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# Chief of Flight Systems (Technical Lead)

- **Company:** Alto Cirra Corporation
- **Location:** Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Hardware Design, Reliability Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration
- **Published:** June 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=89098339f18728a9

## About the Role

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

## 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


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