Systems Engineer

The role

You will translate mission needs into clear requirements and interfaces, and support integration, testing and anomaly investigation of autonomous cargo aircraft systems. You will work on your own workstream within a larger project and communicate results through engineering documents and reviews.

What you will do

• Translate assigned mission and system needs into clear requirements, interface definitions, and acceptance criteria
• Resolve hardware and software interface issues within your workstream
• Evaluate configuration changes and their effects on connected subsystems, and document the configuration used for each test
• Develop test procedures and support bench, simulation, ground, and flight testing
• Analyze results against acceptance criteria, document discrepancies, and verify corrections
• Use flight logs, telemetry, and test data to reproduce problems and evaluate possible causes
• Work with subsystem owners and Reliability Engineering to validate corrective actions
• Plan assigned work, track dependencies, and deliver accurate engineering documents and test results
• Raise risks promptly, contribute constructively in reviews, and give and receive feedback

Required qualifications

• Engineering education or equivalent practical experience relevant to aircraft systems, robotics, or other complex hardware and software products
• Demonstrated ability to deliver discrete engineering workstreams independently within a larger project, with consistent quality and appropriate escalation
• Working knowledge of requirements development, interface definition, configuration control, and verification and validation
• Ability to troubleshoot across hardware and software boundaries using structured investigation methods and test evidence
• Clear technical writing and communication, including requirements, test procedures, engineering reports, and constructive design-review feedback
• Practical experience with hardware integration, instrumentation, and test equipment, with disciplined execution of approved test procedures
• Ability to analyze engineering data and automate repeatable analysis using Python or comparable tools

Nice to have

• Experience with autonomous aircraft, robotics, or other complex electromechanical systems
• Familiarity with ArduPilot, MAVLink, DroneCAN, or comparable flight-control and communications tools
• Experience with avionics, navigation, communications, propulsion, power, or flight-control integration
• Experience with simulation, software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop testing, or requirements-management tools

Benefits

• Base salary plus stock options
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin

Before you apply

• Limited to U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or candidates from specific countries authorized under applicable export control regulations, due to U.S. government contract requirements

About the company

Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long range cargo aircraft, founded in 2017. Its aircraft fly revenue missions for commercial customers across three continents, and the company is backed by Y Combinator and a $37M AFWERX STRATFI award from the U.S. Air Force.