Associate Electrical Engineer – Autonomous Aircraft, Equity

Pyka; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

FSA with employer matching

401(k)

Paid holidays & PTO

Disability & life insurance

Commuter benefits

Free catered lunches

Job summary

Pyka is seeking an Associate Electrical Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will help design, develop, and test critical electrical subsystems for our autonomous electric aircraft, under mentorship from senior engineers.

You will gain exposure to power electronics, embedded systems, and flight hardware while contributing to PCB layout, debugging, and documentation. This role offers hands-on growth in a safety‑critical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• 0–2 years of professional experience; internships/co-ops welcome.
• Strong foundation in electronics lab equipment (oscilloscope, power supply, multimeter).
• Hands-on PCB layout and schematic capture experience with popular tools.
• Familiarity with Linux, embedded systems, and C/C++ programming.
• Proactive problem solving and willingness to learn on the job.
• Experience from student design teams (Formula SAE, robotics, drones, etc.).
• Exposure to motor control concepts or power electronics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to full PCBA design cycle under senior engineers.
• Assemble, bring up, and verify PCBs in the lab.
• Conduct bench testing, collect data, and troubleshoot issues.
• Develop hardware for power systems, avionics, and sensors.
• Create engineering documentation including test procedures.
• Collaborate with Production for prototype-to-customer handoff.
• Work with Mechanical, Software, and Flight Test teams during integration.

Skills

Electrical engineering basics

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Linux

C/C++ programming

Power electronics

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Job description

Pyka is seeking an Associate Electrical Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will help design, develop, and test critical electrical subsystems for our autonomous electric aircraft, under mentorship from senior engineers.

You will gain exposure to power electronics, embedded systems, and flight hardware while contributing to PCB layout, debugging, and documentation. This role offers hands-on growth in a safety‑critical environment.