Electromechanical Actuation Engineer

About Us

Skydweller Aero Inc. is a transatlantic cutting-edge aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft solutions capable of achieving perpetual flight with heavy, and powerful payload capacity. Utilizing technology based upon the longest continuous renewably powered flight program in history, this fast-growing startup is developing a new class of unmanned aircraft, providing the persistence of geosynchronous satellites with the powerful sensing capabilities and the flexibility of a large, airborne platform. Skydweller Aero Inc. has World and US headquarters in Oklahoma City and European offices headquartered in Spain.

 Job Description

• Responsible Engineer for Flight Control Actuation Systems


• Perform trade studies of actuation approaches for electromechanical mechanisms and control surfaces


• Create sizing and performance requirements based on loads, rates and redundancy requirements


• Synthesize specifications from industry best practice, performance requirements, environmental requirements and concept of operations


• Perform preliminary design to validate requirements and support a make/buy analysis for actuators, motors and motion control devices


• Direct mechanical/electrical designers for detailed design activities for actuation items to be built


• Manage subcontractors from contracting through requirements and testing to delivery


• Write and execute acceptance test procedures or system checkout procedures for actuation systems


• Define and verification plans for the different sub-systems and validate them through the lab/Aircraft testing


• Create aircraft installation and checkout procedures

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field


• Demonstrated history in aerospace industries performing design, build and operational test for motion control systems


• Executed testing in support of a hardware verification program for an aerospace system


• History of integrating software and hardware components in flight critical or safety critical systems


• Understanding of motors, motor controllers, drive mechanisms and gearboxes

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering


• Experience working in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or system integration labs (SIL)


• Designed test stations in support of avionics verification testing including harnesses, special test equipment, rack design, creation of BOMs and supporting procurement of equipment 


• 10+ years of experience in aerospace or defense industries in Actuation systems


• Experience in analog to digital and digital to analog converters, power supply components, analog testing/troubleshooting techniques, and signal integrity, layout and grounding principles


• Applied experience with hard real-time operating systems and embedded systems


• Exposure to hardware-in-the-loop environments outside of aerospace (automotive, robotics, medical, etc.)

Preferred Tools / Process Experience

• Simulink


• Catia v5


• Matlab


• Sharepoint


• Polarion ALM


• Python


• Jira


• Confluence

Search Keywords

• Mechanical Engineer


• Electronics Engineer


• Electrical Engineer


• Actuation


• Electro-mechanical


• Flight Controls

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Company Benefits

1. Health insurance: We offer health insurance to all FTEs, which can include medical, dental, and vision coverage.
2. Paid time off: This includes vacation time, sick leave, and personal days.
3. Flexible schedules: we offer flexible schedules; we help employees achieve a better work-life balance.
4. Professional development opportunities: we may offer training, educational opportunities, or tuition reimbursement programs to help employees develop their skills and advance their careers.
5. Wellness programs: we offer wellness programs that promote healthy living and can include things like gym memberships, nutrition counseling, or stress-management classes.
6. Flex Remuneration.
7. Meal Vouchers.
8. Stock options: all FTEs after one year of seniority may have the opportunity to receive options as part of their compensation package.
9. Bonuses: we offer bonuses or other forms of performance-based compensation to reward employees for their hard work and achievements.
10. Fruits and soft drinks in the office.