OPEN JOBS

DRONE TECHNICIAN (m/f/d)
(Full-time, site based (Essex, UK office) role)

Airial UAS overview

Airial UAS is a tech orientated aviation company positioned for the global UAV market. The mission of Airial is to provide a new generation of commercial drones using disruptive technologies, bringing clear and visible improvements for challenging drone missions. Our guidelines are to provide solutions for products, services and support following aviation standards. Our platform is designed to exceed current industry standards in terms of flight time, payloads, range, speed, and efficiency, paired with the flexibility of a highly modular system architecture, for airframe and software, in order to adapt to different tasks and mission requirements. It is our company’s objective to offer safety and reliability at all levels of commercial UAV operation. Airial is committed to rethinking every aspect of today’s UAV products to develop and achieve better solutions using advanced methods and technologies.

Role description

We have an exciting role for an electrical technician to join our development team.

Our disruptive GHX25 UAV evolved out of our experiences with the Gyrotrak and Cargotrak aircraft and is a highly unique and complex system. We need a new team member to join and aid the development team by assembling drone prototypes, take care of inventories, QC and aid the overall production process. Currently we are at a low-volume manufacturing stage, but we are looking to scale to serial production in the coming months, in which transition you will be able to take a key role.

Responsibilities will include

• Assembly of professional drone airframes to high standards
• Glue and work with carbon fiber frames
• Wiring of electronic components, soldering and cramping of connectors
• Maintain, update firmware and set up electronic components like ESCs, servos, radio modules.
• Assembly of mechanical parts
• Quality check incoming parts and components following QC procedures
• Take care of inventory of stock of parts and components
• Work to a high standard while following checklists and maintenance procedures
• Report and document your work professionally

We are looking for

We are seeking a highly motivated, bright, and hard-working individual with a keen eye for detail and ability to challenge the status quo with new approaches to how automatic UAVs should be built. You must be a pro-active self-starter who desires excellence and achievement.

Essentials

• Expertise in electronics assembly techniques, soldering, cramping and wiring
• Knowledge of working with mechanical assemblies, adhesives and composites
• Able to read and work with technical drawings and 3D CAD files
• Good computer skills ideally
• Work to a high standard and take responsibility for the quality of your work
• Good organization skills and able to keep an eye on inventories and communicate with suppliers.
• Thrive working in a team but also capable of getting things done pro-actively.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English.

Plus

• A background in building drones / models.

What we offer

• A competitive salary.
• A chance to make a difference in a small team, where your work will really matter.
• Fantastic learning environment. Our people have backgrounds from manned aviation, the UAV and space industries.
• The chance to work on highly unique products in a fast-paced working environment.
• The opportunity to help shape the future of the commercial UAV industry.