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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Forward Deployed System Integration Engineer - L2 (UAV Robotics) - **Company:** Fiducial - **Location:** Delft, Netherlands (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Software Debugging, Linux, File Systems, Python (Programming Language), Shell Script, IT General Controls (ITGC), Delivery Pipeline - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/forward-deployed-system-integration-engineer-l2-uav-robotics-eu-fdcl-nl-8770975 ## About the Role * 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. * 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 for project activities within the EU region (up to 1 week at a time and up to 2 weeks per month). * Full time availability (40 hours). Bonus: * An obsessive level of passion for drones, like the rest of us here. * Experience of Python or C++ development. * Valid driver's license (Category B, suitable for travel abroad). * Drones pilot license or willingness to acquire one upon joining the team. While having the perfect background is nice, if you are able to present evidence of outstanding engineering and execution capability we are interested in talking regardless. If you are the right fit, we believe in your ability to pick up the required background knowledge on the fly. ## Description As a Forward Deployed System Integration Engineer - L2 (UAV Robotics), 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. The L2 level reflects alignment between scope, autonomy, and field responsibility at this stage. It sits within our engineering track (L1, L2, L3, etc.) and provides a clear pathway for progression as you demonstrate impact and ownership in the role. Your responsibilities will include: * 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., * 25 vacation days per year. * Reimbursed travel expenses and company laptop. * Traveling abroad 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., * We'll get back to you as soon as possible. If we see a potential fit, you'll first receive a short follow-up questionnaire. Based on your answers, we'll invite you for a technical interview. This interview is an opportunity to talk through a real problem/scenario and show us you think and communicate. * If at this point we feel you are the person we are looking for, we'll discuss the specifics. * Welcome to the team! ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Possibilities with Web Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1575-possibilities-with-web-capabilities) - [MCP doesn’t suck — your agent does](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100202-mcp-doesn-t-suck-your-agent-does) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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