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The role is based in the Kyiv region, and we will expect you to work full-time in the office. We have a shuttle service from the nearest metro station.

About the Job

We are seeking a skilled Core Developer (Rust/ C++) for Swarm Robotics & Sensor Control with over 5 years of professional experience to join our dynamic development team. You will play a key role in building and optimizing the core architectures for the real-time control and management of robotic swarms and sensor systems. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to complex, mission-critical systems in a collaborative environment.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable systems for swarm control and sensor management.
• Implement efficient communication protocols and real-time processing solutions for robotics.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to integrate backend components with robotics software and sensor networks.
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability in a distributed robotics environment.
• Solve challenging problems using modern programming languages such as C++ and Rust.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and software design decisions.

What you bring to the team:

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development with a strong focus on real-time systems.
• Proficiency in Rust and C++, with a solid understanding of modern software development practices.
• Experience in building and optimizing backend architectures for distributed systems.
• Familiarity with network protocols, multithreading, and low-latency data processing.
• Knowledge of system architecture design, performance optimization, and resource management.

• Ability to work independently, solve complex technical problems, and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.

   

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in robotics, swarm control, or sensor integration.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, Docker, or Kubernetes for scalable deployments.

• Understanding of embedded systems or real-time operating environments.

   

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We Stand with Ukraine
• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside the box, and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

The role is based in the Kyiv region, and we will expect you to work full-time in the office. We have a shuttle service from the nearest metro station.

About the Job

As a Flight Control Systems Engineer, you will be a key part of our Flight Controls team to solve some of the most interesting flight guidance, dynamics, and controls problems you’ll have ever heard of. Together with our world-class team, currently four team members, you will take an empowering role: pushing the boundaries of drone technologies.

You will be working closely with stakeholders from the navigation, embedded systems, and flight test departments to conceive, implement, and validate flight guidance and control system algorithms, features, and improvements. Flight Controls at Quantum-Systems - your mission will be a powerful impact.
 

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Design and programming of flight guidance and flight control algorithms for automatic and autonomous flight
• Support in model building for flight dynamic processes and design of control and feedback control laws based on these models
• Preparation and execution of flight tests with UAS systems
• Analysis of flight data recordings as well as evaluation and processing of test results
• Generation of C/C++ code with Matlab Simulink and its integration into the FCS / autopilot framework
• Supporting the certification of our product family and obtaining flight permits, e.g. for BVLOS flight projects
• Collaboration in the further development of the product development process

What you bring to the team:

• You have completed a degree/apprenticeship in the field of aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, electrical engineering or robotics.
• You have theoretical knowledge in the field of flight mechanics and have mastered the basics of control engineering. You also have practical experience with model aircraft, multicopters and / or their subsystems.
• You have knowledge of programming with Matlab/Simulink. Fluent handling of the programming language C and Git is also desirable.
• You are privately interested in model aircraft construction, drones or robotics and can't wait to implement and try out new ideas.
• Due to your open, communicative, friendly and competent attitude, it is easy for you to be considered as an internal expert.
• You are highly self-motivated and drive your area of responsibility independently.
• Communication in English is a matter of course for you.
   

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We Stand with Ukraine!
• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside the box, and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

The role is based in the Kyiv region, and we will expect you to work full-time in the office. We have a shuttle service from the nearest metro station.

About the Job

As Linux Software Engineer, you will be a key part of our System Architecture team to develop and maintain the Linux-based systems powering our unmanned aerial vehicles at Quantum-Systems. Together with our World-Class-Team, currently 3 team members, you will take an empowering role: pushing the boundaries of drone technologies.

You will be working closely with stakeholders from the Avionics, Systems Engineering, and Flight Testing departments to integrate hardware, third-party software, and onboard applications into a high-performance Linux platform.

