Director of Hardware

You will lead hardware execution across structures, avionics, power, and system integration. You will take aircraft hardware from prototype through production, testing, and fielded reliability; lead the hardware engineering team; make technical decisions; establish scalable standards and test practices; and work with manufacturing, supply chain, and flight test to improve operations.

Responsibilities

• Own aircraft hardware execution across structures, avionics, power, and system integration
• Lead and grow the hardware engineering team
• Drive technical decisions through design reviews, trade studies, and system integration
• Take hardware from prototype to production with a focus on manufacturability and reliability
• Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, and flight test
• Establish scalable hardware standards, documentation, and test practices
• Support certification, compliance, and customer-driven requirements

Requirements

• Experience shipping complex hardware systems into production
• Experience leading hardware teams while remaining close to design and integration work
• Background in avionics, aircraft systems, or integrated electromechanical platforms
• Experience with UAVs, aircraft certification environments, or defense programs
• Experience building hardware for operational environments
• U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or eligibility under applicable export control regulations

Benefits

• Stock options
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin