Flight Test Operator

Pyka; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyka, a leader in autonomous electric aviation, is seeking a Flight Test Operator to test and scale the operations of its autonomous aircraft and ground infrastructure. The role focuses on continuous operation testing at Pyka's California test sites, with potential deployments to international customers as needed.

The position requires excellent written and verbal communication to collaborate across internal teams and ensure safe, reliable flight tests for real-world operations.

Qualifications

• Multidisciplinary role requiring strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Test and scale the operations of Pyka's autonomous aircraft and ground infrastructure.
• Ensure the continuous operation of Pyka's aircraft for customer operations worldwide.
• Coordinate with multiple internal teams to deliver safe and reliable flight tests.

Skills

Flight test operations

Written communication

Verbal communication

Job description

About Pyka

Pyka's goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.

To get there, we're taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems.

We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions in their respective industries.

What you work on at Pyka makes people's lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.

Role Overview

Pyka is looking for a Flight Test Operator to test and scale the operations of its advanced autonomous aircraft. You will test our new hardware and software features to ensure the success of Pyka's customer operations around the globe. Your work will focus on testing the continuous operation of Pyka's aircraft and ground infrastructure.

This is a multidisciplinary role that interacts with many internal teams, so written and verbal communication skills are critical. Your work will be instrumental in Pyka's growth as we build the best safe product for our customers. You will focus on operating at Pyka's local California test sites, and may deploy to our international customers to support as needed.

Export Control Requirements

This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items.

Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.