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Mechanical Engineer I (Field Service Engineer)
Contract: Sparrows Point, Maryland, US span>
Salary Range: 30.00 - 32.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 371010
End Date: 2026-09-18
Days Left: 26 days, 5 hours left
Job Title: Mechanical Engineer I (Field Service Engineer)
Location: Sparrows Point, MD
Duration: 4+ Months (With Possibility of Extension/Conversion)
Pay Range: $30.71 – 32.71/Hr
Job Description:
- We're looking for a Field Service Engineer to deep-dive daily system-level investigations for the Drone system at our commercial operations sites, driving improved reliability within our ultra-fast drone delivery operations.
- This role will be responsible for troubleshooting drone issues observed within operations and rapidly finding solutions to safely return the drone to service.
- Additionally, this role will be responsible for supporting new drone delivery sites by provisioning site equipment, programing check flights and verifying nominal performance before commercial operations start.
- This role sustains the larger organization by ensuring a high degree of technical reliability within drone operations, working closely with design engineering/service engineering staff and powering a flywheel of continuous improvement in the drone system design.
- Partnering with the drone system operations and various engineering disciplines, you will provide engineering analyses and solutions to improve the system reliability and performance.
- The successful candidate will leverage data-driven insights to identify opportunities and lead implementation of system improvements.
About the Team:
- This role is a core member of the Engineering team, serving as the first line between operator/maintainer experiences and design engineering improvements or mitigations.
- Strong cross-functional engineering fundamentals (mechanical, electrical, software development basics) skills are essential, as well as strong technical communication and documentation skills.
- Your ability to translate complex system functions into digestible insights and summarize effectively with stakeholders at all levels will be critical to success in this role.
Required Skills:
- BSc/MSc in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or equivalent
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
- Experience scripting in modern program languages
- Experience in project management
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Preferred Skills:
- Aviation or Aerospace experience
- Experience with drone systems
- Experience working with operations teams to resolve urgent issues
- Use of engineering project management software such as JIRA, Confluence, or other Agile tools
Leadership Principles:
- Learn and Be Curious
- Dive Deep
- Deliver Results
Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
Job Requirement
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
- Experience scripting in modern program languages
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- Sidharth Sethi
- sidharth.sethi@collabera.com