Staff Controls Engineer, Skyways

GNC

Salary not provided

Senior and Expert level

Austin

4-5 days a week in office

AI-driven autonomous delivery drones

Job no longer available

AI-driven autonomous delivery drones

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSupply ChainAutomationDelivery

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Senior and Expert level

Austin

4-5 days a week in office

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSupply ChainAutomationDelivery

Company mission

To provide long-range, heavy-payload, autonomous drone solutions for the harshest environments.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical / Aero Engineering
Minimum 8-10 years of experience in aviation or closely related field and working on Flight Controllers and GNC
Be highly independent and also willing to transfer knowledge to others
Be an awesome and friendly individual, we probe for cultural fit to work at a startup
Bonus points for candidates with a pilot license

What the job involves

We are growing and looking for a Flight Controls System 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 and see your creation take flight
You are excited about joining a startup, an extremely fast-paced environment where we get things done
Lead all Flight Controls / GNC efforts at Skyways
Perform trade studies to identify solutions related to flight control systems
Lead and guide design reviews, implement and integrate solutions that meet program requirements
Perform sizing and selection of vertical and horizontal systems -- airframe, propulsion, controls
Help build simulation and ground/flight testing capabilities
Create, modify and optimize existing control laws of the vehicle to achieve desired performance levels. This will involve programming

Our take

Maintaining smooth cargo shipments is essential to the integrity of supply chains, something that is equally important to both businesses and military forces. Such logistics are generally handled by cars and trucks, but this greatly limits the efficiency of routes and can negatively impact stealth for military supply chains.

Skyways develops AI-driven autonomous delivery drones that are focused on reducing supply chain bottlenecks for military forces as well as businesses. The company is currently developing its V3 drone, set to replace its current V2. With over 130 test flights already performed, its set to hit the market in 2026.

Whilst offense and defense drones are commonplace in today’s military landscape, Skyways has identified the gap in the market of low-flying and autonomous delivery drones, helping to reduce loads carried by troops, increase resupply capabilities, and lower detection rates. The company currently focuses on facilitating military deliveries but shows promise to improve last-mile eCommerce order fulfilment in the future.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Glassdoor (3.3)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Dec 2021

$15m

SERIES A

Jul 2017

$1m

SEED

Total funding: $17m

Company HQ

Sixth Street Historic District, Austin, TX

Leadership

Charles Acknin

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously co-founded Elixir Labs where they served as CEO. Prior to that, they were a Senior Software Engineer at Google and a Software Engineer at Oracle.

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