Systems Integration Engineer

At Manna , we’re changing how the world receives things — by taking delivery to the skies.

Our mission is simple but ambitious: to make high-speed suburban delivery affordable, green, and safe . We design and build our own aviation-grade drones that deliver food, coffee, groceries, and more directly from local stores and vendors to people’s doors in just a few minutes.

We’re a team that Drive with Impact , are Safety Focused , and knows that the best ideas come from Team Players who show up as their Authentic Selves . We move fast, we are passionate about what we do, and we’re always pushing a growth mindset to be better in everything we do.

If you want to build world-changing technology with real-world impact (and have a bit of fun while doing it), you’ll love it here.

Welcome to Manna — where we deliver the future.

Role Purpose

We’re hiring a Systems Integration Engineer to work at the point where software, hardware, and flight systems come together.

This role is responsible for integrating and bringing up the drone system end-to-end — taking a holistic view across software, hardware, and flight systems, and using hands-on testing and experimentation to debug issues, understand system behaviour, and drive performance in real-world conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate software, hardware, and flight subsystems across the drone platform
• Perform system bring-up, testing, and validation in lab and field environments
• Debug system-level issues spanning software, firmware, and hardware
• Analyse logs, telemetry, and test data to identify root causes of failures
• Design and run experiments to understand system behaviour and improve performance
• Validate system behaviour under normal and degraded conditions
• Support flight testing and investigation of real-world performance issues
• Work closely with software, hardware, and flight science teams to improve system performance
• Document system behaviour, test results, and findings to improve repeatability and understanding
• Support safety validation by identifying risks and providing test evidence to certification teams
• 2+ years experience in systems engineering, robotics, hardware integration, or similar
• Hands-on experience working with software–hardware systems
• Strong debugging skills across system boundaries (software, firmware, hardware)
• Experience working with sensors (e.g. GPS, IMU, cameras, LiDAR)
• Ability to analyse logs, telemetry, and system behaviour
• Comfortable working in lab and real-world testing environments
• Practical, problem-solving mindset — focused on getting systems working
• Experience with Python, C++, or similar (for debugging, tooling, or analysis)
• Portfolio to show off your work and interests!

Nice to Have

• Experience with embedded or real-time systems
• Experience in aviation, robotics, or safety-critical systems
• Familiarity with system validation, failure modes, or FMEA-type thinking

Why This Role Matters

This is the team that answers

• “Does the system actually work?”
• You’ll be at the centre of that — turning designs into working, reliable systems through testing, iteration, and experimentation.

Final Note

This role is hands-on, fast-moving, and grounded in reality. You’ll spend time in labs, on test sites, and working directly with the system — not just behind a desk.