Skyways

Autonomy Lead

Austin, TX

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 113 days ago

Full-Stack DevelopmentMachine LearningLogistics

About the role

You will define how perception, state estimation, planning, and flight behaviors come together into a system that actually completes missions reliably.
It is about making the full stack work under real constraints, and about leading a team of autonomy engineers to do the same.
Your work directly impacts mission success, aircraft reliability, and operational deployment at fleet scale.

Skyways designs, builds, and operates fully autonomous long-range cargo aircraft.
Today, Skyways aircraft operate across three continents in controlled national airspace under FAA oversight and in support of U.S. military operations.
The Opportunity This role owns how autonomy works in real-world flight, and it owns the small team that builds it.
This is not about building isolated components.
You will shape how our ML systems improve with real-world data and ensure they perform outside of ideal conditions.
You will lead technical direction for autonomy while remaining deeply hands-on in architecture, implementation, testing, and flight debugging.

We are looking for someone who has already built and deployed autonomy systems on real-world robotic or UAV platforms, and who wants to grow a team while staying close to the code.
Want to join our mission?
Founded in 2017, the company has spent the last eight years developing and deploying autonomous logistics systems for real-world operations.
We are transitioning from prototype development to full-rate production and scaling toward large autonomous cargo fleets.

Skyways is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.
Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

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