Patrick Schwarz

UAV / Drone Specialist | Test Pilot | System Development & Integration

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

UAV / Drone Specialist with 8+ years of hands-on experience across a wide range of platforms – including multirotors, helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and VTOL systems – from micro UAVs to heavy systems (>600 kg) in development and test environments. Extensive background in manual flight operations (incl. RC helicopters, 3D flight) as well as test piloting, system validation, and real-world deployment. Represented Austria in FPV drone racing at the The World Games 2025 in China, highlighting advanced piloting skills, precision, and high-performance control under competitive conditions. Strong focus on bridging development and operations: working closely with engineering teams to refine flight behavior, optimize systems, and bring products from prototype to field-ready solutions. Core areas: – UAV operation & test piloting (manual & assisted flight) – Flight controller / autopilot parameterization & tuning – UAV system design & integration (CAD, CNC, 3D printing, electronics) – Prototyping, assembly & validation of complete systems – Customer-facing demos, training & international deployments

Experience

  • rc backup pilot for flight testing at Schiebel
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Aero Enterprise GmbH (4 yrs 6 mos)
    • UAV technician / operator
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • uav / drone services
      Jan 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • uav / drone / rc aircraft services at rotor-service
    Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • SmartDigital Group (1 yr 5 mos)
    • Project manager UAV technology
      Jan 2020 - Aug 2020 · 8 mos

    • uav / drone services
      Apr 2019 - Dec 2019 · 9 mos

  • uav / drone / rc aircraft services at rotor-service
    Jun 2015 - Dec 2019 · 4 yrs 7 mos