What you will do
- Open dead or misbehaving prototypes, find the fault with a scope, and fix it.
- Flash firmware packages from the firmware team and confirm a clean toolchain end to end.
- Receive and QA inbound engineering shipments; log, inventory, and incoming-test every unit before it goes to a brigade.
- Spec and stand up the repair bench — oscilloscope, logic analyzer, JTAG/SWD, soldering and rework station, bench supply, multimeter, hot air, microscope. Own sourcing from Kyiv suppliers.
- Develop deep fluency on the current device: motor drive (BLDC/PMSM), battery and BMS behaviour, charging, Li-ion safety. Document failure modes and fragile points.
- Translate field issues into clear, actionable engineering reports — with photos, scop
captures, logs, and a recommended next check.
- As the team grows, mentor and run technical interviews for junior engineers.
What we need
- 5+ years of hands-on electronics engineering experience on shipped hardware.
- Schematic and PCB layout literacy on moderately complex multi-layer boards.
- Fluent with oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter, and bench power supply; confiden at SMT soldering and rework down to 0402.
- Firmware flashing experience via JTAG/SWD (J-Link, ST-Link or similar).
- Demonstrable hands-on experience in at least one of: BLDC/PMSM motor drives, Li-ion BMS, or power electronics.
- Native Ukrainian and working English (B2+): you will communicate daily in writing with a non-Ukrainian-speaking founding team and join weekly video calls.
- Based in Kyiv or willing to relocate within 30 days. On-site at the bench 3–4 days a
week.
Strongly preferred
- Background in defense-tech, UAVs, robotics, prosthetics, e-mobility, or industrial
automation.
- Able to read embedded C at the level of porting a driver or following a bring-up
sequence.
- Mechanical assembly experience and FDM/SLA 3D-printing fluency.
- Prior service in the Ukrainian Defense Forces or close work with a military unit.
- Basic Python for test scripts and log parsing.
- Prior Field Application Engineer role at a semiconductor distributor or hardware startup.