Providing a reliable, scalable, and mission-critical software environment is essential to Quantum-Systems – your mission will have a powerful impact.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Maintaining existing as well as creating new Linux applications on the unmanned aircraft
• Designing and coordinating interfaces between teams, documenting the architecture and design decisions
• Integration of hardware and 3rd-party software into the Linux system, aligning with suppliers and other teams
• Testing of existing and new applications. This includes writing unit tests, integration tests, functional tests, and acceptance tests
• Analyzing logs from flights, both from test flights as well as real-world customer issues
• Debugging and finding solutions for software and hardware issues related to the Linux system
• Maintaining and extending the build system, pipeline, and tooling. Creating releases with release notes
• Working in an agile environment and following the defined development process

What you bring to the team:
 

• 3+ years of experience in Linux software development, preferably in embedded or robotics systems
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ (14 or newer) with proven experience developing Linux applications
• Understanding of Linux internals, including system services, device trees, and kernel modules
• Experience with cross-compilation, Yocto, Buildroot, or similar build systems
• Hands-on experience with debugging tools (e.g., GDB, strace, perf) and log analysis
• Familiarity with testing methodologies, including writing and executing unit, integration, and system-level tests
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and release management
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug both software and hardware integration issues
• Proficiency in technical documentation, including interface definitions and architectural decisions
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines
• English Intermediate+

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with middleware and interface standards such as DDS, MAVLink, CAN, or Ethernet
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and virtualization
• Prior experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment
• Exposure to real-time Linux or safety-critical software development is a plus

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We Stand with Ukraine
• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside the box, and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

   

About us:

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company’s range of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are built to maximize range and versatility and to provide operators with a seamless user experience. By integrating cutting-edge software capabilities, like edge computing and real-time AI-powered data processing, Quantum Systems is building next-generation UAS for clients in defence, security, public sectors.

As a Lead Embedded Software Engineer you are a key part of our Architecture team to develop and implement the core features and functionalities to have our drones operate safely and autonomously in the air.
 

Together with our world-class team, currently seven team members, you will take an empowering role: pushing the boundaries of drone technologies. You will be working closely with stakeholders in Germany and US from the System architecture and Hardware development departments.
 

This is a full-time office job. Candidates must be located in Kyiv.
 

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Lead a team of embedded engineers
• Implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the Quantum-Systems autopilot firmware and firmware stack
• Design, Conception, implementation, and testing of new autopilot functionalities
• Export of flight control and navigation algorithms from Matlab / Simulink and integration into the autopilot’s embedded framework
• Implementation, maintenance, and optimization of BSP / peripheral and external sensor drivers and their optimized operation in the scope of the real-time operating system
• Building, documenting, and maintaining autopilot firmware for flight tests. Creation of flight test tickets, support of flight tests, and post-flight data analysis
• Creating unit tests, debugging/tracing of the code base for code coverage/functionality testing
• Maintenance of the firmware update eco system, including bootloaders & firmware updates
• Support in the implementation and maintenance of production tools

What you bring to the team:

• You have completed a degree in the field of bachelor’s or master’s degree in software engineering / electrical engineering and you have several years of experience working with embedded systems.
• You have a deep understanding of embedded systems and you are a senior in designing, implementing and optimizing embedded systems.
• You have strong knowledge of microcontrollers (ARM, Cortex-M), real-time operating systems and hardware and communication interfaces interfaces (UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, ETH ...)
• You are experienced with real-time operating systems like FreeRTOS or uCOS II and knowledge of multi-threading, task scheduling, and inter-task communication.
• You have the ability to bridge the gap between hardware and software, understanding the electrical and physical constraints, profound understanding of electronic schematics and efficiently utilizing available hardware resources
• You master version control and collaboration tools such as git and gitlab and you have experience in working in collaborative development environments with agile methodologies.
• You are highly self-motivated and drive your area of responsibility independently
• Due to your open, communicative, friendly, and competent attitude, it is easy for you to be considered as an internal expert

• English level at least B2

   

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We Stand with Ukraine!
• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside the box, and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

As an Embedeed Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be an important part of our R&D team. You will be a member of our QA team, working in close collaboration with the development team to ensure that our software for high-tech drones meets the quality standards. 

You will design and execute verification strategies for low‑level firmware, device drivers, and flight control software,. You will own test design from requirements to automated, hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) regression, ensuring reliability, determinism, and safety across release. 

This is a full-time office job. Candidates must be located in Kyiv.
 

