UAV Technician (Arctic UAV Systems)

Location: Stockholm and Norway (Flight Test Site), with close ties to the Munich, Germany area headquarters.

Company

hirify.global is a defense technology company designing, developing, and manufacturing software-defined unmanned vehicles for NATO and its allies.

What you will do

• Serve as the on-site technical expert for Virtus UAV platforms during Nordic flight tests.
• Assemble, integrate, diagnose, repair, and replace UAV components including flight controllers, ESCs, brushless motors, batteries, and heating elements.
• Configure and troubleshoot anti-icing systems, cold-weather modifications, CAN bus, PWM signals, and power distribution systems.
• Prepare tools, equipment, batteries, airframes, cables, and ground-support systems for missions and pre-flight checks.
• Support airspace and site-safety procedures, including range clearance, observer duties, and SORA/EASA requirements.
• Organize test requests, maintain test logs, analyze flight data, and provide documented feedback to engineering teams and suppliers in Germany.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building, tuning, repairing, and troubleshooting UAVs such as FPV quadcopters or custom fixed-wing drones.
• Strong familiarity with ArduPilot and/or PX4 flight stacks.
• Knowledge of UAV hardware architecture, including flight controllers, ESCs, brushless motors, lithium batteries, CAN bus, and PWM.
• Experience with flight-control software and ground stations, including Mission Planner and/or QGroundControl.
• Soldering skills and the ability to repair or modify electronics in field conditions.
• Comfort working outdoors in cold, harsh Norwegian environments and supporting on-site flight-test operations.

Nice to have

• RC piloting experience with multirotor and/or fixed-wing aircraft.
• Previous flight-test engineering experience, including test cards, data analysis, and test planning.
• Experience with extreme cold-weather operations, anti-icing systems, or thermal management in electronics.
• Background in defense, robotics, or aerospace testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on deployable, high-performance autonomous systems.
• Practical, fast-iteration environment with field-oriented problem solving.
• Close collaboration between Nordic flight-test operations and engineering teams in Germany.
• Opportunities to cross-train as a GCS Operator, Safety Pilot, Flight Test Engineer, or pilot.