<h1>Rover Team – Drone Lead</h1><h1>Description </h1><p>The Queen's Space Engineering Team (QSET) is a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of students from all programs within Queen’s University. QSET designs a prototype Mars Rover for participation in the University Rover Challenge (for more information please visit urc.marssociety.org/home).</p><p>If selected as the Drone Lead, you will lead the design, integration, and operation of a reconnaissance drone. You will oversee airframe selection, flight controller configuration, and mission planning software to extend situational awareness. To keep updated with the project, the Drone Lead must coordinate and attend weekly meetings with its drone team. The rover management team will be at each of these meetings helping both in technical and managerial capacity.</p><p>The Queen’s Space Engineering Team encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact qset@ engsoc.queensu.ca.</p><p><strong>Application Due Date: September 18, 2025 at 10 PM</strong></p><h1>Responsibilities</h1><ul><li>Select or design a lightweight airframe.</li><li>Configure autopilot firmware and integrate telemetry links.</li><li>Develop waypoint scripts tied to rover GPS.</li><li>Coordinate flight test campaigns and maintain regulatory compliance.</li><li>With the help of the rover management team run weekly drone meetings with general members, working towards furthering the state of the arm.<br></li></ul><ul></ul><h1>Preferred Qualifications</h1><ul><li>Interest in unmanned aircraft systems.</li><li>Critical thinking and decision making, with a passion for engineering and design.</li><li>Effective communication and time management skills.</li><li>Understanding of RF telemetry and video downlink basics.</li><li>Experience with autopilot tuning or MAVLink is helpful.</li><li>Willingness to pursue required RPAS certification.</li></ul><p></p><ul></ul>

<p>Queen&rsquo;s University has a long history of scholarship, discovery, and innovation that shapes our collective knowledge and helps address some of the world&rsquo;s most pressing challenges. Home to more than 25,000 students, Queen&rsquo;s offers a comprehensive research-intensive environment. Diverse perspectives and a wealth of experience enrich our students and faculty while a core part of our mission is to engage in international learning and research. Queen&rsquo;s University is ranked in the top 10 globally in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The rankings measured over 1,500 post-secondary institutions on their work to advance the United Nations&rsquo; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).</p>

QSET - Rover Drone Lead

<h1>Rover Team – Drone&nbsp;Lead</h1><h1>Description </h1><p>The Queen's Space Engineering Team (QSET) is a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of students from all programs within Queen’s University. QSET designs a prototype Mars Rover for participation in the University Rover Challenge (for more information please visit urc.marssociety.org/home).</p><p>If selected as the Drone Lead, you will lead the design, integration, and operation of a reconnaissance drone. You will oversee airframe selection, flight controller configuration, and mission planning software to extend situational awareness. To keep updated with the project, the Drone Lead must coordinate and attend weekly meetings with its drone team. The rover management team will be at each of these meetings helping both in technical and managerial capacity.</p><p>The Queen’s Space Engineering Team encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact qset@ engsoc.queensu.ca.</p><p><strong>Application Due Date: September 18, 2025 at 10 PM</strong></p><h1>Responsibilities</h1><ul><li>Select or design a lightweight airframe.</li><li>Configure autopilot firmware and integrate telemetry links.</li><li>Develop waypoint scripts tied to rover GPS.</li><li>Coordinate flight test campaigns and maintain regulatory compliance.</li><li>With the help of the rover management team run weekly drone meetings with general members, working towards furthering the state of the arm.<br></li></ul><ul></ul><h1>Preferred Qualifications</h1><ul><li>Interest in unmanned aircraft systems.</li><li>Critical thinking and decision making, with a passion for engineering and design.</li><li>Effective communication and time management skills.</li><li>Understanding of RF telemetry and video downlink basics.</li><li>Experience with autopilot tuning or MAVLink is helpful.</li><li>Willingness to pursue required RPAS certification.</li></ul><p></p><ul></ul>

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