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Electrical Technician - UAV / Drone Systems in Belleville

Energy Jobline ZR · Belleville, IL, USA ·

Job type:
Full Time

Job DescriptionJob Description

A well-established global Tier 1 automotive supplier expanding into the agricultural and heavy-lift drone markets is seeking an Electrical Technician for a Direct Hire opportunity. This is a hands-on position supporting the development, integration, and testing of advanced UAV/drone electrical systems.

Key Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of hands-on electrical assembly, wiring, cable/wire harness fabrication, or electronics assembly experience.
  • Strong skills with crimping, soldering, connector termination, wire preparation, and harness assembly .
  • Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, and engineering drawings .
  • Experience with PCBs, conformal coating, multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes, and electrical troubleshooting .
  • Experience with UAVs, robotics, automotive, aerospace, or other complex electrical systems is highly .
  • Familiarity with IPC-A-610 / IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards is a plus.
  • UAV avionics experience including flight controllers, ESCs, GNSS/RTK, telemetry, sensors, and power distribution is a strong plus.
  • Must be comfortable supporting prototype builds and flight testing and be willing to travel domestically and internationally as needed .

Competitive compensation based on experience. All well-qualified candidates will be considered.