** US Citizenship is required for this position. We are unable to hire Green Card Holders, individuals who need a work visa, are currently on a work visa, or individuals who will require work visa sponsorship in the future. **At Teledyne FLIR in Orem, UTwe design and manufacture high quality drones to carry the best sensors into the toughest environments. Our extensive history includes working alongside organizations including U.S. Army, Marines, and US DOD Special Operations Community. We embrace cutting edge innovative technologies and design concepts to bring new capability to our warfighters. As an original equipment manufacturer of Drones (UAS), we are at the forefront of new American engineering and manufacturing technologies. The foundation of our company is the drive to build superior UAS through engineering excellence. You can expect diverse challenges that will require you to be agile and innovative in your work. You can also expect to be on a small team that strives to meet these challenges together. UAS development and the UAS market is still young and constantly changing. Your work will be varied and innovative by nature.
Job Summary:We are seeking an experienced Production Fixture Systems Engineer to support the production of defense related drones and payloads. The Production Fixture Systems Engineer designs and develops hardware and software solutions for test and production fixtures to enable the efficient and reliable production of drone systems for defense related use. The is a hardware and software roll that involves selecting and integrating off-the-shelf components as well as working with electrical and mechanical engineers to design custom components to create fixtures that test fully completed drones and sub-assemblies. This role requires knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and software systems, as well as insight into manufacturing techniques and best practices. Strong software skills are required - including development, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the test application development process. This role will focus on providing high-quality and efficient embedded solutions to support automated production and testing for unmanned aircraft and associated peripherals and accessories. This includes a variety of software projects that span multiple software architectures and hardware platforms that are interconnected. This position will require the ability to implement basic algorithms and state machines and work with other engineers from different disciplines
Job Duties & Responsibilities:- Work with development engineers to understand new products and write test requirements
- Work with production teams to understand production environment and develop fixtures and processes compatible with the current production process
- Modify existing electromechanical test fixtures through software , electrical, and system engineering
- Select and interface with off-the-shelf sensors , actuators, and electro-mechanical devices
- Work on projects in C, C++, and Python in a Linux-based development environment
- Debug and repair existing fixtures
- Travel to production sites to debug existing fixtures and deploy new fixtures
- Design and implement basic algorithms and state machines
- Develop software for a variety of embedded devices running Linux or bare metal such as cameras and other sensors
- Perform low level debugging with logic analyzer or oscilloscope
- Assist Engineering with the building and testing of prototypes
- Other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications: - Bachelors or advanced degree required; in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field
- A minimum of 2 years as a professional software developer (5+ years preferred) with experience in C, C++, Java, Python
- Experience in embedded software development, including low level device drivers (I2c, Uart, SPI)
- Experience reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
- Comfortable in Linux, shell scripting, configuring, installation and setup
- Experience in board bring-up and peripheral integration
- Expertise in C and/or C++ programming on embedded Linux, or similar systems
- Python, radio, networking and test development skills are assets
Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.