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Translate system and safety requirements into testable specifications, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices for embedded components. 
• Design and implement automated tests for firmwares. 
• Build and maintain HIL test benches: orchestrate power supplies, oscilloscopes/logic analyzers, RF signal generators etc 
• Develop board bring‑up test suites covering bootloaders, secure boot, installation and upgrade and peripheral self‑tests. 
• Own regression pipelines: containerized runners, artifact retention, flaky‑test triage, trend reporting, and release quality gates. 
• Introduce fault‑injection and negative testing to validate fail‑safe behavior. 
• Collaborate with Embedded Development Team to isolate root causes with traces, logic captures, and on‑target debug  
• Review, challenge, and optimize existing test cases 
• Proactively extend the test scope in a structured way 
• Provide quality report for your area 
• Participate in project meetings and and provide necessary inputs 
• Contribute to Knowledge Base 

What you bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field. 
• 3+ years testing embedded systems at the firmware/driver leve 
• Proficiency in C for test scaffolding on‑target and Python for orchestration (e.g., pytest, pytest‑bdd, asyncio) 
• Hands‑on with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and serial debuggers; ability to read schematics 
• Experience with Scrum 
• CI/CD for embedded (GitLab/GitHub Actions/Jenkins), build systems (CMake, Bazel, or Make), and artifact/version management. 
• Good knowledge of QA methodologies and testing processes 
• Experience with Test management Tools (TestRail, xRay, others) 
• Service and teamwork orientation 
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities 
• Self-motivated, self-disciplined, and result-oriented 
• Strong attention to details and accuracy 

• English — Intermediate+ 

   

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We Stand with Ukraine!
• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside the box, and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

About the Company

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment. As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance embedded software and new technical capabilities for the company’s products
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on system and component integrations
• Conduct R&D activities, prototyping, and validation of embedded solutions
• Bring embedded solutions to stable production-ready state and continuously improve them
   

Requirements

• 3+ years of commercial experience in C/C++ development
• Experience working as an embedded software engineer with microcontroller-based platforms, primarily STM32; experience with similar MCUs such as ESP32, NXP, Microchip, Nordic, or equivalent is also acceptable.
• Experience in system design (embedded systems, distributed systems, hardware–software integration)
• Knowledge of the UAV ecosystem (ExpressLRS, Betaflight, ArduPilot, OpenTX)
• Broad understanding of embedded system capabilities and ability to work on R&D-driven tasks
• English level: Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher
   

Nice to Have

• Understanding of embedded or system architecture principles
• Experience with additional programming languages (Python, Lua)
• Exposure to computer vision or video processing projects (OpenCV or similar pipelines)
   

Working Conditions

• On-site work at the office in Kyiv, Ukraine
• Official employment
• Military booking for eligible candidates
• Medical insurance
• Work on products that are validated in real combat conditions with fast iteration cycles
• Collaboration with an international team of experienced engineers

We are looking for an experienced CTO to join Netherlands-based defence technology company. 

This is a strategic executive role with full ownership of the technology vision, engineering execution, and product development from advanced R&D through prototype, low-rate initial production (LRIP), and full-scale manufacturing.

The CTO will work closely with the executive team, investors, government stakeholders, and strategic industry partners to build a world-class engineering organization and deliver cutting-edge defence technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set and execute the end-to-end technology roadmap for WARDEN MK1, MK2, and NATO MK3 variants.
• Lead systems engineering across propulsion (SRM), GNC, seeker (RF/EO/IR), embedded avionics, C2 integration, and launcher.
• Own synthetic data factory strategy: autonomous seeker training on synthetic datasets as core IP and recurring-revenue stream.
• Build and lead the internal engineering organisation: Chief Engineer, avionics leads, software engineers - targeting prototype Q1 2027 and LRIP mid-Q3 2027.
• Represent GD's technology credibly to MoD NL, NATO, investors, and strategic industrial partners; lead technical sections of tender responses and due diligence.
• Maintain ITAR-free and China-free supply chain integrity as a hard design and procurement constraint.
• Establish IP, code, and avionics sovereignty governance - all architecture remains exclusively GD-controlled.

Requirements:

• Proven track record delivering guided munitions, interceptors, UAV systems, or comparable precision-guided products to production - ideally within a NATO-aligned context.
• Deep expertise in at least two of: GNC algorithms, RF/EO/IR seeker development, solid rocket propulsion, embedded avionics/flight software, IAMD/C-UAS system integration.
• Experience managing gate milestones from idea to TRL-9 under a government-funded or defence-industry framework (MoD, NATO, EDA, or equivalent).
• Ability to communicate with investors, government stakeholders, and prime contractors - technically authoritative and commercially aware.
• Comfortable building an engineering organisation from scratch in a capital-constrained, high-velocity environment.
• Previous experience as CTO, VP Engineering, Chief Engineer, or Technical Director within the defence or aerospace sector.
• Eligible for and willing to obtain Dutch/NATO security clearance. 

