Senior Aircraft Systems Engineer — Autonomy & Integration

Skyways; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401k

Life insurance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Skyways is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to own meaningful aircraft systems engineering workstreams from requirements through integration, verification, and closure. You will coordinate decisions across Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Flight Test, Manufacturing, and Operations teams, set priorities, close gaps, and deliver measurable progress toward company goals.

Relocation assistance to Austin is available; Skyways provides stock options plus medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Qualifications

• Engineering education or equivalent practical experience relevant to aircraft systems, robotics, or other complex hardware and software products.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of meaningful engineering workstreams that measurably improved product performance, integration quality, test completion, or team delivery.
• Deep expertise in systems engineering or an aircraft subsystem, with the judgment to assess interactions across hardware, software, and operational use.
• Strong experience with requirements traceability, interface control, engineering trade studies, configuration changes, and verification and validation.
• Ability to explain technical decisions, evidence, uncertainty, and risks clearly to engineers, project owners, and other stakeholders.
• Proven ability to set priorities within team direction, resolve ambiguous problems, coordinate dependencies, and close technical gaps without waiting for detailed task assignments.
• Evidence of improving others' work through mentorship, documentation, technical review, or practical standards; proficiency with engineering analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Own Systems Workstreams: Define scope, requirements, interfaces, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and verification plans. Carry assigned work through integration and closure, with clear evidence of delivered outcomes.
• Resolve Technical Tradeoffs: Lead analysis of architecture and interface choices within your scope. Assess performance, safety, reliability, and integration implications; document recommendations and coordinate decisions with affected owners.
• Lead Integration & Verification: Set the test approach, readiness criteria, and configuration baseline for your workstream. Coordinate bench, simulation, ground, and flight verification, resolve discrepancies, and demonstrate that requirements are met.
• Close Gaps & Drive Results: Set priorities within team direction, anticipate cross-team dependencies, and lead investigation of complex system anomalies. Work with Reliability Engineering and subsystem owners to verify corrective actions and track measurable results.
• Raise Engineering Capability: Improve documentation, design and test reviews, and working standards in your area. Mentor less-experienced engineers where present and share reusable methods that help peers make sound technical decisions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements traceability

Interface control

Trade studies

Verification & validation

Mentorship

Engineering analysis tools

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

ArduPilot

MAVLink

DroneCAN

Job description

Skyways is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to own meaningful aircraft systems engineering workstreams from requirements through integration, verification, and closure. You will coordinate decisions across Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Flight Test, Manufacturing, and Operations teams, set priorities, close gaps, and deliver measurable progress toward company goals.

Relocation assistance to Austin is available; Skyways provides stock options plus medical, dental, and vision coverage.