Head of uav systems

???????????????? ???????? ???????????? ????????????????????????????Location: Aluva / Kochi, India (with travel to test ranges and partner sites)Department: UAV AI Division, Canary Digital.ai???????????????? ????????????????????????????????As the ???????????????? ???????? ???????????? ????????????????????????????, you will lead the development, integration, and deployment of UAV platforms for AI-powered defense and surveillance solutions at Canary Digital.ai. You will oversee all aspects of UAV hardware, flight systems, avionics, mission planning, and regulatory compliance, while working closely with our AI/ML and software engineering teams. This is a ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? to build and scale Canary Digital's UAV capability from prototype to operational deployment.???????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
• Lead the ????????????-????????-???????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????m: from design and integration to flight testing and operational deployment.
• Architect UAV platforms with ????????????/????????????????????????????????????, flight controllers, payloads (EO/IR gimbals, Jetson-class compute), and secure comms.
• Oversee ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????, ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers on ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????.
• Establish and enforce ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????, ???????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ????????????????/???????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????.
• Define ???????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????: multi-drone coordination, handoff, and scaling.
• Build and mentor a team of ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????, ????????/???????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????????.
• Act as the primary ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????, ???????????????? ????????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????.
• Own UAV program ????????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????.???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? & ????????????????????????????????????????
• 10+ years in UAV/avionics/robotics engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Deep expertise in ????????????/????????????????????????????????????, MAVLink protocol, mission planning software.
• Hands-on experience with ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????? (quad/hex/octocopters, fixed-wing).
• Knowledge of ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? (EO/IR gimbals, lidar, radars, sensors).
• Strong grasp of ???????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????, ???????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????.
• Exposure to ????????????????/???????????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????.
• Familiarity with ???????????????????????? ????????????????????, ???????? ????????????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? (????????????????????????????????????????????????).
• Excellent leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and program delivery skills.???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????
• Former ????????????????, ????????????, ????????????, ????????????????, ???????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????????????????????.
• Experience with ???????????????????? ????????????????????????, ???????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????.
• Exposure to ????????????????????-???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? and swarm coordination.???????????????? ???????? ????????????????????
• Opportunity to build ????????????????????'???? ???????????????????? ???????? ????????'???? ???????????????? ????????-???????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????? inside a fast-growing AI company.
• Work on strategic ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????.
• Collaborative environment with AI, edge computing, and design experts.
• Competitive salary + performance incentives + ESOPs.

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