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Reliability Engineer

East Kentucky Power Cooperative Winchester, KY

Winchester, KY

Today

Full time Electrical Engineering Drones Engineering

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Job Description

Reliability Engineer will support power delivery maintenance and electric system operations through engineering and technical support, data-driven analysis, outage investigations, and asset and improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

Engineering reports and work plans: Develop reports and work plans recommending actions based on short and long-range objectives, including economic and budget considerations.
Project execution: Develop and coordinate individual project work plans, manage through completion, take needed corrective action, and inform supervisors/managers of major developments or direction changes.
Status and estimates: Provide or support status reporting for work assignments; help prepare estimates including cost, work order, and schedules.
Data analysis and recommendations: Analyze and interpret operational and performance data and make recommendations and/or decisions.
Technical documentation: Maintain technical records such as drawings, files, and databases.
Standards and compliance readiness: Build awareness of procedures, specifications, applicable codes and regulations, compliance rules, and standards (example: RUS) and maintain working knowledge of relevant industry standards.
Power Delivery Maintenance support: Provide engineering and technical support to field personnel for substation and transmission line maintenance issues.
System performance monitoring: Accumulate, analyze, interpret, monitor, report, and recommend improvements for overall operations and performance of the electric power delivery system.
Outage investigation: Support internal outage reporting to ensure sustained and temporary outages are investigated/evaluated timely; initiate appropriate follow-up activities; complete investigation reports with varying levels of assistance.
Coordination with owner-members: Communicate with owner-member engineering and operations departments to identify and answer concerns related to events or outages.
Asset management: Support internal asset management for substations and transmission lines, including submission of problem statements for consideration by Engineering & Construction personnel.
Online monitoring and power quality: Support management of internal online equipment monitoring and power quality programs for substations and transmission lines.
Design and standards-based improvements: Support improvement of substation and transmission line equipment designs using system performance and RUS data while considering safety codes.
Maintenance policies and procedures: Assist with development and upkeep of internal maintenance policies and procedures for substations and transmission lines.
Drones program: Participate in management and improvement of EKPC’s unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones) program for detailed inspections of substations and transmission lines.
Relays and controls (when applicable): Develop or modify relay control settings for distribution recloser controls and regulator controls as required; evaluate and address clearance (code) violations and encroachments.
Additional compliance support: Assist with EKPC’s FAC-003 compliance program (as applicable by level).
Technical services to owner-members: Provide engineering and technical services related to event analysis, power quality, power supply, and electric and magnetic fields (level-dependent).
Capital projects and construction support: Manage lower-level maintenance capital projects (with assistance by level), support preparation of construction requirements and contracts including material specifications, and collaborate with Engineering & Construction personnel on designs for new or special substation foundations or transmission line structures (as assistance level allows).
Engineering representation: Serve as a technical representative in meetings with public, members, vendors, contractors, and other utilities (Senior level).
Safety and timely performance: Perform all work safely and in a timely manner.

Level options

Engineer I: Responsibilities completed under direct supervision; includes reporting, analysis, documentation, outage support, and field technical assistance with significant assistance.
Engineer II: Responsibilities completed under limited supervision; includes project coordination, status reporting, technical records, outage investigation support, and monitoring/program work with moderate assistance.
Engineer III: Responsibilities completed with minimal assistance; includes independent handling of most assignments, outage reporting/investigation, technical services, and design/controls support as applicable.
Senior: Provides expert engineering services, manages assignments in a safe, regulatory compliant, timely, and cost effective manner; works independently and provides work direction; serves as technical representative in public and corporate settings.
Placement: Skill levels are open for consideration (Engineer I, II, III and Senior); final placement will match the person’s experience level.

Hybrid remote schedule

Option for a blend of remote and onsite work if department/business needs allow and with approval from direct supervision.
Hybrid schedule includes three (3) days on premises and up to two (2) days remote.

Technologies

Unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones)
Online equipment monitoring
Power quality programs

Benefits

No waiting period on medical, dental, and vision coverage so you are covered on day one.
Free dental plan for employees.
401(k): Start contributing after one month of service.
EKPC contribution: After three months of service, EKPC automatically contributes 6.5% of base wages.
Match: Employee contributions matched up to 4.5%.
Competitive vacation and sick leave package starting day one to support work-life balance.

