Aviant's mission is to provide fast and reliable medical transportation between hospitals. Using long-distance VTOL (Vertical-TakeOff-and-Landing) UAVs, we combine the best from quadcopters and fixed-wing aircrafts to transport blood samples between hospitals for analysis. At Aviant, we provide a work environment that is small enough for you to make a difference, but mature enough for you to work with cutting edge technology from the drone industry. We are a quickly growing startup that is based in Trondheim, and we are now looking to expand the team with highly talented engineers.

As an UAV developer at Aviant, you will work hands-on with both the hardware and software of state-of-the-art UAV technology. New technical challenges arise often, and a typical workday consists of collaborative discussions, problem solving, hardware prototyping, building or testing new modules, performing flight tests or expanding our flight stack.

Your responsibilities:

• Hardware development on our UAV system

• Development of software functionality in our UAV Autopilot

• Software development on the Ground Control Station (GCS)

• Hardware development on our UAV landing platform

• Testing and verification of the entire flight stack, from UAV to GCS to landing platform

• Prototyping new modules and components

Profile and skills

• Higher education within Computer Science, Robotics, Electronics, Mechanics or related field

• 1-3 years of relevant experience from industry or other projects

• Demonstrated ability to work independently on challenging tasks

• Knowledge of rapid prototyping tools or methods, or experience with DYI projects. For example: 3D printer, laser cutter, CNC milling, microcontrollers and electronics

• Experience and knowledge of UAV systems, or equivalent experience, such as experience with RC vehicles

• Interested in a startup environment

• Passion for Aviant’s mission

Not all of the bullet points above are required, but it should give a general sense of the skillset we are seeking.

Along with a competitive salary, we provide all of our employees with company equity. As an employee at Aviant, you will become an essential part of our team and day-to-day operations, and your tasks will be highly varied. If you want to know more about us, please get in touch, any questions or inquiries will be welcomed.