Senior Mechanical Engineer
Skyways is an Austin-based company that develops and operates long-range autonomous aircraft and flight operations for cargo logistics.
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About Skyways
Skyways Air Transportation Inc. builds autonomous uncrewed cargo aircraft and associated autonomy and operations capabilities for commercial and national-security logistics. Its V2 aircraft is in production and operating missions; its V3 B2 aircraft is in development.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own mechanical subsystems from concept through build, testing, and flight validation. You will design aircraft structures and components, iterate prototypes using test data, lead design reviews, drive integration, and ensure designs can be built and scaled for production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- Experience designing and building hardware for aircraft, UAS, eVTOL, or other flight vehicles
- CAD and mechanical design experience
- Ability to size structures and mechanisms against loads and flight environments
- Experience taking hardware from concept through build, integration, testing, and deployment
- Experience resolving prototype-build and integration issues
Responsibilities
- Own mechanical subsystems from concept through build, testing, and flight validation
- Design structural and mechanical components for autonomous aircraft
- Develop prototypes and iterate designs based on ground testing and flight data
- Lead subsystem design reviews and drive system-level integration
- Partner with manufacturing to ensure systems are buildable and scalable
- Help define design standards and engineering practices
Benefits
- Stock options
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401k
- Life insurance
- Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin