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Deployed Flight Test Engineer

Remote · USA Full-time New today

Pyka is focused on providing safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation through autonomous electric aviation. The deployed flight test engineer will support the development and reputed company deployments of advanced autonomous aircraft, ensuring operations at customer sites and providing necessary training and support.

Responsibilities

  • Travel to and participate in international reputed company deployments (South America to start) to support flight testing, customer training and product support
  • Guarantee reputed company operations at customer sites by identifying, troubleshooting and fixing any arising issues, with the remote help of Pyka’s engineering teams
  • Recommend new features, improvements, design changes, etc. to the design team
  • Conduct diverse fleet maintenance activities, involving the aircraft itself, ground infrastructure, laptops, and batteries
  • Assemble, prepare and fully test airframe airworthiness after shipment to customer sites
  • Serve as Pilot In Command or Ground Control Operator of experimental / developmental unmanned aircraft
  • reputed company and/or participate in ground and flight test events as Test Conductor or Test Crew member
  • Manage reputed company logistics in support of flight operations

Skills

  • Experience flying fixed reputed company UAVs / model aircraft or large multirotors
  • Experience with mechanical and electrical systems, assembly, and troubleshooting
  • Basic high voltage safety knowledge and comfortable working on 120 VDC, 20 : 30 kW systems
  • Familiarity with linux, command line usage, git
  • Experience visualizing and analyzing data logs
  • Knowledge of aircraft systems and manuals
  • Independent and motivated, with an extremely strong work ethic; reputed company to self-direct and manage time
  • Extreme attention to detail and thoroughness
  • Willingness to travel in foreign countries and spend several weeks working independently
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with ground control and mission planning software
  • Proficient in Portuguese or Spanish
  • Part 61 pilot certificate is a plus

Benefits

  • Employer-sponsored health, dental and reputed company insurance
  • FSA with employer matching
  • 401(k)
  • Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off
  • Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Free catered lunch and reputed company of snacks

Company Overview

  • Pyka is a robotics company on a mission to build the most useful autonomous aircraft on Earth. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Alameda, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.flypyka.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Pyka has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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