Shield AI · Kyiv
The Senior Flight Ops Technician is a senior, hands-on technical role supporting the development, testing, and operation of unmanned aircraft systems in Ukraine. The role bridges aircraft prototyping, hardware integration, HIL/ground testing, aircraft maintenance, and field flight operations, working closely with hardware, software, autonomy, and flight-test teams. The technician will build and modify prototype aircraft, integrate avionics and electrical systems, fabricate parts using 3D printing and other rapid-prototyping methods, and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, communications, and system-level issues. They will also build, maintain, and troubleshoot HIL rigs and related test infrastructure, help establish and maintain a local prototyping and flight-operations lab, and support aircraft readiness and field testing. This role is best suited for a versatile, self-sufficient senior technician who can move seamlessly between the lab, aircraft, HIL environment, and flight-test site—rapidly solving problems and helping engineering teams get systems ready for test and flight. Flight Ops Technician III. What You'll Do: - - Build, modify, assemble, maintain, and repair prototype unmanned aircraft and related test systems. - Install and integrate avionics, sensors, compute hardware, radios, antennas, payloads, wiring, and other experimental hardware. - Fabricate prototype and replacement components using 3D printing, hand and power tools, and other rapid-prototyping methods. - Build, modify, and troubleshoot wiring harnesses, connectors, electrical assemblies, and aircraft electrical systems. - Build, wire, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HIL rigs, test fixtures, and related engineering test infrastructure. - Integrate flight computers, avionics, sensors, actuators, communications equipment, and other aircraft hardware into HIL and bench-test environments. - Diagnose mechanical, electrical, avionics, communications, networking, and system-level issues across a…
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