Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of fast, environmentally friendly, and accessible transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.
To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building useful, game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems.&nbsp;
Today, we supply our aircraft to agricultural service providers and farmers as an autonomous tool that makes aerial crop protection safer, more targeted and less harmful to surrounding environments. Our vehicles are highly economical to operate and easy to deploy. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one-step closer each day.
We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

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Pyka is looking for a Staff Electrical Engineer to join our experienced and enthusiastic team of engineers. In this role, you will be responsible for system level and component level design and testing across a wide range of subsystems.Below is a list of current hardware projects that you will contribute to.<ul><li>Dual-computer flight computer with multiply redundant power distribution system for actuators and avionics</li><li>High power density motor controller hardware and firmware development (30kW ~ 100kW)</li><li>Design and architect of ground infrastructure</li><li>Field troubleshooting and debugging of electrical subsystem issues </li></ul>Candidates who thrive in fast-paced environments working with a small team will love this role. About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.  Responsibilities<ul><li>Lead the hardware design for FPGA or MCU-based complex systems involving digital, power, analog and sensor integrations</li><li>Complete the entire PCBA design cycle including architecture selection, component selection, schematic design, PCB layout, and working with manufacturers</li><li>Perform Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) for electrical subsystems, identifying and mitigating potential risks to improve product reliability</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Mechanical Engineering, Software, and Flight Testing) on aircraft integration and system level testing</li><li>Collaborate with software team to design and test Command and Control (C2) link and ground infrastructure systems</li><li>Conduct detailed debugging and troubleshooting of complex electromechanical systems to ensure operational safety, reliability, and performance</li><li>Document engineering designs, validation tests, and analysis results for continuous improvement and compliance purposes</li><li>Mentor junior engineers in the team, providing guidance on technical tasks and professional development </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>7+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing microprocessor based circuitry and interfaces to various peripherals; experience with (low to medium speed). FPGA is a plus</li><li>Experience designing power electronics systems such as DC-DC converters</li><li>Familiar with high power motor controller hardware design (120V, 30 kW). Able to select key components and sensors for the motor controller based on system requirements </li><li>Familiarity with embedded system designs and writing C or C++ code for microprocessor based embedded systems</li><li>Experience designing safety critical systems, considering system redundancy as well as failure mode and effects analysis</li><li>Familiarity with general schematic design and PCB layout tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Allegro, Eagle, KiCad, etc.</li><li>An inquisitive attitude with an ability to quickly and deftly research new topics and develop mastery of new subjects</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; the ideal candidate is not afraid to ask for clarification or give feedback </li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li>$152,000-$193,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.</li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k)</li><li>Paid holidays and generous PTO</li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks</li><li>Opportunity to work on large autonomous aircraft and see them fly</li></ul> Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Staff Electrical Engineer

Pyka is looking for a Senior People Business Partner to serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to managers, elevate People strategies, and support employees at all levels.In this role, you will work with leadership to help design, plan, and deliver new People initiatives. Initial priorities will include leadership/management development, performance management, feedback, and change management. In addition to driving initiatives, you will provide input to other People Team members related to a wide range of initiatives and employee programs. You will also be a partner for employees across the organization, delivering support and guidance at all stages of their employment journey. About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day. Responsibilities<ul><li>Partner with managers and provide thought leadership regarding organizational and people-related strategy and execution </li><li>Provide recommendations to help guide decisions related to organizational structures, retention, and other employee-related activities </li><li>Continue to improve and evolve people programs such as our performance review cycle, leveling framework and management coaching </li><li>Oversee the onboarding, offboarding, and performance review processes to ensure a seamless experience for employees at all stages of their employment journey. </li><li>Assess management training needs and deliver high-impact programs in support of manager development, utilizing a combination of partnering with external vendors and building training internally </li><li>Analyze people data and trends to inform recommendations on strategy and programs that will address meaningful gaps or needs within the company </li><li>Provide proactive coaching and advisement to leaders on a wide variety of topics including performance management, employee relations, organizational design, and learning and development </li><li>Guide and coach employees through resolving conflicts and complex people issues </li><li>Maintain in depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance </li><li>Continuously assess for process improvements while partnering with the broader People team to implement innovative solutions </li></ul>Required Qualifications<ul><li>5+ years of experience as a People Business Partner in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with both hourly and salaried employees </li><li>Experience at a hardware manufacturing company preferred </li><li>Experience implementing and evolving People programs </li><li>Strong knowledge of industry practices and current regulations for both hourly and salaried employees </li><li>Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills </li><li>Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills </li><li>Ability to work collaboratively with leaders and employees at all levels </li><li>High level of follow-through and accountability </li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li>$130,000–$160,000 per year base salary + competitive equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k) </li><li>Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave </li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks</li></ul> Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Senior People Business Partner

Pyka is looking for a Flight Operations Support Engineer to join our expanding Flight Operations team, guarantee maximum operational uptime of our fleet, and inform data-driven design decisions.This role is split between on-call rotations 50% of the time, where the primary responsibility is to remotely troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve the fleet’s complex hardware/software-related issues. The rotations cover regular work hours, with an additional “after-hours” rotation per week. The rest of time, you will drive the investigation and permanent resolution of the uncovered issues, interfacing with cross-functional engineering teams, analyzing data and designing additional tests. Additionally, your feedback to engineering teams will be crucial to prioritize work on the most critical problems.This is a multidisciplinary role that interacts with many internal teams, so written and verbal communication skills are critical. Your work will be instrumental in Pyka’s growth as we build the best safe product for our customers.As an integral part of the Flight Operations team, you will spend your first three weeks training as a Flight Test Engineer in one of our test sites in California. Then, in your first three months, you will:<ul><li>Support our local Flight Test teams and customers during your on-call rotations</li><li>Analyze data of aircraft subsystems to support failure root cause analysis</li><li>Analyze bench and flight testing data to validate new design</li><li>Perform initial triage of software and hardware related field issues</li></ul>Responsibilities<ul><li>Remotely and timely troubleshoot fleet issues and make decisions to guarantee maximum fleet up-time</li><li>Support customer operations in off-hours once per week</li><li>Identify and escalate trends in fleet performance and issues</li><li>Analyze flight logs to identify and troubleshoot hardware and software issues</li><li>Establishing diagnostic procedures and maintain a test/troubleshooting guide</li><li>Depending on the candidate, additional responsibilities may include:</li><ul><li>Develop flight software to address bugs, control issues or implement new autopilot features</li><li>Develop software to automate analysis or reporting</li><li>Design test and test fixtures to validate new hardware  </li></ul></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Information Technology</li><li>1-3+ years experience with software-controlled hardware</li><li>Experience with Linux and git</li><li>Experience with software development: comfortable reading and amending code</li><li>Talent and excitement for thorough troubleshooting</li><li>Excellent communication skills, ability to build relationships across the company</li><li>Independent and motivated, with an extremely strong work ethic; able to self-direct and manage time</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Experience with C++</li><li>Experience building data analysis tools in Python</li><li>Experience with electric autonomous aircraft</li><li>Experience with remotely supporting vehicle troubleshooting</li><li>Experience with hardware testing and validation processes</li><li>Hands-on experience with vehicle hardware</li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li>$90,000–$130,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.</li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance</li><li>FSA with employer matching</li><li>401(k)</li><li>Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off</li><li>Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance</li><li>Pre-tax commuter benefits</li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks in our headquarters</li></ul> Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Flight Operations Support Engineer

Pyka is looking for a Flight Operations Associate to join our experienced and enthusiastic flight operations team for the next six months with the possibility of extension. In this full time role, you will contribute to day-to-day flight test operations at our test sites across the Bay Area.The flight operations team supports flight testing across many organizations at Pyka so your roles and responsibilities can vary from one week to the next. Candidates with an unparalleled work ethic and an interest in starting a career in UAV operations would excel in this role.About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day. Responsibilities<ul><li>Drive a truck and trailer between headquarters and test sites located throughout the Bay Area to deliver planes, tools, and equipment </li><li>Follow safe operational processes to load and unload airplanes on trailers </li><li>Clean and maintain supplies, tools and equipment and storage areas </li><li>Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work space </li><li>Communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization using Slack, Asana, and email to address any test or flight-blocking issues </li><li>Opportunity to be cross-trained to help fill other roles and responsibilities <ul><li>Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flight and testing</li><li>UAV maintenance </li></ul></li></ul>Required Qualifications:<ul><li>Valid driver's license and ability to pass a motor vehicle records check with a clean driving background </li><li>Experience driving trailers </li><li>Organized, thorough, and rigorous when following checklists and instructions </li><li>2+ years of work experience </li><li>High School diploma or equivalent </li><li>Ability to lift, push, pull and carry up to 60 lbs </li><li>Ability to work flexible hours to support business needs, including overtime, weekend, and evening calls as needed </li><li>Comfortable working in a busy and rapidly changing environment — propensity to bring order to chaos </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications:<ul><li>Commercial driver’s license </li><li>Associate's Degree </li><li>Interest in learning how to fly UAS/experience flying UAS </li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li>$26-34/hour base pay. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay range is subject to change. </li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k) </li><li>Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave </li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks</li></ul>

Flight Operations Associate (Temporary)

Pyka is looking for a flight operations specialist to support the development and commercial deployments of its advanced autonomous aircraft. You will execute customer facing operations at different locations across Brazil and train and support our customers as they operate the aircraft. This is your opportunity to test, evaluate and deploy the aircraft of the future.This role is based in Brazil and you will be expected to support customer sites primarily in the state of Mato Grosso.This is a multidisciplinary role that interacts with internal and external organizations, so written and verbal communication skills are critical. You will be instrumental in ensuring the standardization of aircraft ground and flight operations and procedures, instructional techniques, as well as informing the evolution of the product itself. This role will be a 6 month contract with a possibility of renewal.About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day. Responsibilities<ul><li>Work alongside Pyka Deployed Flight Test Engineers to support flight testing, customer training and product support </li><li>Guarantee continuous operations at customer sites by identifying, troubleshooting and fixing any arising issues, with the remote help of Pyka’s engineering teams </li><li>Provide detailed technical feedback to operations and engineering teams to improve Pyka’s product for customer deployment </li><li>Fly and test new hardware and software features </li><li>Conduct diverse fleet site maintenance activities, involving the aircraft itself and ground infrastructure </li><li>Serve as Pilot In Command or Ground Control Operator of experimental / developmental unmanned aircraft </li><li>Recommend new features, improvements, design changes, etc. to the design team </li><li>Participate in ground and flight test events </li><li>Manage complex logistics in support of flight operations </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>1-3 years of experience flying fixed wing UAVs / model aircraft or large multirotors </li><li>Fluent in English and Portuguese (Required) </li><li>Experience with ground control and mission planning software  </li><li>1–5 years of experience working with and troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems </li><li>Basic high voltage safety knowledge and comfortable working on 120 VDC, 20 ~ 30 kW systems </li><li>Knowledge of aircraft systems, maintenance, and manuals </li><li>Independent and motivated, able to self-direct and manage time </li><li>Extreme thoroughness and attention to detail </li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills </li><li>Willingness to work in Mato Grosso and spend several weeks working independently </li><li>Familiarity with linux, command line usage, git</li></ul>

Flight Operations Specialist (Contract)

Pyka is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our dedicated and experienced team working on the full stack of aviation robotics.  You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of technical problems in the fields of planning, mapping, object detection, simulation, controls, and more.  In this role you will be responsible for scoping, planning, and implementing large scale features for our autonomous aircraft and its associated ground infrastructure.  We are looking for a candidate with demonstrated skills working on complex and high abstraction problems and a great track record of delivering results.  As a senior software engineer, there are also opportunities for technical leadership and mentorship for other members of the team.Some of the current and future projects you will likely contribute to include:<ul><li>Automated map generation and ground obstacle detection</li><li>Integrating detect and avoid systems for beyond visual line of sight flight</li><li>Improving lidar based dynamic obstacle detection</li><li>Advancing our satellite communications based command and control</li><li>Cloud based data processing and visualization</li></ul> About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.  Responsibilities<ul><li>Define and implement features and bug fixes within our existing C++17 and Python codebase</li><li>Implement tests and validation of your code and help shepherd it through flight and field testing with our flight operations team</li><li>Research and prototype new solutions to upcoming customer and product needs</li><li>Work with the operations and product teams to define and understand requirements for new features</li><li>Plan and maintain forward looking roadmaps for future features</li><li>Provide technical leadership and mentorship to members of the team </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>5+ years of professional experience with C++ (ideally C++11 or newer)</li><li>Professional experience with Python</li><li>Experience in one or more areas of: path planning, mapping, object detection, simulation, or aviation controls</li><li>Passion for aviation</li><li>Familiarity with robotic systems and aviation</li><li>Working knowledge of trigonometry and linear algebra </li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">$152,000-$200,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k) </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Paid holidays and generous PTO </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Opportunity to work on large autonomous aircraft and see them fly </li></ul>Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Senior Software Engineer

Pyka is looking for a Director of Mechanical Systems to grow and lead a hardware focused team. You will set the direction on key engineering systems. You will own complex trades, helping your team weigh conflicting objectives like cost, performance, manufacturability, engineering time, etc. You will work directly with other managers as well as executive leadership in order to triage tasks and accomplish the company's objectives. You will oversee the refinement and scale up of our existing products and will take brand new products from conceptual design through to scaled production. Success in your role will meaningfully influence the rate at which our society transitions to electric aircraft. At Pyka, we prioritize fostering a positive culture built on collaboration, transparency, and employee happiness. We're seeking a Director of Mechanical Systems who shares these values and is passionate about leading our hardware-focused teams in a supportive and inclusive environment.Responsibilities: <ul><li>Lead, manage, mentor and grow a world class team of mechanical engineers, hardware test engineers, and reliability engineers focused on all aspects of design and validation of complex hardware (aircraft structures, propulsion hardware, ground equipment)</li><li>Lead by example in promoting a positive and collaborative work culture</li><li>Ensure your team is equipped with the capabilities, tools and know-how to design, build and test hardware ranging from PLM to hardware bug tracking/resolution</li><li>Manage complex, frequently conflicting priorities, helping the team balance performance targets, cost targets, reliability targets, production targets, and schedule risk</li><li>Act as the primary interface with other key leaders within the company, helping unblock projects, manage conflicting priorities, predict future bottlenecks, etc</li><li>Develop and champion rigorous yet efficient design processes </li><li>Mentor team members from L2 to staff level engineers</li><li>Curate and maintain a small set of key metrics that track the performance of your team and report said metrics to the rest of the company in a way that inspires progress and, as required, course corrections</li></ul>Required Qualifications:<ul><li>10+ years of experience designing, testing, and deploying complex hardware systems (vehicles preferred)</li><li>Experience successfully taking a complex hardware system from prototype through to production (ideally &gt;100x units/year with a product of similar complexity to our vehicle)</li><li>Past experience leading an engineering team in a fast paced R&amp;D/NPI environment </li><li>Deep understanding of engineering systems and the ability to implement right-sized systems as Pyka grows</li><li>Deep knowledge of the physics, failure modes, and design practices relating to complex electro-mechanical systems</li><li>Superb communication skills with the ability to deftly handle conflicting priorities and gain alignment across different departments</li><li>Value simplicity and pace in both the way you design and the way you work</li><li>Have demonstrated principal level IC capabilities in your career</li></ul> Company Perks<ul><li>$220,000–$270,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.</li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance</li><li>FSA with employer matching</li><li>401(k)</li><li>Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off</li><li>Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance</li><li>Pre-tax commuter benefits</li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks</li></ul> Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

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