# Drone Engineer at Modernintelligence

- Company: Modernintelligence
- What the company does: Backed by Air Street.
- Company website: https://modernintelligence.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $1200K to $1500K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-26
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/ModernIntelligence/0a5e507e-62d3-4631-99f0-e12c297d9fb4
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/modernintelligence-drone-engineer/

## About the role

We are looking for someone who loves building and flying drones. You will be working with many many drones from a wide variety of companies. You will be responsible for keeping a highly heterogeneous fleet of drones up and running, while also playing a key role in integrating and evaluating our autonomy software on new platforms. We expect you to solve any problem that comes up in the drone’s flight controller, the electrical systems, or any physical problem.

## What they're looking for

- Experience with both fixed wing and copter style drones
- Direct experience with ArduPilot or Betaflight
- Willingness to relocate to Austin, Texas
- Willingness to travel
- Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). This role works on export-controlled technology

Tags: Engineering