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Performance Drone Works

HQ
Huntsville
Total Offices: 2
350 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2017

Performance Drone Works Benefits Overview

At PDW, we invest in people who bring impact to the mission. Our compensation reflects the experience, expertise, and value you bring to the team.

Compensation + Benefits

Offers 401(K)

Safe Harbor 401(K)

Provides 401(K) matching

Offers dental insurance

Offers vision insurance

Offers health insurance

Offers generous parental leave

Offers competitive compensation and rewards package

Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing

Offers generous PTO

Offers a flexible time off policy

Provides paid holidays

Provides access to an onsite gym

Free gym access at the Huntsville and Denver offices.

Offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company Culture

Allows work from home occasionally

Utilizes a hybrid work model

Eligible roles may participate in the company's flexible hybrid schedule with 1 work from home day per week.

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In-Office
Huntsville, AL, USA
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Internet of Things • Robotics • Defense • Manufacturing
Leads PDW’s flight operations organization and strategy across production, development, qualification, testing, demonstrations, and customer support. Owns flight safety, regulatory compliance, pilot qualification, readiness reviews, scheduling, fleet records, facilities, airspace authorizations, deployments, budgets, and operational metrics. Partners cross-functionally to resolve readiness constraints and leads incident investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
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In-Office
Denver, CO, USA
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Internet of Things • Robotics • Defense • Manufacturing
Leads electrical engineering for complex PCB assemblies and subsystems from concept through production. Responsibilities include schematic capture, PCB layout guidance, design reviews, board bring-up, validation, manufacturing support, analog/digital/power circuit design, root cause analysis, and field troubleshooting. The role collaborates across engineering and operations teams, mentors junior engineers, supports production scale-up, and improves processes for reliable tactical robotic systems.
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Internet of Things • Robotics • Defense • Manufacturing
Own and improve integrated manufacturing FP&A models covering revenue, production, COGS, margins, capacity, headcount, CapEx, inventory, working capital, and cash. Lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, dashboards, investment cases, and actual-to-model reviews. Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Accounting, and executive stakeholders to evaluate expansion, manufacturing tradeoffs, and new product verticals.