UAS Mechanic
Skyways is an Austin-based company that develops and operates long-range autonomous aircraft and flight operations for cargo logistics.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build, integrate, and maintain aircraft airframes, mechanical systems, wiring, and avionics. You will test and troubleshoot systems, support ground and flight-test preparation, travel to customer sites for field maintenance and repair, and improve build processes, tooling, and repeatability.
Requirements
- 4+ years working on aircraft, UAVs, vehicles, robotics, or other real systems
- Strong mechanical foundation
- Experience working across full systems
- Electrical experience with harnesses, connectors, testing, and basic diagnostics
- Ability to read drawings and wiring diagrams
- Ability to troubleshoot without a step-by-step playbook
- Willingness to travel to customer and flight-test sites
Responsibilities
- Build and assemble aircraft structures and systems
- Install and integrate mechanical, electrical, and avionics systems
- Build and route wiring harnesses and perform testing and validation
- Fabricate and work with composite parts
- Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues during build, integration, and maintenance
- Support ground and flight-test preparation, including preflight and postflight checks
- Travel to customer sites to maintain, repair, and support aircraft
- Improve build processes, tooling, and repeatability
Benefits
- Stock options
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401k
- Life insurance
- Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin