UAV Comms & Protocols Engineer (m/f/d)
UAV Comms & Protocols Engineer (m/f/d)
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Job Description
Were hiring a Comms & Protocols Engineer to architect and deploy advanced communications stacks for distributed counter-UAS systems. Your work will span SDR mesh networking NATO-compliant interfaces and redundant fallback systems - all optimized for real-world tactical performance.
This is a hands-on systems role blending RF embedded protocols and autonomy integration. Youll enable reliable drone-to-drone interceptor-to-effector and ground comms even in degraded contested RF environments.
Tasks
Develop secure and redundant communications protocols for CUAS and autonomous UAV networks
- Program SDRs using GNU Radio USRP/Ettus platforms and custom FPGA pipelines
- Integrate NATO SAPIENT protocol stacks and other defense-standard interfaces
- Build and optimize mesh comms using LoRa CAN bus and low-SWaP datalink layers
- Design test and validate antenna layouts and RF propagation under dynamic flight conditions
- Work with autonomy targeting and perception teams to ensure reliable low-latency messaging
- Validate entire stack in HIL setups and field trials with autonomous air vehicles
Requirements
- 48 years in embedded comms SDR or RF engineering
- Experience programming SDR platforms (GNU Radio USRP LimeSDR etc.)
- Familiarity with secure mesh networking (LoRa CAN custom protocols)
- Knowledge of NATO SAPIENT or other military-grade comms protocols
- Solid foundation in antenna theory RF propagation and EMI-aware design
- Proficiency in C/C and/or Python for embedded protocol development
- Comfortable working across hardware and software boundaries
Bonus Points For:
- Experience with fault-tolerant comms or degraded RF environments
- Knowledge of custom protocol design or real-time distributed systems
- Background in CUAS drone swarms or autonomous battlefield networks
- Tools: GNURadio Companion SDRangel Qucs MATLAB RF toolbox
Benefits
- Be part of a mission to reinvent autonomy for real-world impact
- Build secure resilient comms for next-gen autonomous systems
- Work in a custom-built RF & UAV testing lab at Berlin TXL
- Competitive salary meaningful equity
- Full-time on-site role with a focus on rapid iteration and deployment
Who You Are
Youre obsessed with signal integrity latency and making sure the system always talks - even when the spectrum is contested and the drone is miles away. You dont just connect radios you engineer communication as a battlefield advantage.
Join UsIf youre ready to build the impossible we want to hear from you.
Apply now and lets build the future of autonomy.
Employment Type
Full Time