Nice to Have:

• Experience with autonomous defence systems or software-defined weapons.

• Exposure to AI/ML or synthetic data applications in defence.

   

What We Offer:

• Executive-level role with significant strategic influence.
• Competitive compensation package with equity participation.
• Location - Netherlands (Hybrid, with regular on-site presence).
• High-impact environment with direct exposure to government programmes, strategic partnerships, and investors.
• Relocation package.

Waiting for your CV.

Our client, a high-tech defense company at the forefront of innovation, is looking for a Sales Engineer.

This role is for for a proactive and technically skilled Sales Engineer for a key role in connecting innovative technology with customer needs. As a Sales Engineer you will work closely with clients to understand their needs, provide technical solutions, and support the sales process with deep product knowledge and expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in customer meetings together with Account Executives and Account Managers.
• Conduct technical discovery to understand the customer’s platform, architecture, operating environment, performance requirements, and constraints.
• Recommend suitable products, configurations, interfaces, and integration approaches.
• Identify where standard products meet the customer’s needs and where custom development or engineering assessment may be required.
• Recognise technical risks, dependencies, and product-fit limitations early in the sales process.
• Support customers during initial configuration, bench testing, integration, and field testing.
• Act as the main technical interface between Sales and Engineering for active commercial opportunities.
• Provide Engineering with sufficient context, including the customer’s use case, expected volumes, project stage, urgency, and commercial importance.
• Contribute to improving the company’s technical discovery, evaluation, and handover processes.

Skills Requirements:

• Good technical understanding of electronic, radio communication, telecommunications, embedded, robotics, or unmanned-system products.
• Experience in sales engineering, pre-sales engineering, technical account management or a similar customer-facing technical role.
• Ability to understand a customer’s system architecture and convert operational needs into technical requirements.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to organise technical information and produce clear documentation.
• Ability to work across Sales, Engineering, and Integration teams.
• English at B2 level or higher.

Nice to have:

• Experience with UAVs, UGVs, USVs, robotics, defence technology, or other unmanned systems.
• Understanding of radio communication fundamentals, including frequency bands, link budgets, antennas, modulation, interference, and data rates.
• Experience supporting hardware integration, field testing, or proof-of-concept projects.

The Company Offers:

• Official employment with a competitive salary and clear, transparent cooperation terms.
• Paid vacation (24 calendar days per year) and paid sick leave.
• Support for your professional development — the company is actively growing, and you will have the opportunity to grow with it.
• Military reservation.
• A team of like-minded professionals working toward a common goal.

Office-based format in Lviv

We are looking for a creative and proactive Content Creator to join our client’s team in the Defence / MilTech domain and help develop and deliver content for the company’s marketing and educational initiatives.

In this role, you will be responsible for creating written and visual content, shaping the content strategy, and preparing materials for various communication channels.

This position is an excellent fit for a specialist with strong writing skills, experience working with different content formats, and a desire to influence the company’s tone of voice.
 

Responsibilities

• Create marketing content, including presentations, texts, scripts, and supporting materials.
• Develop and implement content strategy in collaboration with the team.
• Write scripts for educational and marketing videos.
• Create, update, and adapt content for the company website.
• Adapt content for different formats and communication channels according to target audiences.
   

Requirements

• 2+ years of commercial experience in content creation or a related role.
• Proven experience in creating structured, clear, and high‑quality content.
• Ability to work with various formats: texts, presentations, and scripts.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to clearly explain complex ideas.
• English level B2 or higher.
   

Nice to Have

• Experience writing scripts for educational videos.
• Experience creating and managing content for LinkedIn (posts, articles, expert content).
   

We Offer

• Official employment and a competitive salary.
• Military reservation in accordance with current legislation.
• 24 calendar days of paid annual leave, paid sick leave, and full social benefits in accordance with labor legislation.
• A strong, values‑driven corporate culture, a team of like‑minded professionals, and opportunities for professional development and growth.

