Field Maintenance Specialist

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. 

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and test the aircraft's electrical and mechanical subsystems, including motors, ESCs, batteries, sensors, actuator, and onboard computer
  Inspect and execute field repairs on composite structures (carbon and glass fibers).
• Execute preventive  and corrective maintenance, as well as pre and post-flight  inspections, and field repairs in accordance with Pyka procedures.
• Document all technical interventions to ensure  fleet-wide traceability and quality control 
  Develop, review, and update operational procedures and support ongoing development of Pyka aircraft maintenance manuals
• Act as a technical interface with the engineering team in the US, reporting field performance and proposing product improvements.
• Occasionally support logistics and transportation planning for operations and customer deliveries 
• Service the client fleet in various regions of Brazil, requiring frequent travel and periods of independent work.
  Provide On-call support to Pyka’s deployed teams debugging and troubleshooting mechanical issues with the Pyka system
• Conduct basic maintenance and inspection training program for pilots and partners

Minimum Requirements

Solid practical experience in one or more of the following areas:
Lamination and repair of composites (carbon, glass, epoxy, infusion, or vacuum processes), with previous experience in the nautical, automotive, aeromodeling sectors, or academic projects (e.g., AeroDesign, Formula SAE).
Assembly and maintenance of fixed wing aircraft, multirotor drones, or FPV systems.
Applied electronics: soldering, crimping, wire harness manufacturing, and the use of measuring instruments (multimeter, continuity, voltage, and current).
Maintenance of vehicles and/or robotic systems
Solid knowledge of drone architecture: flight controllers, GPS/RTK systems, ESCs, BLDC motors, telemetry, and log analysis (experience with ArduPilot or PX4 is a plus).
Aptitude to operate safely with basic high voltage systems  of 120 VDC, 20 ~ 30 kW
Analytical and methodical profile for problem-solving (troubleshooting), ensuring root cause isolation and validation before aircraft release.
Excellent organization and attention to detail, for the documentary recording of maintenance logs. 
Full availability for travel and staying in rural areas.
Driver’s license (Category B / Standard car license).

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree or technical certification in Electronics, Electrotechnics, Mechatronics, Mechanics, or related fields.
• Portfolio of practical projects highlighting a maker profile, prototyping, or 3D printing.
• Intermediate English, with the ability to communicate directly (written and verbal) with the international engineering team.
• ANAC certification is strongly preferred, but not required.

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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