Founding Drone & Avionics Technician
SE3 Labs
- Munich, Germany
- On-site
- Mid Level
- Posted
Responsibilities
- Assemble and test prototype avionics units, including harnesses and electrical subsystems for UAVs
- Install, measure, and verify electronics inside flight vehicles, ensuring robust, repeatable, and high-quality integration
- Set up, organize, and maintain our avionics workspace by selecting quality tools and building out a scalable integration process
- Spot design flaws, propose improvements, and help us move faster and build better
Requirements
3+ years of hands-on experience
- assembling wiring harnesses and electronics, ideally in aerospace or high-reliability systems
- You’re proficient in soldering wires, connectors, and PCBs, and you know your way around aerospace crimping and wire tools
- You’re comfortable using electronic diagnostic tools and have a solid grasp of troubleshooting workflows
- You care about precision, build quality, and structure. You know that great systems start with clean, reliable integration
- You bring a proactive, organized approach and a deep sense of ownership. You don't just build, you improve
- Conversational English
Preferred
- Experience with sensors, signal chains, and testing setups
- Operating or tuning drones (and the scars to prove it)
- Familiarity with CAD, PLM, or MES systems
- Experience running environmental tests like vibration or thermal
About the Role
As our
Founding Drone & Avionics Technician, you’ll play a key role in getting our fleet of autonomous drones ready for flight. Working closely with our engineering team, you’ll establish our professional-grade avionics shop, build harnesses and integration workflows, and ensure every system is measured, tested, and flight-proven. You won’t just follow instructions, you’ll improve the way we work on your initiative and directly with our engineering team.
Test & Feedback
Support qualification and development testing, from vibration to thermal tests, and loop feedback back to engineering
Your Profile
- You’ve completed a technical apprenticeship or training in a relevant field, e.g.,
- Fluggeräteelektroniker
- Elektroniker, or you’re
- EASA-certified
is a must
; German is a strong plus
Get Certified
- We'll train you to become a certified drone pilot
- 31 Paid Days Off:
- 30 vacation days plus your birthday off
Well-being Access
Free membership to gyms, yoga, and wellness through EGYM Wellpass
Team Offsites
We go on 2 company retreats per year, our last ones were in Italy and Greece
Mentorship
- Work closely with experienced engineers and get paired with a professional mentor to support your growth
- Our Process
Intro Call (20 min)
- Let’s get to know each other (conducted by Michael, our Chief of Staff)
- Technical Interview (45 min): (with Lukas, our Hardware Lead)
Onsite Trial/Case (1.5 hrs)
We’ll build or test something together, just like on the job (together with our Hardware Team)
Team Dinner/Lunch
See if it’s a culture fit on both sides
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