System Engineer

Systems Engineer

Company: Driif

Location: Bengaluru, with frequent travel across India

Employment Type: Full-time

About Driif

Driif is building a mission autonomy and command-and-control platform that connects and orchestrates autonomous vehicles across air, land, and sea.

Key Responsibilities

Systems Integration

• Integrate autopilots, onboard computers, radios, cameras, and sensors with ground stations and Driif’s platform.
• Configure telemetry, mission-command, and video connections between vehicles and ground systems.
• Work with PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, QGroundControl, Mission Planner, or similar technologies.
• Configure vehicle parameters, operating modes, telemetry routing, and communication failsafes.
• Diagnose hardware, wiring, power, software, and interface issues.
• Support integration across aerial, ground, and maritime platforms.

Networking and Communications

• Configure IP addresses, subnets, routing, Ethernet connections, routers, and switches.
• Set up point-to-point and mesh radio links for control, telemetry, and video.
• Work with TCP/UDP, serial communication, and serial-to-Ethernet interfaces.
• Troubleshoot packet loss, latency, bandwidth limitations, and intermittent connectivity.
• Assess antenna placement, interference, and communication performance during trials.
• Maintain network diagrams and repeatable equipment configurations.

Drone Piloting and Field Trials

• Pilot drones during approved tests, customer demonstrations, and field trials.
• Conduct pre-flight checks, mission preparation, equipment inspections, and post-flight reviews.
• Validate vehicle-to-ground-station connectivity, telemetry continuity, video quality, and failsafe behaviour.
• Travel frequently across India, including remote locations, and support extended field assignments.
• Coordinate trial activities with customers, vendors, and engineering teams.
• Capture flight logs, network traces, observations, and trial results.
• Follow applicable permissions, operating procedures, and site safety requirements.

Deployment and Customer Support

• Prepare and deploy ground-station computers, networking equipment, and supporting software.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot applications on Linux and Windows.
• Train operators on equipment setup, system operation, and basic troubleshooting.
• Maintain equipment inventories, checklists, integration guides, and field reports.
• Communicate field issues clearly and work with engineering teams through resolution.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Hands-on experience in UAV systems engineering, integration, flight testing, or technical field operations.
• Practical drone-piloting experience, including manual control, autonomous missions, and emergency procedures.
• Strong working knowledge of IP networking, Ethernet, TCP/UDP, subnetting, and routing.
• Experience configuring telemetry radios and vehicle-to-ground-station communication links.
• Familiarity with autopilots, flight controllers, MAVLink, and ground control software.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical connections, serial interfaces, power supplies, and onboard equipment.
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows, with familiarity with network diagnostic tools.
• Ability to prepare technical documentation and train operators.
• Willingness to travel extensively across India for demonstrations, deployments, and field trials.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Aerospace, Electronics, Telecommunications, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.