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At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch. We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch.

We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

We are hiring for several positions within the Engineering department and this is an exciting and challenging opportunity to become one of the first members of the team. We are looking for an experienced engineer to join Odys as a mechanical design engineer focusing on powertrain development.

We are seeking a power electronics engineer who has good fundamentals, is self-motivated and is willing to take up the challenging yet exciting task of helping us build the next generation of advanced hybrid propulsion systems for aviation.

The scope of work would include but not be limited to high-speed generator design, propulsion motor design, power inverter & battery design, propulsion integration test rigs and more. The skills which would set candidates apart would be their ability to adapt with quick paced development cycles and design iterations. Good exposure to powertrain development, mastery over EDA tools, the ability to create innovative solutions and quick turn time on designs would be key to perform well in this role.

The ideal candidate will be based out of /or would be willing to relocate to the Los Angeles/Long Beach area since this will be an onsite position.

Required qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on hybrid or electric propulsion systems preferred.
• Minimum of 4+ years (with BS) or 2+ years (with MS) of experience in power electronics related to aerospace applications.
• Strong foundation in EE, with extensive experience in power electronics design for hybrid electric propulsion systems.
• In-depth understanding of inverter technology, motor control, and power conversion tailored to the unique requirements of hybrid electric aircraft.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and circuit simulation software, such as Altium Designer , with experience in high-power inverter design (50kW-200kW at 400V-1000V).
• Experience in design and analysis of electric propulsion systems, including thermal management, power distribution, and system integration.
• Hands-on experience with DO-160G testing, DO-254 development, and other relevant aerospace standards.
• Expertise in lab instruments critical for hybrid propulsion system development, such as oscilloscopes and EMC analyzers.
• Superior communication and organizational skills, with the ability to work in fast-paced, interdisciplinary teams.

Requirements
• Design high-voltage, high-power density motor controllers specifically for hybrid electric and eVTOL applications, overseeing all aspects of power electronics designs from component to system integration.
• Design and develop clear and comprehensive schematics for power electronics boards pertinent to hybrid electric aircraft systems.
• Select components that balance mass reduction with reliability and efficiency, suitable for hybrid electric propulsion applications.
• Design PCBs or work closely with PCB designers to create reliable and lightweight circuit layouts that meet the rigorous demands of hybrid electric propulsion systems.
• Collaborate with mechanical and aerospace engineers to optimize the placement of high-power modules/components and bus bars for efficient integration within hybrid electric propulsion systems.
• Draft detailed requirements, participate in DFMEAs, and implement test and validation plans tailored to hybrid electric propulsion systems.
• Guide new hybrid propulsion designs from conceptualization to production, working collaboratively with a cross-disciplinary team.
• Maintain start-to-finish ownership of hardware, ensuring that specifications, design, prototyping, and manufacturing align with hybrid propulsion system requirements.
• Troubleshoot and root cause analysis for any issues arising in prototype or production phases
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At Odys, we’re building an advanced vertical takeoff and landing hybrid aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights worldwide are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and TechCrunch article for more... details. We’re a team of expert engineers from deep At Odys, we’re building an advanced vertical takeoff and landing hybrid aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights worldwide are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and TechCrunch article for more... details.

We’re a team of expert engineers from deep tech and aerospace, working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

Are you passionate about applying your flight dynamics and modeling skills to the solution of novel problems? Can you apply your broad understanding of physics to build models and predict and verify aircraft behavior? Do you want to join a talented team, furthering your engineering abilities and driving innovation at a crucial stage in the development life cycle of our products?

The flight dynamics and controls team is responsible for the design, implementation and validation of our aircraft models and control algorithms. As a flight dynamics and controls engineer you will be the closely working with the aerodynamics, mechanical and testing teams. You will be closely involved in all aspects of the design process, supporting the team with your unique abilities.

