- Familiarity with DroneCode ecosystem and autopilot architecture
- Experience supporting live demos, exercises, or field testing
- Experience building repeatable workflows, scripts, or tooling for system bring-up and testing
Skills
Px4, Ardupilot, Mavlink, Python, Bash, Linux, Ros2, Sitl, Hitl, Mavsdk, Mavproxy, Embedded Systems
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