Mechanical Sustaining Engineer
Posted on 12/20/2022
INACTIVE
Pyka

51-200 employees

"Autonomous electric aviation for efficient, eco-friendly agriculture."
Company Overview
Pyka believes that electrification and automation will make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history.
Food & Agriculture
Hardware
B2B

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$59.4M

Founded

2017

Headquarters

Oakland, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

18%

1 year growth

50%

2 year growth

152%
Locations
Oakland, CA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
CAD
Communications
SolidWorks
FEM/FEA
Requirements
  • This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items
  • Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions
Responsibilities
  • Make design changes to mechanical components that have been damaged or failed during flight testing to ensure that type of failure never happens again
  • Improve the operator's physical interface with the aircraft when loading payload, swapping batteries or transporting it to the field by designing ergonomic tools and features
  • Address corrosion issues and water ingress by improving seals and enclosures, and by selecting proper fasteners and electrical connectors
  • Update mechanical drawing sets based on feedback and findings encountered during the manufacture and integration of composite airframes
  • Work with manufacturing teams to create tools and documentation that ensure correct and repeatable processes
  • Take engineering ownership over several aircraft and ground support subsystems and components. You will advance these systems to a reliable and production ready state
  • Dig down to find the root cause of issues, design solutions, and thoroughly test them
  • Design tests and test fixtures. Examples: An automated endurance test stand for centrifugal pumps, testing environmental effects on various 3D printing materials, testing seals and durability of liquid spray system components
  • Create 3D CAD, drawings and manufacturing documents with meticulous attention to detail
  • Work with manufacturing teams to build tools and processes to facilitate the manufacture of in-house and parts and subsystems
  • Communicate closely with external suppliers and fabricators to ensure receipt of quality products, on time
Desired Qualifications
  • 2-6 years of professional experience in mechanical design, preferably in aerospace, automotive or a related industry
  • An inquisitive attitude with an ability to quickly and deftly research new topics, and try new things
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; the ideal candidate is not afraid to ask for clarification or give feedback
  • Proven record of taking ideas from napkin sketches to iterative prototyping, to manufactured products
  • Expertise in any 3D CAD package (Solidworks, NX, Inventor)
  • Experience using FEA and hand calculations to validate mechanical designs
  • Ability and excitement to be in a prototyping shop building things with your hands