Maintenance Technician

Job Title

Maintenance Technician – Drone Flight Operations

The Maintenance Technician supports flight operations by maintaining and troubleshooting drone body structures, mechanisms, and ground equipment, assembling and testing prototype vehicle components, and executing reliability and certification tests. You will work hands‑on with electromechanical systems, follow and improve technical documentation, and collaborate closely with engineering to ensure safe, reliable, and optimized daily flight operations.

• Military Maintainer
• Military Avionics
• Auto mechanics
• Hvac people

• Maintain the existing fleet of aircraft and ground equipment, ensuring drones and support systems remain safe, reliable, and ready for daily operations.
• Maintain and support new systems built for function‑specific flight tests, including prototype components and test articles.
• Build and assemble vehicle components, including electronics, drop door hatches, body structures, and fuselages, using instructions that may vary in quality and completeness.
• Troubleshoot and replace vehicle parts following technical instructions, documenting the work performed and reporting findings to the engineering and flight operations teams.
• Verify that test specifications are accurate, feasible, and executable with the available resources and equipment.
• Create test setups that match engineering specifications, including interpreting test procedures and diagrams, setting up instrumentation, configuring data acquisition, and performing test article diagnostics.
• Perform front‑line root cause analysis on issues identified during testing or operations and communicate findings clearly to the team.
• Run tests to validate system improvements, new technologies, and new processes for performance and design validation.
• Conduct tests and demonstrations that support regulatory type certification activities, including those related to US FAA Type Certification.
• Accurately report test incidents and results in clear, layperson‑friendly language, ensuring that both technical and non‑technical stakeholders can understand outcomes.
• Execute reliability tests on drone body parts, mechanisms, and related systems, and provide structured feedback to improve design and durability.
• Use hand and power tools, including manual mills, bandsaws, torque drivers, wrenches, drills, and measurement tools, to build, modify, and repair components.
• Use test equipment such as oscilloscopes and other diagnostic tools to test circuits, sensors, and electromechanical systems.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and technical instructions to perform builds, maintenance, and tests consistently and safely.
• Organize and document test data in a clear and accessible format so that engineering teams can easily analyze results.
• Collaborate with engineering to refine test methods, improve instructions, and enhance reliability and maintainability of systems.
• Identify what needs to be done in a dynamic environment, take ownership of tasks, and complete them with minimal oversight.
• Support extended daily flight operations with vigilance, maintaining a strong focus on safety and continuous optimization.
• Travel in field service vehicles (such as sprinter vans) to perform maintenance and troubleshooting on drones and related equipment in the field.
• Work primarily outdoors in an open‑air hangar environment, actively participating in hands‑on operations for the majority of the workday.
• Demonstrate meticulous attention to process, documentation, and safety practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Hands‑on troubleshooting experience with electromechanical systems, including build and repair of mechanical and electrical components.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Experience with testing circuits and creating and executing test builds for electromechanical systems.
• Proficiency using hand and power tools such as manual mills, bandsaws, screwdrivers, wrenches, torque drivers, drills, calipers, and other measurement tools.
• Soldering skills for assembly and repair of electronic components…