Chief of Flight Systems (Technical Lead)

Alto Cirra Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
3 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$100,000.0 - $200,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Systems Engineering Hardware Design Reliability Engineering Software Requirements Analysis Systems Architecture Systems Integration

Job description

  • Lead system-level design of UAV platforms and mission-critical payload integration
  • Own reliability engineering for harsh weather and high-altitude operations
  • Coordinate hardware/software/flight systems integration
  • Define system requirements for autonomous or semi-autonomous mission execution
  • Support flight operations with engineering troubleshooting and iterative improvements
  • Drive long-term scalability of platform architecture

Requirements

Do you have experience in Prototypes?, * 8-15+ years in aerospace, UAV systems, robotics, or flight systems engineering

  • Strong background in systems engineering and hardware integration
  • Experience with autonomous systems, avionics, or mission-critical robotics
  • Ability to operate in fast iteration environments (prototype * field deployment cycles)
  • Bonus: experience in defense, aerospace startups, or UAV platforms

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Parental leave
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule, * 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Parental leave

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