Senior Electromechanical Engineer

Pyka is seeking a highly skilled Senior Electromechanical Engineer to join our team developing cutting-edge electric aircraft. This role involves the design and development of electromechanical systems including enclosures for electrical systems, electrical harnesses for data and power distribution, and interfaces for electric motors and batteries. You will play a critical role in both the design and prototyping stages, collaborating closely with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers.

About Pyka

Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.

To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. 

We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. 

Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. 

What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day. 

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enclosures for electrical and electronic systems, ensuring compliance with environmental and mechanical requirements.
• Design electrical harnesses for power and data systems, including routing, connector selection, and documentation.
• Support integration and interface development between electric motors and battery systems.
• Generate detailed CAD models and drawings using SolidWorks.
• Prototype, test, and iterate on electromechanical assemblies and sub-systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineering.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electromechanical design, ideally in aerospace, automotive, or similar high-reliability environments.
• Strong proficiency with SolidWorks for 3D modeling, assemblies, and detailed drawings.
• Hands-on prototyping and testing experience, including working with electrical systems and mechanical components.
• Familiarity with electrical harnessing standards and best practices.
• Basic experience working with electric motors and batteries.
• Strong understanding of DFMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) and DFC (Design for Cost).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in electric aircraft, or EV industry.
• Experience with electric powertrain systems (high voltage).
• Experience with PLM systems and engineering change processes.

Company Perks

• $139,000-165,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.
• Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision 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 plenty of snacks

Export Control 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.

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