Your Responsibilites
• Develop flight dynamics modeling strategies and methodologies
• Identify requirements and analyze aerodynamic data to be used in modeling
• Develop methods for automated model validation and testing
• Define and quantify model limitations and uncertainties
• Design and validate navigation, guidance and control algorithms
• Closely collaborate with aerodynamics, controls and mechanical design teams to rapidly iterate on designs
• Integrate in house and third-party models of system components into the full aircraft simulation model
• Support test method and test rig design to acquire experimental data

Your Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree (MSc or PhD preferred) in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related fields
• Minimum 2 years of experience in flight dynamics modeling or control systems
• Strong knowledge of aircraft flight dynamics, stability and controls
• Strong knowledge of modeling and analyzing complex, nonlinear physical systems, aerodynamics and aircraft flight dynamics
• Good knowledge of feedback control systems and their design, especially for aircraft
• Experience with validation of flight dynamics models against experimental and flight test data
• Excellent skills in MATLAB/Simulink and Excel
• Able to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment

Your Nice-to-Have Skills
• Experience with other aircraft modeling and visualization tools (e.g., X-Plane, Flightlab, etc)
• Experience with aircraft system identification tools (e.g., CIFER, SIDPAC, etc)
• Experience with prototyping flight computer hardware (e.g. Pixhawk, Embention Veronte, etc)
• Experience with auto code generation for embedded environments
• Coding skills (Python, C/C++)
• Experience with HIL/SIL/MIL
• Experience with vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
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via Lever schedule_type: Full-time
At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch. We’re a team of expert engineers... from deep tech and aerospace working to At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch. We’re a team of expert engineers... from deep tech and aerospace working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

We are hiring for several positions within the Systems Engineering department and this is an exciting and challenging opportunity to become one of the first members of the team. We are looking for a candidate who is interested in leading the model-based aircraft and system identification, specification, and architecting activities.

We are seeking a Systems Engineer/Modeler (SEM) to support Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), development of system requirements and architectural modeling, and requirements and verification in support of the development of the electric Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System (IFPCS).

The SEM will work with the MBE Requirements and Design Engineers to contribute to building the digital thread for the TC development program. The SEM will be responsible for building the model representation of the Digital Thread and the MBSE Architecture and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) effort.

The ideal candidate will be required to incorporate system requirements into a model-based environment. This entails an understanding of aircraft interface identification, verification and validation planning, risk analysis, and requirements analysis for the aircraft’s systems and subsystems.

Odys Aviation is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic System Engineer to join our team in a hybrid capacity, primarily based on-site either at our Long Beach headquarter or in our Munich office, with the opportunity for remote work to enhance work-life balance and flexibility.

Your Responsibilities
• Ensures the best global tradeoff between vehicle aeromechanics, aerodynamics and electric propulsion & energy storage system
• Understands all major relationships and between the various systems (motor efficiency vs cooling vs aero drag vs HV battery mass)
• Defines and track requirements for various systems within the overall Flight/Propulsion Control or Electrical Power, Electrical Propulsion systems
• Works closely with design engineers to define requirements for selection of appropriate components.
• Works closely with the test-team to build up a V&V strategy and test various designs.
• Systems Engineering and specification of electrical system requirements
• Electrical System Design (e.g. simulation, modeling, engineering testing)Functional design (e.g. functional allocation from top-level functions to break down to electrical system)
• Validate Odys Aviations requirement management toolset
• Electrical system integration tasks (electrical integration by help of wiring diagram, software integration by help of ICD/IDD, mechanical integrations by help of ICD)
• System integration test definitions (design verification tests, functional integration testing, ground/flight test)

Your Background Should Be
• Educated to a 5 years’ degree level (or equivalent) in electrical engineering or similar
• 5+ years of work experience on safety critical software and systems
• Advanced skills in Systems Engineering / V-process
• Comfortable leading a System Engineering activity splitting a system into subsystems and their interfaces, then deriving requirements for these sub-systems
• Experience with a requirement management tool
• Knowledge of SysML or similar modeling languages
• Advanced skills in Matlab/Simulink
• Advanced skills in electrical systems
• Advanced skills in electrical systems modeling
• Good skills in Electrical Machines and circuit design
• Good skills in Power Electronics
• Basic skills in High Voltage DC applications
• Basic skills in control engineering
• Exposure to flight Avionics and FBW systems(desirable)
• Aircraft-system-subsystem integration experience is desirable
• Demonstrated project execution experience
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via Lever posted_at: 28 days agoschedule_type: Internship
At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch. We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch.

