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Our brands - Rotor Riot, Fat Shark, Rotor Lab and - coming soon - Upgrade Energy - are some of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.\nWe’re expanding into enterprise and defense - bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.\nIf you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here.\nYou in this Role - Unusual Machines is seeking a Controls Engineer with strong Siemens automation experience to design, program, commission, and support automated machinery and production systems. 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