Applications Engineer

boutDraganfly :

Draganfly Inc. (the Company) has been a recognized leader in technology within the commercial UAV space for over two decades. We helped establish the commercial market & adoption of multi-rotor helicopters for public safety agriculture aerial imaging & more. As a leader who helped shape the industry Draganflys focus is on the sale of drone products and services contract engineering & custom integration product development and health monitoring products and services.

Draganfly is on the lookout for a creative and hands-on Applications Engineer to join our innovative product design team. If youre excited by the idea of building cutting-edge drone technology from the ground up this is your chance to make a real impact.

In this role youll be at the heart of our product development processdesigning testing and refining embedded systems that power our next-generation unmanned aerial platforms. From initial concept to full-scale production youll be involved in every step working alongside a passionate team of engineers and innovators.

This role is available at either our Saskatoon or Burnaby facilities. The salary range for this position is between $75000 and $120000 per year depending on experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities :

• Custom payload accessory and software development and integration
• Development of customer-facing documentation
• Rapid turn integration of custom payloads
• Firmware Development
• Developing and writing code for embedded devices using programming languages such as C and C
• Development of code for embedded Linux or RTOS
• Development of hardware-accelerated video streaming software running on embedded Linux devices
• Ensuring that the software and hardware are well-integrated the device functions as expected and is thoroughly tested
• Documentation and severity classification of bugs
• Diagnosing and fixing any bugs that arise
• Development and implementation of regression test plans
• Maintaining firmware revision control
• Ensuring firmware security through implementation of techniques such as secure boot code obfuscation encryption secure coding practices and security testing
• Mechanical design
• Some knowledge and experience with mechanical and PCB design is an asset
• Work with the hardware development team to ensure that the hardware and mechanical design meet the functional requirements for the applications that will run on it.
• Flight testing of UAS systems
• Assist manufacturing and customer support with troubleshooting any product issues
• Work with sales and business development teams to create new product concepts and features
• Work with production engineering to transition newly released products to manufacturing.
• Work with production engineering to initiate and approve engineering change orders
• May require occasional travel for tradeshows demonstrations or site visits.

Qualifications

Working Conditions

Hands-on work on the development and fabrication of prototypes is essential. Duties will include a mix office and lab environments. Some remote work is acceptable.

Some Perks You Can Expect :

Key Skills

Diploma,Animal,Eclipse,Facilities Management,End User Support,Bank

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 75000 - 120000