Skyryse Inc.
Mechanical Engineer, Mechanisms El Segundo, CA
Skyryse Inc., El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
Overview
Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.
Responsibilities
Design, prototype and test electromechanical actuators, control stick assemblies, and related mechanical assemblies and components.
Design, prototype and test new mechanical items such gears, shafts, bellcranks, actuator housings, electronics enclosures, various types of motion assemblies, cockpit flight control locations and instrument layouts
Selection and sizing of related components such as electric motors, potentiometers, LVDTs, RVDTs, gears, ballscrew assemblies, bearings, fasteners.
Ownership of detailed drawing layouts, geometric tolerancing and dimensioning
Utilize 3D modeling and 2D drafting packages to deliver detailed designs with considerations for production and test
Perform tolerance stackups, hand stress and kinematic calculations, motor and gear-train analysis, FEA, and CAD to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds external and customer needs
Perform DFM (design for manufacturability) on your designs and work with manufacturing partners to ensure manufacturing quality control
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
3+ years of professional working experience in a full cycle mechanical engineering role
Experience with structural static analysis (hand calculations and FEA)
In-depth knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stackup analysis.
Experience in production drawing release efforts
Familiarity with static, fatigue, shock and vibration analysis
Hands on build experience
Strong understanding of engineering first principles
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in personally taking parts through final production release
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world
Experience in performing vibration/fatigue/shock analysis and test (hand and finite element analysis)
5+ years of professional working experience
High proficiency with Solidworks CAD and FEA packages
Hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).
Experience in participating in failure investigations and performing root cause analyses
Experience with aerospace hardware design
Why Skyryse?
The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility
Salary: $130K-$180K. The salary may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits or equity.
Valuable stock option plan
Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans
Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually. PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.
A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!
Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Employment is contingent upon confirmation of authorization to export in accordance with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security Export Administration Regulations.
NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.
This role is based out of our El Segundo, CA office. Are you open to commuting/relocating for this role?
Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Skyryse’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
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Responsibilities
Design, prototype and test electromechanical actuators, control stick assemblies, and related mechanical assemblies and components.
Design, prototype and test new mechanical items such gears, shafts, bellcranks, actuator housings, electronics enclosures, various types of motion assemblies, cockpit flight control locations and instrument layouts
Selection and sizing of related components such as electric motors, potentiometers, LVDTs, RVDTs, gears, ballscrew assemblies, bearings, fasteners.
Ownership of detailed drawing layouts, geometric tolerancing and dimensioning
Utilize 3D modeling and 2D drafting packages to deliver detailed designs with considerations for production and test
Perform tolerance stackups, hand stress and kinematic calculations, motor and gear-train analysis, FEA, and CAD to ensure all hardware meets or exceeds external and customer needs
Perform DFM (design for manufacturability) on your designs and work with manufacturing partners to ensure manufacturing quality control
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
3+ years of professional working experience in a full cycle mechanical engineering role
Experience with structural static analysis (hand calculations and FEA)
In-depth knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stackup analysis.
Experience in production drawing release efforts
Familiarity with static, fatigue, shock and vibration analysis
Hands on build experience
Strong understanding of engineering first principles
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in personally taking parts through final production release
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Experience building hardware or have a passion for contributing to a work product that operates in the real world
Experience in performing vibration/fatigue/shock analysis and test (hand and finite element analysis)
5+ years of professional working experience
High proficiency with Solidworks CAD and FEA packages
Hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting).
Experience in participating in failure investigations and performing root cause analyses
Experience with aerospace hardware design
Why Skyryse?
The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility
Salary: $130K-$180K. The salary may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits or equity.
Valuable stock option plan
Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans
Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually. PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.
A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!
Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Employment is contingent upon confirmation of authorization to export in accordance with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security Export Administration Regulations.
NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.
This role is based out of our El Segundo, CA office. Are you open to commuting/relocating for this role?
Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Skyryse’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
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Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305
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OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026
Why are you being asked to complete this form?
We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp .
How do you know if you have a disability?
A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
Short stature (dwarfism)
Traumatic brain injury
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