Working Student - Flight Test & Manufacturing

We are an innovative aerospace startup seeking a Working Student - Flight Test & Manufacturing to join our team and who is curious about new technologies for our our cutting-edge drone. At Maple Aviation we develop a unique Tail-Sitter Drone, that flies with one propeller only and is controlled in position via a flap-thrust-vectoring system. In this role, you will work closely with our research and development team to test drone prototypes from concept to final production. In this role you will be responsible to support Flight Test execution and leverage our manufcaturing machines, covering classic workshop machines, high quality 3D-printing and advanced aerospace foams and composites to produce parts for our drone. You will assemble and maintain our drone for flight tests and will be deeply involved in optimization together with the design team and flight control system team. We are looking for hobby tinkerer which have long experience in building and flying i.e. model aeroplanes, robots, cars etc.

Tasks

• Flight test our drone based on Ardupilot and PX4


• Flight test preparation, including HW and SW readiness checks


• Manufacturing of drone parts


• Assembly of drone parts incl. HW assembly, spot welding of batteries, soldering of electrical components


• Design and Process improvement


• Deeply involved in development acitivites across the team

Requirements

• BA Sc., in mechanical, aerospace, robotics, automotive, electric engineering or related field


• 3 + years of hands on experience in hobby tinkering, such as model aircraft, cars, robots, etc.


• Very good knowledge in the field of mechanics and ideally electronics


• Experience with Px4/Ardupilot flight controller


• Interested in model aircraft construction, drones or robotics and can't wait to

implement and try out new ideas.

• You are highly self-motivated and drive your area of responsibility forward

independently. You teach us new things that holistically improve our team

and make it more efficient.

• We are an international team communicating in English (other language skills

are also an advantage).

Benefits

We offer flexible working hours in a dynamic and innovative work environment in the heart of the TUM startup world in the TUM Venture Labs in Ottobrunn, where you can grow your career in the exciting field of aerospace engineering. If you are passionate about designing cutting-edge technology and want to work with a dynamic team of engineers and researchers, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to join our team!