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Systems Engineer

SkywaysAustin🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 15, 2026

Why this role stands out

Join Skyways to shape the future of autonomous logistics by applying your technical expertise to cutting-edge, long-range cargo aircraft that are already transforming global transportation. You will thrive in this mission-driven environment if you are a collaborative problem-solver eager to bridge hardware and software disciplines while scaling systems for real-world impact. Apply today to accelerate your career at an industry-leading company backed by top-tier innovation partners.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeOn Site
LocationAustin, United States
Posted5 weeks ago

Job description

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 Systems Engineer to deliver defined systems engineering workstreams within larger aircraft development and integration projects.

You will turn system needs into testable requirements, resolve subsystem interfaces, and verify integrated hardware and software with Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Flight Test, Manufacturing, and Operations teams.

You will work independently on most tasks, apply established methods to increasingly ambiguous problems, and escalate blockers and decisions beyond your scope early.

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