We are building category-defining military technologies that are shaping outcomes on the battlefield. The opportunity is massive - to define new product categories, scale them globally, and directly impact how modern warfare is conducted. 

We’re looking for a Senior Product Marketing Manager who takes ownership, moves fast, and delivers results. This is not a coordination role; you will own a product's direction and make it win in the market. 

Your Role 

You own the product–market fit and market success of a product cluster. 
 

Your focus: 

• Understand the market and the user - define what needs to be learned, work with the Research Team, and validate insights in the field 
• Define positioning and messaging - clearly answer why us, why now, and for whom 
• Ensure what we build, describe, and sell is one consistent and accurate story across Product, Sales, and external stakeholders 
• Drive go-to-market and distribution - ensure the product reaches the right buyers and users and scales 
• Measure and improve - track what works, fix what doesn’t, and iterate fast 

Your day-to-day 

• Work with Product, Sales, and R&D to shape what we build and why 
• Talk to users and buyers to understand real-world usage and needs 
• Turn product capabilities into clear, compelling narratives that drive understanding and action 
• Own the substance of all product- and industry-related marketing content 
• Develop core product materials (e.g. briefs, decks, demo assets) to support internal alignment and external communication 
• Enable Sales with clear positioning, messaging, and materials that support real deals 
• Analyze performance, demand, and competition to identify opportunities 
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Sales, Research, and Ops 
   

Your Skills and Experience 

• 5+ years in product marketing, product strategy, or similar roles 
• Experience owning and scaling a product or product area 
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to turn insights into action 
• Ability to understand technical products and explain their value clearly 
• High ownership and bias toward action 
• Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-changing environments 
• Strong communication - clear, direct, and structured 

You will not succeed in this role if you wait for perfect information or clear instructions.

As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be an important part of our R&D team. You will be a member of our QA team, working in close collaboration with the development team to ensure that our software for high-tech drones meets the quality standards.. By ensuring high code quality and lean software deployment pipelines, you will support Quantum Systems in its mission to become the benchmark for aerial data collection solutions with unmanned aerial systems (sUAV).
 

This is a full-time office job. Candidates must be located in Kyiv.
 

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Design and execute test plans/test cases for manual testing
• Perform manual testing for GCS and UAVs
• Review, challenge, and optimize existing test cases
• Proactively extend the test scope in a structured way
• Provide quality report for your area
• Participate in project meetings and and provide necessary inputs
• Contribute to Knowledge Base

What you bring to the team:

• 3+ years in Quality Assurance\
• Experience with Scrum
• Good knowledge of QA methodologies and testing processes
• Solid understanding and experience with different test design techniques
• Experience in API testing (Postman, Charles)
• Experience with Web and Desktop Testing
• Experience with Jira, Confluence
• Experience with Test management Tools (TestRail, xRay, others)
• Service and teamwork orientation
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
• Self-motivated, self-disciplined, and result-oriented
• Strong attention to details and accuracy

• English — Intermediate+

   

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We Stand with Ukraine!
• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside the box, and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Overview

We are looking for an experienced UAV Pilot-Technician (multirotor) to join the flight team responsible for testing our flagship R&D product — a GPS-denied alternative navigation system. The candidate must confidently operate drones, be technically literate, have a deep understanding of UAV core components, and hands-on experience with Ardupilot-based systems.

The role combines hands-on piloting of multirotor UAVs with testing and technical support of all flight-related aspects.

Responsibilities

• Pilot multirotor UAVs & fixed-wings in field-testing scenarios
• Perform pre-flight checks and UAV setup
• Maintain airframes and supporting equipment
• Support flight planning and adherence to safety procedures
• Troubleshoot and repair UAV hardware issues
• Record and report flight data as needed
• Collaborate with engineers during testing and development of new platforms

Requirements

Must-have

• Real flight time on multirotor UAVs
• Solid understanding of how core UAV components work
• Advanced-user level of Ardupilot
• Experience with mission-planning software (Mission Planner)
• Ability to safely operate a drone in field conditions
• Diagnostic and repair skills for UAVs and supporting equipment

Nice to have

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education
• Experience with fixed-wing UAVs
• Combat experience
• English at B1 level or higher

Personal qualities

• Responsibility
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills and ability to work in a team
• Initiative

We offer

• Competitive salary
• Reservation from mobilization
• On-site work with access to hardware and lab facilities
• Office in Kyiv with shelter access, generator and Starlink
• Impact on improving our country's defense capabilities
• 21 days of vacation + public holidays, sick leaves

About us

DroneOps is a company creating innovative UAV-related products, focused on UAV autonomy and navigation, founded in 2023. We are a team of innovators and inventors who take on the duty to help the armed forces of Ukraine defend our country and democracy by providing reliable advanced systems that simplify their work, improve personnel safety, and enable more cost-effective and precise UAV mission execution.

