Mach Industries
Forward Deployed Autonomous Systems Engineer
$105K–$180K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or another relevant STEM discipline; or equivalent hands-on technical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment offers may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled software or technology without sponsorship for an export license. The company participates in E-Verify.
About the job
Integrates, tests, deploys, and operates autonomous aircraft and supporting systems, troubleshooting field issues and feeding operational lessons back to engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Configure, inspect, test, and operate autonomous vehicles and support equipment using approved procedures and checklists.
- Support flight tests, customer demonstrations, mission planning, and multi-day field deployments; maintain equipment and operational records.
- Troubleshoot and document technical issues across avionics, communications, sensors, companion computers, and flight-control systems; provide feedback to engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline or equivalent hands-on technical experience.
- Fundamental understanding of unmanned aircraft systems, robotics, or integrated electromechanical systems; familiarity with flight-control concepts and PX4 or ArduPilot.
- Experience using QGroundControl or Mission Planner; basic Linux command-line proficiency, networking and radio-frequency fundamentals, and electrical troubleshooting and soldering ability.
- Ability to travel frequently for multi-day field deployments, obtain an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, and meet role-related security, export-control, or customer-access requirements.
Nice to have
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate; experience operating, integrating, or maintaining unmanned aircraft or robotic systems.
- Experience with DoD tests or deployments, programming or scripting, system-log analysis, communications systems, or embedded systems.
Pay
$105,000 — $140,000 USD (base salary); $140,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
PX4, ArduPilot, QGroundControl, Mission Planner, Linux, Git, Python, C++
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