Forward Deployed System Integration Engineer - L1 (UAV Robotics) - Ukraine
Integrate and deploy autonomy software onto real UAV platforms, handling hardware assembly, system bring-up, and field testing for defence applications.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Ukraine
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Junior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- An obsessive level of passion for drones, like the rest of us here.
- Practical experience building and deploying Docker containers.
- Valid driver’s license (Category B, suitable for travel abroad).
- Experience of Python or C++ development.
- Drones pilot license or willingness to acquire one upon joining the team.
Full description
Opening
Details
Preferred starting date: ASAP
Weekly availability: full-time (5 days/week)
Location: Ukraine
About the company
Fiducial is a young but fast-growing deep-tech start-up with big ambitions at the frontier of autonomy, perception, and defence. Our core expertise lies in 3D vision and graphics technologies which we deploy in a dual-use context for inspection and defence. This role will focus mainly on the defence context where we are developing software for advanced on-board UAV situational awareness in military applications. Our solutions are aimed to operate with low-cost and widely available sensors and compute. From there, we plan to develop a line-up of interconnected solutions to safeguard European safety.
Our team consists of engineers that are passionate about the technology and solutions they develop. The only time most of us are not thinking about the technology is when we are asleep, and sometimes even then. Our team members have a background in different fields such as Aerospace Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering, Robotics and Computer Graphics. Our office is located in the Aerospace Innovation Hub, a start-up hub located on the TU Delft campus in the faculty of Aerospace Engineering.
We work closely with top-tier partners, ranging from government agencies and prime contractors to academic research institutes and other start-ups. Our projects span from large tender orders in collaboration with partners to low TRL research with government agencies. Whether through formal R&D programs or rapid prototyping tracks, we operate at the intersection of innovation and deployment.
Your role
As a Forward Deployed System Integration Engineer - L1 (UAV Robotics) - Ukraine you will be at the centre of bringing our autonomy solutions into the real world. You will work hands-on with drone hardware, integrate onboard systems, and deploy software onto real UAV platforms, from agile FPV drones to large fixed-wing aircraft.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys making physical systems work, is comfortable following structured procedures, and likes solving practical integration issues using a mix of software and hardware skills. You will be a critical link between our autonomy stack and the aircraft it runs on, ensuring nominal system operability.
This is a junior/entry-level position with on-the-job training and coaching. The L1 level reflects alignment between scope, autonomy, and field responsibility at this stage. It sits within our engineering track (L1, L2, L3, etc.) and provides a clear pathway for progression as you demonstrate impact and ownership in the role. We are looking for strong fundamentals, hands-on mindset, and learning velocity. Not years of experience.
Your responsibilities will include: