About this role
Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long range cargo aircraft. Founded in 2017, the company has spent nearly a decade developing and deploying autonomous logistics systems for real world operations.
Our V2 aircraft carries 30 lbs up to 500 miles, and V3 has a maximum range of well over 1,000 miles, a maximum useful load of 100 lbs, and a maximum endurance of nearly 20 hours. Both use a hybrid electric architecture that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a plane, enabling long range autonomous delivery without traditional runway infrastructure.
Today, Skyways aircraft fly revenue missions for commercial customers across three continents. We are scaling full rate production and building toward large fleets of autonomous cargo aircraft.
Backed by Y Combinator and a $37M AFWERX STRATFI award from the U.S. Air Force, Skyways is creating a new form of transportation to advance our civilization from Austin, Texas.
The Opportunity
Skyways is hiring a Lead Reliability Engineer to own the reliability of our V2 and V3 fleets. As we scale production, every aircraft we build has to fly more often, fail less, and come back to service faster. This person makes that happen.
You will own reliability at Skyways through our Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) process. You will set the standard for how we investigate and close issues, and personally drive the hardest ones to a permanent fix. Most of your time, especially in your first six months, goes to hands on technical work: digging through flight data, troubleshooting aircraft, and building solutions across software, electrical, mechanical, and controls.
You will work with everyone who touches the aircraft: engineers, technicians, flight crews, and leadership. When you find the answer, they will understand it and act on it.
About Skyways
Creating a new form of air transportation to advance our civilization