At Skyways, we are building a new form of air transportation—what some call the flying car. Backed by fresh funding and a major
STRATFI contract from the U.S. Air Force, we’re uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of aviation innovation. Our fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent a breakthrough opportunity to move goods—and soon, people—in ways that are faster, safer, and more efficient than ever before. Unlike anyone else in the industry, our strategy blends rapid iteration with real-world deployment, and it’s already paying off.Skyways is a fast-growing startup based in Austin, TX, supported by top Silicon Valley investors including Y Combinator.
Though we’re early-stage, our vehicles are already in production and in the hands of paying commercial customers (see here and here). With robust financial backing and government partnerships accelerating our momentum, there’s never been a better time to join us and help build the future of transportation!
The Opportunity
Technicians are a core part of the Customer Success team. You will be the hands on experts who keep customer aircraft flying safely and reliably. Your work will include routine maintenance, firmware and software updates, troubleshooting, and urgent repairs. You will be the customer’s first point of contact when issues arise, making your role highly visible and critical.You will spend time in the field at customer sites, working directly with operators, diagnosing problems, providing solutions, and sharing best practices.
Travel is a natural part of the job, but balanced with problem solving and process building back at headquarters. Your role ensures that customers get the maximum value from their Skyways aircraft and that every deployment runs smoothly.
What You’ll Do:
- Perform maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on aircraft to ensure mission readiness, including troubleshooting, modifications, and repairs.
- Build preventative maintenance programs and train customers on proper procedures.
- Serve as the primary technical contact for customers, solving problems and providing guidance.
- Travel to customer sites to support deployments, field repairs, and urgent troubleshooting.
- Collect operational insights to share with engineering and product teams.
- Fabricate and assemble composite parts (wet layup/prepreg, vacuum bagging, trimming).
- Build electrical wiring harnesses (soldering, crimping, testing).
- Assemble aircraft (trimming, jigging, drilling, hardware installation).
- Integrate and test flight control systems.
- Create fixtures and tools for installations and testing.
What You’ll Bring:
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with drones, robotics, or electro mechanical systems.
- Experience in aircraft assemblies, systems, repairs, modifications and troubleshooting.
- Electrical experience and understanding, including wiring harness fabrication, multi-meter usage, and component testing.
- Strong troubleshooting ability for both hardware and software.
- Ability to communicate clearly and patiently with customers.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow schematics/build instructions.
- Resourcefulness, problem solving, and composure in dynamic field environments.
- Enjoyment of working directly with customers to ensure their success.
Bonus Points If You Have:
- 3+ years of electrical and/or aircraft building/assembly experience.
- 3+ years of aircraft maintenance experience.
- Prior field service technician or customer facing role.
- Background in avionics or aerospace.
- A&P License.
- Flight Test experience.
Essential Job Functions:
- Ability to lift 50+ lbs.
- Ability to stand for 90% of the day.
- Manual dexterity for small parts.
- Comfortable working in various environments, including a shop and outdoors.
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Skyways is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.Apply for this job
