Drone jobs: engineering roles at the companies building them
1,488 open roles at 88 drone companies in 26 countries: Mechanical and manufacturing engineering (388), Software engineering (326), Product, programs and leadership (209), Hardware and embedded (200). 1,075 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 188 mention relocation support.
zone5technologies.com • HQ: San Luis Obispo, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drones & UAVs • 1001-5000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 72, 7 new
HQ: San Luis Obispo, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drones & UAVs • 1001-5000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 72, 7 new
Zone 5 Technologies is an aerospace and defense company in San Luis Obispo, California, that designs, builds and tests unmanned aircraft systems and the autonomy, avionics and embedded software that run them. Its work spans the full product cycle, from model-based systems engineering and PX4-based flight software to avionics assembly, environmental testing and depot-level maintenance documentation for defense customers. The company hires embedded software, systems, mechanical, robotics perception and test engineers, along with UAV avionics assemblers, production supervisors, technical writers and engineering leadership roles.
unusualmachines.com • HQ: Orlando, United States • Drones • Drones & UAVs • 201-500 employees • Est. 2019 • NYSE: UMAC • Hiring 22, 5 new
HQ: Orlando, United States • Drones • Drones & UAVs • 201-500 employees • Est. 2019 • NYSE: UMAC • Hiring 22, 5 new
Unusual Machines is an American drone and drone parts company focused on small and first-person view drones. Its brands include Rotor Riot, Fat Shark and Rotor Lab, it is expanding into enterprise and defence, and it hires production supervisors, procurement analysts, inspectors and motor design engineers. The company is based in Orlando, Florida, United States.
pdw.ai • HQ: Huntsville, United States • Military Drones • Drones & UAVs • 201-500 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust A • Hiring 30, 3 new
HQ: Huntsville, United States • Military Drones • Drones & UAVs • 201-500 employees • Est. 2018 • Trust A • Hiring 30, 3 new
Performance Drone Works builds rugged small unmanned aircraft for United States special operations. Its C100 drone carries payloads in contested electronic environments. The company designs and manufactures in Alabama.
hylight.aero • HQ: Paris, France • Drone AI • Artificial Intelligence • Drones & UAVs • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022 • Startup • Hiring 24, 24 new
HQ: Paris, France • Drone AI • Artificial Intelligence • Drones & UAVs • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022 • Startup • Hiring 24, 24 new
HyLight develops next-gen airship drones for large-scale, zero-emission infrastructure inspection. Monitor power lines, pipelines, and railways with unmatched autonomy, precision, and environmental performance.
skydio.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military Drones • Drone AI • Drones & UAVs • Computer Vision • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 152, 20 new
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military Drones • Drone AI • Drones & UAVs • Computer Vision • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 152, 20 new
Skydio is an American drone company founded in 2014 by MIT engineers who had worked on Google's Project Wing, and it built its reputation on autonomous flight rather than on airframes. Its aircraft navigate and avoid obstacles using onboard computer vision without relying on satellite positioning or a skilled pilot, which is what allows an untrained operator to inspect a bridge or clear a building. Headquartered in San Mateo, it exited the consumer market in 2023 to concentrate entirely on public safety, defence and infrastructure inspection, where it is the largest American drone manufacturer.
1,075 of the 1,488 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does - defence drones and export-controlled autonomy work often do - says so in its advert, and the card marks it.
Companies whose main business is robots - industrial and warehouse automation, surgical and service robots, humanoids, drones and autonomous vehicles, and the makers of their sensors, actuators and robot software - and every role whose title names robotics work at any employer.
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Zone 5 Technologies
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SkyDrive
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Tytan Technologies
DZYNE Technologies
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