Avionics Lead (2-week contract, NYC area, on-site)

About Buoyant Aero

Bringing back blimps

Tech

We're building a new type of aircraft. Our airship files with a mix of buoyant from helium lifting gas, and aerodynamic lift. It's the most energy-efficient way to fly, allowing us to build an aircraft that can take off and land vertically while also being half the cost of a small plane. We're designing the vehicle from scratch, including aero structures, the propulsion system, and control and autonomy to drop off cargo without human intervention.

The role

We’re looking for a hands-on RC aircraft builder/pilot to help us get a custom shaped blimp inflatable (LTA + tilt-rotor VTOL) flying outdoors.This is a 2-4 week, full-time, on-site contract focused on real flight and simulation. You’ll be working directly on a non-standard aircraft with custom control mixing, thrust vectoring, and field testing. **What you’ll be doing*** ArduPilot Plane on Pixhawk Cube Orange* Custom mixer logic, and programming (tilt rotors, nonstandard geometry)* Full avionics integration (GPS, telemetry, power, ESCs, servos)* Failsafes (RC/GPS/telemetry loss, etc.)* Hands-on wiring (crimping, soldering, looms)* Managing physics simulations to tune with hardware in the loop* Outdoor flight testing + piloting**You should have*** Built, wired, programmed, and flown your own RC aircraft* Strong ArduPilot / Pixhawk experience* Experience with unusual configs (VTOL, vectored thrust, etc.)* Comfort debugging hardware + control issues in the field**To apply**Send links/photos of **3+ aircraft you’ve personally built and flown**

Skills

• Arduino