The CompanyFounded in **** by Sam Rogers, who grew up managing 6,000 head on a North Queensland cattle station, Brumby builds autonomous drones that move and monitor cattle across the world's largest properties.
We're replacing helicopters and motorbikes with drones that herd cattle, count herds, and monitor pasture on their own.
Helicopter mustering is expensive, dangerous, and still misses cattle.
Our drones launch from a dock, fly the paddock, do the work, and come home.We went through YC (W26) and raised a seed round from the best investors in the valley.
Our team is small and highly technical, and we're already working with some of the largest ranches in the world.
Engineering is based in Sydney, but the work happens everywhere.
Expect to write code at a desk, in a truck, and in the dirt.
We work hard because our ranchers do.We have a team of 6 which is growing steadily, including Computer Vision, Robotics, AI Engineers and a Chief of Staff.
We are looking to add an Embedded Systems Engineer who will own the electronics and firmware across our aircraft and docks.
This is a hands-on role with full ownership of the hardware domain, and you'll set the bar for how we design, build, and test everything that flies.The RoleYou will own the hardware that keeps Brumby's drones in the air and brings them home.
Every board on the aircraft and every circuit in the dock will pass through your hands, and you will take them from first power-up on the bench to a working system on a cattle station hundreds of kilometres from the nearest town.On the aircraft, you will design and bring up the motherboard and battery pack board, integrate the flight controller and Jetson, and tune ArduPilot.
On the ground, you will build the electronics and firmware that let the dock launch, recover,



and charge aircraft daily.What we're looking forMust-havesYou've taken avionics from design through to flight, owning power, sensors, and flight controller integrationDeep experience with ArduPilot and getting real aircraft flying reliablyStrong embedded firmware experience in C/C++ on STM32Experience integrating onboard compute with flight controllers, sensors, and aircraft systemsExperience designing and reviewing schematics and PCBs, ideally in KiCadComfortable debugging hardware and firmware on the bench and in the fieldA track record of building reliable systems and testing them properly, not just getting them working onceA degree in electrical, electronic, or mechatronic engineeringStrong advantagesExperience with telemetry, RF links, video systems, or gimbalsExperience with Li-ion batteries, BMS, and high-current power systemsExperience building embedded controllers for real-world machinery and safety-critical I/OYou've worked in a small team building quadcopters, VTOLs, RC aircraft, or similar systemsThe workOwn the avionics across our aircraft, from power and flight control through to onboard computeBuild the electronics and firmware that let our docks launch, recover, and charge aircraft autonomouslyConfigure and extend ArduPilot for long-range autonomous musteringIntegrate onboard compute with the aircraft so autonomy and vision systems work reliably in flightBuild hardware that keeps working through heat, dust, rain, vibration, and long periods with nobody on site to reset itThe SetupBased in our Sydney office five days a weekRegular field deployments to cattle stations (domestic and potentially international)Full Australian working rights requiredWork directly with (and report to) the founderCompetitive salary, meaningful early stage equityApplication deadline: October 30, ****, 5PM AEDT.
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