Overview

We are looking for a Middle / Senior Computer Vision / Deep Learning Engineer to extend our onboard navigation capabilities with modern perception and learning-based methods.

This is a hands-on R&D role: you work from research and prototypes to production on edge hardware, collaborate with software, and flight teams, and help shape how new CV/DL features are built and shipped. The role suits someone who can follow state-of-the-art work, implement what fits our constraints, and care about real-world performance—not only offline benchmarks.

Responsibilities

Relocalization & navigation

• Design and develop satellite, map, and semantic navigation capabilities that improve the overall quality of our navigation
• Build and maintain pipelines for map and reference-data preparation before missions
• Extend the existing visual-inertial navigation stack with relocalization and map-based aiding features
• Develop training pipelines for these tasks (data preparation, training, evaluation, and iteration)
• Create utilities that make map preloading and mission setup convenient for operators and integrators
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Research & implementation

• Track relevant research and industry approaches; prototype and adopt methods where they clearly improve the product
• Reimplement or adapt algorithms when off-the-shelf solutions do not fit our data, hardware, or latency requirements
• Define evaluation metrics and acceptance criteria for new features before field and deployment rollouts
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Edge deployment & production

• Optimize models and inference for target onboard hardware
• Integrate new features into the production codebase with stable APIs, logging, and failure handling
• Take part in architecture decisions, code review, and team practices that keep production quality high as the stack grows
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Required skills & experience

• 3+ years of practical experience in computer vision and deep learning
• Strong Python; ability to write clear, maintainable code for experiments and production paths
• Experience with training and deploying deep learning models (PyTorch)
• Familiarity with model optimization for edge or embedded devices (pruning, quantization, ONNX/TensorRT-class tooling, or equivalent)
• Comfort working with geospatial or map-related data and preprocessing pipelines
• Practical production mindset: reproducible experiments, versioning, and validation on real data
• English B2+ for documentation and technical discussion; Ukrainian for day-to-day team communication
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Nice to have

• Experience with deep learning keypoint detection and matching approaches
• Comfortable with geometric computer vision (camera models, epipolar geometry, robust estimation)
• Multi-sensor fusion / SLAM / EKF background
• UAV, robotics, or aerospace field experience
• Experience with satellite or aerial imagery, semantic segmentation, or visual place recognition
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What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Reservation from mobilization
• Impact on improving our country's defense capabilities
• 21 days of vacation + public holidays, sick leaves

About us

DroneOps is a company creating innovative UAV-related products, focused on UAV autonomy and navigation, founded in 2023. We are a team of innovators and inventors who take on the duty to help the armed forces of Ukraine defend our country and democracy by providing reliable advanced systems that simplify their work, improve personnel safety, and enable more cost-effective and precise UAV mission execution.

Overview

We are looking for a Junior / Middle Software Engineer to strengthen our product software team.

This is a hands-on role on onboard navigation product software: you support and extend the system, build and improve tooling, and help keep releases reliable through simulation, replay, and hardware-in-the-loop validation.

The role suits someone who likes understanding how complex software behaves end to end, writes clear code and tests, and wants to work on real UAV systems with experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

System development

• Implement and maintain parts of the onboard product software and supporting services
• Develop internal tools, automation, and utilities used across development and release workflows
• Integrate new features into the production codebase with stable behavior, logging, and configuration

Product software support & verification

• Support, test, and debug components of the onboard navigation product software
• Verify algorithm and integration changes before release: unit tests, simulation scenarios, replay workflows, and hardware-in-the-loop checks
• Investigate failures from CI, field logs, and developer reports; reproduce issues and help resolving them
• Extend test coverage and internal utilities where routine checks can be automated

Engineering quality & delivery

• Improve and maintain CI/CD for the product codebase (builds, Docker images, automated test pipelines, release checks)
• Optimize hot paths and tooling where profiling shows clear wins
• Follow team code standards, participate in code review, and help keep the codebase maintainable

