# Drone Operator / ArduPilot Engineer

We’re recruiting a Drone Operator / PX4 Engineer who can build aircraft, modify and compile PX4, ArduPilot, plan autonomous missions, fly tests, and troubleshoot aircraft in the field. This is a hands-on, full-time role based in Minden, Nevada, with frequent testing throughout the U.S. Location: Minden, Nevada - full-time, in-person, relocation assisted. Travel: Frequent field testing and demonstrations throughout the U.S. Compensation: 100-120K/year + up to 1% equity (100M Valuation) + all food and necessary tools required all covered. This is a hands-on technical and flight role involving drone construction, PX4, ArduPilot development, autonomous mission planning, field repairs, and live testing. You’ll own the drone fleet from airframe and firmware through flight operations and post-flight data. Responsibilities Build, wire, solder, repair, and maintain drones Configure and tune flight controllers using ArduPilot and Mission Planner Modify, compile, and flash PX4 and ArduPilot source code for custom flight behaviors Plan and execute repeatable autonomous flight missions Serve as Pilot in Command during field tests and customer demonstrations Manage batteries, radios, ground

- **Id**: 4030731
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/drone-vet-drone-operator-ardupilot-engineer>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T17:36:20Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T17:36:20Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1965
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Drones & UAVs, Freelance & Talent Marketplaces

## Company

- **Id**: 4506425
- **Name**: Drone.vet
- **Domain**: drone.vet
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/drone-vet>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: yes

## Technologies

- **ArduPilot** — Optional: no
- **Betaflight** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Mission Planner** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T18:32:53Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: seen:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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