Flight Test Engineer
Austin, TX
Flight Testing – Engineering /
Full-time /
On-site
At Skyways we are building a new form of air transportation. Some people call it the flying car. We believe fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles represent a unique opportunity to move things and ultimately people in new, more efficient ways. Our strategy to get there is completely different from the rest of the industry.
Skyways is a startup based in Austin, TX. We are backed by some of the most respected investors in Silicon Valley including YCombinator. Although we consider ourselves early-stage, we already have vehicles in production and in the hands of paying customers (see here and here). Come join us and work on a transportation revolution to advance our civilization!
We are growing and looking for a flight test engineer to join our team.
You are excited about things that fly and new fundamental ways to go from A to B. You aren't afraid of tough engineering challenges, that's what gets you up in the morning. You are willing to work directly on the aircraft in the field, flying and analyzing lots of test plans in order to rapidly improve the performance and safety of our aircraft. You are excited about joining a startup, an extremely fast-paced environment where we get things done.
Responsibilities
- Assist flight operations on aircraft configuration and data analysis, in order to conduct safe and efficient flight testing.
- Plan, support, analyze, and report the results of flight tests to advance overall company objectives.
- Review flight test plans with other engineers and assist with vehicle integration and data reduction.
- Perform aircraft anomaly investigation from flight data and provide corrective actions.
Requirements
- Be an awesome and friendly person!
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
- Relevant experience in aircraft guidance, navigation, and control.
- Relevant experience in technical data analysis (e.g. MATLAB, SciPy, R, Julia...)
- Preferred: Relevant coding knowledge (e.g. C++, Python, Git, Rust...)
- Preferred: Relevant experience in manned and/or unmanned flight test engineering.
- Preferred: FAA private pilot's license and/or Part 107 certificate.
