Senior Electric Propulsion Engineer—Drones

Showcify, Inc.; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

401K savings plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Skydio is seeking an engineer focused on electric motors and propulsion systems to model, architect, optimize, and refine the propulsion that powers our drones. You will build robust models of motor power, losses, and thermal behavior, and apply motor control theory to improve performance and efficiency.

Collaborating with ESCs, motors, and propellers teams, you will design tests, simulate results, and explore innovative motor technologies.

Qualifications

• Model, architect, and optimize propulsion systems from ESCs to motors and propellers.
• Understand motor losses and flux; develop test plans and measurements.
• Design and optimize motor hardware for performance, efficiency and size.
• Explore and design innovative motor technologies for drones.
• Create thermal models for propulsion system development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine electric propulsion models for drones.
• Collaborate with motor control and ESC teams.
• Design tests and gather measurements to validate models.
• Explore innovative motor technologies for efficiency gains.
• Create and integrate thermal models for propulsion systems.

Skills

Finite element method

Motor thermal modeling

Motor loss characterization

Motor control theory

Propulsion system modeling

Systems integration

Outrunner PMSMs 500W knowledge

End-to-end propulsion understanding

Tools

ANSYS / FEM software

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Skydio is seeking an engineer focused on electric motors and propulsion systems to model, architect, optimize, and refine the propulsion that powers our drones. You will build robust models of motor power, losses, and thermal behavior, and apply motor control theory to improve performance and efficiency.

Collaborating with ESCs, motors, and propellers teams, you will design tests, simulate results, and explore innovative motor technologies.