Key role descriptions by level

Level 1: Assist with engineering services and support to assigned group; works under direction of more senior individuals; accepts a range of assignments subject to checks/verification.
Level 2: Provide engineering services and support; works under limited direction of more senior individuals; accepts a range of assignments subject to checks/verification.
Level 3: Provide engineering services and support; demonstrates proficiency in work group area; works independently on most assignments subject to limited checks/verification; accepts a range of assignments.
Senior: Provide expert engineering services and support; successfully manages assignments in a safe, regulatory compliant, timely, and cost effective manner; works independently and provides work direction; serves as a technical representative in public and corporate settings.

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2d ago

Software Engineer, Robotics & Integration

Eyesatop Mahwah, NJ

Mahwah, NJ

2d ago

$180k - $220k/yr Full time Android APIs Developer

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Job Description

Join the Eyesatop team in Mahwah, NJ to integrate drones, sensors, payloads, and third-party technologies into the eyesAtop multi-drone warfare platform.

Responsibilities

Integrate robotic platforms, payloads, sensors, and external software into the eyesAtop platform
Develop production-quality code across Java (backend services), C++ (MAVLink and flight controller integration), and Python (scripting and tooling)
Build and maintain the Android control application, the primary operator interface for commanding drone fleets
Integrate flight controllers and drone subsystems using MAVLink and PX4, connecting low-level hardware behavior to operator-facing software
Debug end-to-end across software, networking, devices, APIs, field behavior, and operator workflows
Test in simulation, lab, and field environments
Collaborate with vendors, pilots, hardware engineers, and product teams
Own integrations end to end, from first connection through deployed capability

Requirements

M.Sc. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience with robotics, autonomous systems, drones, or embedded platforms
3+ years of software development experience with strong skills in Java, C++, Python, or similar languages
Experience with Linux, networking, APIs, serial protocols, devices, or distributed systems
Familiarity with real-time systems, control loops, or embedded platforms
Comfort working close to hardware, including situations without a dedicated hardware engineering background

Relevant Technologies

Java, C++, Python, Android
MAVLink, PX4
Linux
STM32, ESP32, Jetson
Serial protocols

Benefits

Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Strong Fit

Familiarity with drone flight stacks such as PX4, ArduPilot, Betaflight, or similar, plus MAVLink-based communication
Experience with drones, robotics, embedded systems, autonomy, defense, or field-tested systems
Experience working with embedded platforms including STM32, ESP32, Jetson, or similar
Experience leading technical work or owning complex integrations end to end

Compensation & Location

Salary: USD 180,000 - 220,000 per year
Location: Mahwah, NJ (onsite)

Application Question

Describe a robotics or UAS integration you personally owned from the first hardware or protocol connection through field deployment. What systems were involved, what code did you write, and what was your specific responsibility?

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1mo ago

Software Engineer

Belcan San Luis Obispo, CA

San Luis Obispo, CA

1mo ago Closed

$104k - $146k/yr Full time Python Ardupilot Autopilot Automation

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 10, 2026).

Job Description

Belcan is seeking a Software Engineer to join their San Luis Obispo, CA team onsite, focusing on embedded flight software for unmanned aircraft systems. The position centers on building and integrating the PX4 flight stack, developing in C/C++, and driving Python-based test workflows for Belcan’s aerospace client in the region.

Responsibilities

Develop and customize the PX4 flight stack with integration to QGroundControl (QGC)
Write embedded flight software in C/C++ and support test/validation workflows with Python
Develop GPS positioning and navigation software components
Perform autonomy and system-level software integration across vehicle, payload, and ground control interfaces
Participate in Git-based workflows (GitHub/GitLab) with version control and collaborative development
Work in modern development environments such as Visual Studio Code
Implement unit testing and software validation practices
Engage with communication protocols and embedded interfaces (MAVLink, TCP/IP, UDP
Conduct software integration and debugging across hardware/software boundaries in flight and laboratory settings
Support rapid iteration driven by integration, test, and flight feedback

Requirements

Degree in robotics, autonomy, software engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or mathematics; strong preference for software/aerospace-focused programs
5+ years of relevant experience
Working knowledge of PX4
U.S. Citizenship is required

Technologies

PX4
QGroundControl
C
C++
Python
GitHub
GitLab
Visual Studio Code
MAVLink
TCP/IP
UDP
ROS2
ArduPilot
Pixhawk

Benefits

Health care
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401(k)
Education assistance
Paid time off (PTO)
Holidays
Other paid leave required by law

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

Experience with PX4 flight control stack autopilot or comparable OS such as ROS2, ArduPilot, or Pixhawk
Ability to lead a small software team with ownership of work packages
Embedded real-time software development
Aerospace experience, particularly with unmanned aircraft systems

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