Flight-Ready Edge Hardware Engineer (Cockpit)

Navi AI Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Navi AI Inc. is seeking a founding hardware leader to own the entire physical product—from bare-metal architecture to ruggedized enclosure, embedded firmware, and fleet deployment. You will shape Version 2 of the Wave for cockpit environments and certification compliance.

You will lead end-to-end hardware design, ensure real-time data streaming, and collaborate with software and ML teams to deliver mission-critical edge devices that perform reliably in airframes and flight schools.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering, embedded edge compute, or connected hardware development — with a track record of bringing a complex device to market, not just prototyping one
• Deep understanding of electronics design — PCB schematics, microcontrollers, wireless communication modules (cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
• Experience collaborating with industrial or mechanical designers to build ruggedized enclosures that survive challenging thermal, vibrational, and environmental conditions
• Strong proficiency in embedded C/C++ or Python for edge applications, with experience running RTOS or embedded Linux
• Familiarity with edge-to-cloud architecture, device fleet management, and building scalable live data infrastructure
• Hands-on experience navigating rigorous hardware certification processes and environmental testing standards
• You own projects end to end in ambiguous, fast-moving environments — and you ship

Aufgaben

• Lead the end-to-end technical design of Navi's next-generation edge compute node — architecture, component selection, PCB layout, and mechanical enclosure
• Build hardware that is ruggedized for cockpit environments — thermal, vibrational, and environmental stress — and optimized for continuous wireless data transmission
• Architect real-time data pipelines for processing and streaming high-fidelity audio and complex telemetry from the edge to the cloud with minimal latency
• Own the hardware validation lifecycle — environmental testing, quality assurance, and securing regulatory and industry-specific certifications for hardware operating in aircraft
• Develop and oversee embedded firmware and edge processing logic — real-time operating systems, on-device compute, and fleet-wide OTA update infrastructure
• Guide the architecture of live cloud-based telemetry dashboards to ensure seamless data ingestion and real-time visibility from deployed devices
• Collaborate with software and ML engineers to ensure the hardware captures exactly what the intelligence layer needs to generate automated debriefs

Kenntnisse

Embedded systems

PCB design

RTOS

C/C++

Python

Wireless modules

Edge computing

Cloud integration

Tools

Altium

Cadence

KiCad

Jobbeschreibung

Navi AI Inc. is seeking a founding hardware leader to own the entire physical product—from bare-metal architecture to ruggedized enclosure, embedded firmware, and fleet deployment. You will shape Version 2 of the Wave for cockpit environments and certification compliance.

You will lead end-to-end hardware design, ensure real-time data streaming, and collaborate with software and ML teams to deliver mission-critical edge devices that perform reliably in airframes and flight schools.