Company

Birdstop is an industrial automation startup based in the Bay Area and founded in 2018. We inspect and monitor field assets in energy, telecom, agriculture, and more, without personnel onsite. This is accomplished through a suite of robotics and software that turn off-the-shelf UAVs into automated data collectors. Our vision is to bring data at a scale and standardization never seen before to trillions of dollars in remote infrastructure and industrial assets globally.

Role

This role will be knee-deep in Birdstop’s ecosystem including but not limited to operating UAVs, robotics, software, and data systems. This role will interface not only with all of Birdstops engineers, the client’s engineers, and 3rd party technicians supporting our deployments. This role will also support the Lead Field Engineer in administrative tasks, project management, and any other tasks as the candidate transitions into a junior Field Engineer.

Candidate

We are looking for someone passionate about working at an early stage and fast-moving organization (think startup). This role will often be put into unpredictable situations with unforeseen technical challenges. The candidate must be able to meet challenges dead on, make sound judgments, conduct disciplined engineering diagnostics, and work well with client and/or 3rd party engineers. Proactivity and speed of learning are valued equally to existing hard skills, experience, and neutral communication. A passion for innovation and vision is a must.

Basic Requirements

• 2+ years of experience at a small organization (less than 10 people)
• Demonstrated track record with quality assurance processes
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Excellent administrative and problem-solving skills
• Fluent in, written and oral, the English language
• Pursuing an engineering degree or related field of study
• Supports the Lead Field Engineer in active and on-going projects

Examples of Responsibilities

• Conducting testing and live flights with UAVs
• Current work authorization in the United States (no visa sponsorship available)
• Constant calibrating robotic systems
• Constant testing software integrations
• Documenting and prioritizing engineering findings
• Experience, exposure, willing to learn on industrial equipment
• Experience with UAVs
• Excellent administrative and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Part 107 certified UAV pilot
• Entry-level student willing and eager to grow with a company as they transition into a more established junior position
• Background and interest in autonomous systems

Ability to travel up to 75% of the time