Aircraft Maintenance Technician

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🇧🇷 Brazil – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✨ Technician

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Pyka

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🚀 Aerospace

🌾 Agriculture

📦 Logistics

Aerospace • Agriculture • Logistics

Pyka is an American manufacturer of heavy-lift, electric autonomous aircraft and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Its products include Pelican (fully autonomous crop protection aircraft), Pelican 2 (next-generation high‑payload crop sprayer), Pelican Cargo/DropShip (zero‑emission autonomous cargo and multi‑mission heavy‑lift UAS). Pyka’s aircraft are in commercial operation globally with customers across agriculture, logistics and defense; the company emphasizes redundancy, reliability, and autonomy for demanding real‑world missions and claims high productivity (e. g. , autonomous crop protection at scale).

📋 Description

• Support development and commercial deployments of Pyka’s autonomous aircraft • Report directly to the Brazil Flight Operations Manager • Prepare and execute maintenance for deployed autonomous aircraft fleets within Brazil • Troubleshoot, repair, and validate electrical and mechanical subsystems • Conduct scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspections, and field repairs according to Pyka procedures • Develop, organize, and maintain detailed maintenance records for fleet traceability and future compliance systems • Maintain and update maintenance-procedure documentation and support development of aircraft maintenance manuals • Provide maintenance and serviceability feedback to engineering teams to inform aircraft improvements • Support logistics and transportation planning for operations and customer deliveries • Maintain and service remotely deployed aircraft, traveling to customer locations throughout Brazil • Provide on-call support to deployed teams by debugging and troubleshooting mechanical issues • Administer a maintenance training program for the flight operations team and operating partners • Collaborate with Engineering, Testing, and Operations teams to improve aircraft reliability, safety, and product evolution • Support Pyka’s agricultural fleet across various locations in Brazil

🎯 Requirements

• 3–8 years of hands-on work with electrical and mechanical systems • General understanding of autonomous vehicles and typical subsystems, including instruments, actuators, and onboard computers • Experience troubleshooting electrical systems, including continuity checks, voltage/current measurements, wiring inspections, crimps/connectors, and instrument functionality checks using live data or data logs • Basic high-voltage safety knowledge and comfort working on 120 VDC, 20–30 kW systems • Experience inspecting and identifying damage in composite builds and mechanical components • Experience maintaining and upgrading safety-critical systems • Ability to design and follow inspection and test plans for sensors, actuators, and mechanical systems before return to service • Verbal and written English communication skills • Exceptional attention to detail and systematic troubleshooting skills • Willingness to work in remote farming areas throughout Brazil and spend several weeks working independently • ANAC certification strongly preferred but not required • Continued government authorization to access export-controlled technology, software, and information, including an export license or other required documentation where applicable

🏖️ Benefits

• Government authorization/export-license support as required for access to controlled technology • Company may modify compensation, benefits, job responsibilities, or access to facilities and systems to maintain export-control compliance