- Robot type
- Defense
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
- Salary
- $50,000–$70,000 a year
Full-time
Drone Technician
Job description
The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout AI, we're developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work.
Job responsibilities
- Assemble prototype drones and document process & procedures
- Ability to read blueprints, schematics and instructions
- Build wiring harnesses for drones
- Help with inventory maintenance and organization
- Support the broader shop ad hoc
- Maintain detailed records of assembly processes, test results, and any issues encountered
- Follow safety protocols and procedures in the workplace
Job requirements
- 3+ years of experience in drone manufacturing
- Detail-oriented, with the precision that harness and drone assembly demand
- Proficient with common hand tools and power tools
- Able to read a wiring diagrams and follow assembly instructions
- Nice to have: hobby drone-building experience; general shop skills (machining, basic electrical, fabrication) beyond drone assembly specifically
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
- Passion about defense of the United States and its allies
- May be expected to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance