<div>At Skyways we are building a new form of air transportation. Some people call it the flying car. We believe fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles represent a unique opportunity to move things and ultimately people in new, more efficient ways. Our strategy to get there is completely different from the rest of the industry.</div><div><br /></div><div>Skyways is a startup based in Austin, TX.  We are backed by some of the most respected investors in Silicon Valley including <a href="http://ycombinator.com">YCombinator</a>.  Although we consider ourselves early-stage, we already have vehicles in production and in the hands of paying customers (see <a href="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39415/navy-tests-autonomous-aerial-supply-drone-from-its-newest-supercarrier">here</a> and <a href="https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/News-Stories/Article/3443999/naval-air-warfare-center-teams-up-with-military-sealift-command-us-marines-to-t/">here</a>).  Come join us and work on a transportation revolution to advance our civilization!</div><div><br /></div><div>We are growing and looking for a controls engineer to join our team. </div><div><br /></div><div>You are excited about things that fly and new fundamental ways to go from A to B. You arent afraid of tough engineering challenges, thats what gets you up in the morning. </div><div><br /></div><div>You are willing to work directly on the aircraft and see your creation take flight (we really mean it!). You are excited about joining a startup, an extremely fast-paced environment where we get things done.</div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Analyze and improve flight software to meet company objectives (involves writing lots of code)</li><li>Assist flight operations on aircraft configuration and data analysis</li><li>Help build simulation and ground/flight testing capabilities</li></ul><h3>Within 1 month you will</h3><ul><li>Open your first pull request (flight computer)</li><li>Participate in flight operations and post-flight data analysis</li></ul><h3>Within 3 months you will</h3><ul><li>Write your own flight test plan</li><li>Support flight operations in flying your test plan/software changes</li><li>Write lots of code to be reviewed by other engineers and start reviewing other peoples code</li><li>Identify next actions to continue working toward company goals</li></ul><h3>Within 5 months you will</h3><ul><li>Create flight test plans without supervision</li><li>Write and review even more code related to safety-critical parts of the system</li><li>Independently identify your next year’s goal for flight software improvements</li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li>Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Aero, or Software Engineering</li><li>Must be an awesome and friendly individual</li><li>Strong understanding of software engineer practices, CI/CD, and safety-critical systems</li><li>Strong understanding of aircraft and helicopter flight dynamics</li><li>Strong understanding of control systems</li></ul><div>We are open to hybrid work arrangements, however, there is a strong preference for in-office work in Austin, TX, where the birds are.</div>