Senior Mechanical Engineer, Structures

Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER, STRUCTURES 

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will design and produce hardware solutions for our rapidly expanding portfolio of fixed wing and rotorcraft platforms. This includes designing, prototyping, and testing manufacture ready instances of primary structure, brackets, electronics enclosures, sensor mounts, and more. The role involves collaboration with other engineers, aircraft mechanics, external partners and Designated Engineering Representatives to determine how best to integrate designs into OEM airframes. You will be hands-on with each fixed wing and/or rotorcraft model you design, working to bring our vision to life.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, prototype and test structures, assemblies and mounting configurations for FlightOS hardware
• Develop both prototype level and production level drawing packages for machining through partners
• Perform tolerance stackups, hand stress and kinematic calculations, FEA, and CAD to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds product needs
• Complete analysis on your designs and report results to engineering team for review
• Prepare and present PDR and CDR to progress your designs quickly through the engineering design process
• Proactively interface and engage with cross functional teams as required
• Engineer structures and fixtures that comply with FAA certification standards
• Work to interpret strain data from flight tests to determine effects on OEM structure 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 7+ years of professional working experience
• Experience in designing, releasing and supporting production ready mechanical assemblies
• Experience with CAD and FEA software packages (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).
• Experience with conventional machining processes and design for manufacturing
• Hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).
• Strong understanding of engineering first principles

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with aerospace hardware design
• 10+ years of professional working experience
• High proficiency with Solidworks CAD and Solidworks Simulation FEA packages

WHY SKYRYSE?

• The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility 
• Salary: $150,000-$250,000
• Valuable stock option plan
• Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans
• Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually.  PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.
• A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!

WE WELCOME ALL
Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.