Senior Electric Propulsion Architect for Aircraft

Aska Fly; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ASKA is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive the electric propulsion motor program for our drive-and-fly vision. You will translate aircraft duty cycles into motor performance, guide architecture across electromagnetic, mechanical, thermal and controls domains, and mentor engineers through prototype and verification.

Based in the Palo Alto area with potential remote analysis work, you’ll own design-release criteria, run technical reviews with cross-functional teams, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or aerospace engineering, or equivalent practical expertise.
• 10+ years in electric-machine development with hardware validation leadership.
• Experience owning an electric-motor development program linking requirements to electromagnetic design and mechanical/thermal performance.
• Experience leading architecture trades, design reviews and risk closure across engineers, suppliers and test teams.
• Ability to establish design-release criteria, justify margins and present evidence-based recommendations.
• Ability to explain technical decisions and collaborate with adjacent systems teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate aircraft duty cycles into motor performance, mass, thermal and reliability requirements.
• Compare motor architectures and document tradeoffs on efficiency, packaging, manufacturability, margins.
• Chair technical reviews and resolve interfaces with inverter, battery, cooling and aircraft integration teams.
• Direct prototype development and define the analysis, dynamometer and endurance evidence for each design release.
• Prioritize technical risks, investigate results and assign corrective actions with clear closure criteria.
• Mentor specialist engineers and communicate design maturity, resource needs and remaining decisions to program leadership.
• Own and improve motor evaluation and validation methods with test specialists, including measurable acceptance criteria and repeatable measurements.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Mechanical engineering expertise

Aerospace engineering expertise

Technical leadership

Requirements tracing

Interface coordination

Test and verification

Mentoring

Problem solving

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAE tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Job description

ASKA is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive the electric propulsion motor program for our drive-and-fly vision. You will translate aircraft duty cycles into motor performance, guide architecture across electromagnetic, mechanical, thermal and controls domains, and mentor engineers through prototype and verification.

Based in the Palo Alto area with potential remote analysis work, you’ll own design-release criteria, run technical reviews with cross-functional teams, and ensure