Avionics Lead (2-week contract, NYC area, on-site)

We’re looking for a hands‑on RC aircraft builder/pilot to help us get a custom shaped blimp inflatable (LTA + tilt‑rotor VTOL) flying outdoors. This is a 2‑4 week, full‑time, on‑site contract focused on real flight and simulation. You’ll be working directly on a non‑standard aircraft with custom control mixing, thrust vectoring, and field testing. What you’ll be doing ArduPilot Plane on Pixhawk Cube Orange Custom mixer logic, and programming (tilt rotors, nonstandard geometry) Full avionics integration (GPS, telemetry, power, ESCs, servos) Failsafes (RC/GPS/telemetry loss, etc.) Hands‑on wiring (crimping, soldering, looms) Managing physics simulations to tune with hardware in the loop Outdoor flight testing + piloting You should have Built, wired, programmed, and flown your own RC aircraft Strong ArduPilot / Pixhawk experience Experience with unusual configs (VTOL, vectored thrust, etc.) Comfort debugging hardware + control issues in the field To apply Send links/photos of 3+ aircraft you’ve personally built and flown. #J-18808-Ljbffr Buoyant Aero