Simulation & replay tooling

• Run and maintain simulation and replay-based validation (software-in-the-loop, logged flight replay, autopilot estimator replay)
• Help expand test scenarios and regression checks as the product and integration surface grow
• Work with flight and navigation teams to turn real incidents into repeatable test cases
   

Required skills & experience

• 1+ years of professional software development experience, or strong equivalent from internships, pet projects, or open source with evidence of shipped work
• Solid Python: reading & extending existing codebases, writing tests, debugging
• Experience with multi-threading, multi-processing, or async applications
• Comfort with Linux as a daily development environment
• Experience with Git and collaborative workflows
• Basic understanding of automated testing (pytest or similar) and why regressions matter in production systems
• Ability to read logs, configs, and stack traces and communicate findings clearly to the team
• Docker for local and CI environments
• GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD
• English B2+ for documentation and technical discussion; Ukrainian for day-to-day team communication

Nice to have

• YAML-driven configuration (e.g. Hydra-style setups)
• MAVLink, drone autopilots, or robotics middleware
• Simulation experience (SITL, game-engine or physics simulators, recorded-data replay)
• HDF5 or other structured telemetry / time-series data
• C++ or willingness to work alongside C++ components when replay or autopilot tooling requires it
• Interest in embedded or resource-constrained targets

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Reservation from mobilization
• Impact on improving our country's defense capabilities
• 21 days of vacation + public holidays, sick leaves

Overview

We are looking for a Flight Team Lead to head the flight team responsible for testing our flagship R&D product — a GPS-denied alternative navigation system. This is a hands-on leadership role: the right candidate is a senior UAV pilot and a strong technician who can also lead, plan, and grow a small team of pilots and technicians.

You will own the flight-testing function end-to-end: team coordination, mission planning, safety, equipment readiness, data quality, and feedback loops back into engineering and research.

Responsibilities

Team leadership & coordination

• Lead and grow the flight team (pilots, pilot-technicians, UAV technicians)
• Plan team workload, shifts, and field deployments
• Set and uphold standards for safety, pre-flight discipline, and equipment care
• Own the team’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): write, update, and improve them as the product and operations evolve; ensure the team consistently follows them in the field
• Onboard, train, and mentor new team members
• Conduct post-flight debriefs and continuously improve team practices
• Be the primary point of contact between the flight team and engineering, research, QA, and integration teams

Mission planning & execution

• Plan and oversee flight test campaigns aligned with R&D and integration priorities
• Define test objectives, acceptance criteria, and risk mitigations together with engineers and researchers
• Ensure proper test documentation, flight logs, and reporting back to the teams that need the data

Technical ownership

• Own the readiness and configuration of the flight team’s UAV fleet
• Oversee maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and spare-parts logistics for airframes and supporting equipment
• Drive root-cause analysis of in-flight failures and turn findings into concrete improvements
• Contribute to selection, bring-up, and integration of new platforms

Requirements

Must-have

• 2+ years of real, hands-on UAV experience covering both piloting and technician work
• Significant real flight time on multirotor UAVs and/or fixed-wings
• Deep understanding of UAV core components (motors, ESCs, FCs, sensors, RC/telemetry links, power systems)
• Advanced Ardupilot expertise: tuning, parameters, custom configurations, failsafes, log analysis
• Strong experience with mission-planning software (Mission Planner)
• Proven diagnostic and repair skills for UAVs and supporting equipment
• Prior experience leading or coordinating a team in a technical / field-operations environment
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and run field campaigns end-to-end
• Strong safety mindset and discipline around procedures

Nice to have

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education
• Combat experience
• Experience working closely with R&D / engineering teams on test campaigns
• English at B1 level or higher

Personal qualities

• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership
• Calm and decisive under pressure
• Clear communicator with both engineers and field operators
• Mentor-oriented; invested in the growth of the team
• Attention to detail and a process-improvement mindset
• Initiative — moves the team forward without waiting to be asked

We offer

• Competitive salary
• Reservation from mobilization
• On-site work with access to hardware and lab facilities
• Office in Kyiv with shelter access, generator and Starlink
• Impact on improving our country's defense capabilities
• 21 days of vacation + public holidays, sick leaves