We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

We are hiring for several positions within the Engineering department and this is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a world-class team of aviation, electrification and transportation enthusiast.

The Navigation and Vision-based Image Processing Intern will play a key role in the development of enhanced navigation systems for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and future passenger aircraft. This internship focuses on leveraging various visual sensor information to enable precise navigation over longer distances without relying solely on GPS. The intern will be responsible for contributing to a proof of concept project aimed at advancing navigation technology in aviation.

Key Responsibilities:
• Develop algorithms and models for navigation using vision-based image processing techniques.
• Conduct research on AI, machine learning, video processing, and data science methodologies relevant to the project.
• Collaborate with the team to integrate developed models into the existing hardware platform.
• Test and evaluate the performance of the navigation system in simulated and real-world environments.
• Document findings, methodologies, and results for future reference and knowledge sharing.

Requirements:
• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in a relevant field such as Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in AI, machine learning, video processing, and data science techniques.
• Experience with model development and implementation.
• Strong programming skills, particularly in languages such as Python, C/C++, or MATLAB.
• Knowledge of visual sensor technologies and their application in navigation systems.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience in navigation systems development or related aerospace projects.
• Familiarity with UAV/UAS technologies and regulations.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and simulation.
• Knowledge of computer vision algorithms and libraries (e.g. OpenCV).
• Familiarity with aviation standards and protocols
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At Odys Aviation, we're building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world's busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let's skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch. We're a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to remove At Odys Aviation, we're building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world's busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let's skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch.

We're a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We've brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We've electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we've been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

We are hiring for several positions within the Engineering department and this is an exciting and challenging opportunity to become one of the first members of the team. We are looking for an experienced engineer to join Odys as a mechanical design engineer focusing on powertrain development.

We are seeking a GCS engineer who has good fundamentals, is self-motivated and is willing to take up the challenging yet exciting task of helping us build the next generation of ground control systems for aviation. As a GCS engineer you will be responsible for the architecture, the design and the manufacturing of a new GCS system. You will steer the hardware and software development, implementation and testing and you will play a significant role in designing the interface between the ground control station and various eVTOL/UAS platforms.

Odys Aviation is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Ground Control Station (GCS) Engineer - eVTOL & UAS to join our team in a hybrid capacity, primarily based on-site at our Long Beach headquarter, with the opportunity for remote work to enhance work-life balance and flexibility.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus.
• Demonstrable experience in the development and maintenance of GCS for UAVs or eVTOL aircraft, including experience in HW/SW integration.
• Experience with SATCOM, LTE and BVLOS/VLOS communication systems.
• Experience designing for Human Machine Interface (HMI) requirements and understanding of Human Factors design for eVTOL/UAS command and control.
• Significant experience in writing code for eVTOL/UAS Ground Systems and Proficiency in programming languages such as C++, Python, C#, Java etc used in the industry.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies and tools, such as Agile, Scrum, Git, etc.
• Knowledge of standards and regulations related to UAV and eVTOL operations.
• Experience with cybersecurity and protocols / procedures to connect GCS to other user networks
• Experience supporting flight test.

Responsibilities
• Responsible for the architecture, design, and fabrication of GCS systems, which involves the design, development, and maintenance of both hardware (HW) and software (SW) systems for the GCS.
• Evaluate and apply knowledge of UAV and eVTOL operation procedures, airspace, radio frequencies, telemetry, and data links to support GCS development.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for GCS, including on-site support during field testing and operations, if required.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand mission requirements, operational needs, and to coordinate system upgrades and enhancements.
• Provide expertise in the integration of GCS HW and SW systems, resolving any issues that may arise.
• Perform regular system tests to ensure safety and efficacy, addressing any identified deficiencies promptly.
• Participate in the full software development life cycle, from requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, and deployment of GCS systems.
• Design and develop the GCS Graphical User Interface (GUI) software and algorithm, and the communications interface code to expand the capabilities of the Ground Control Station (GCS)
• Coordinate with operational users and the flight test team to respond to emerging operator needs and identify opportunities to expand the capabilities of the GCS software to reduce operator workload, increase mission success, and maximize flight safety.
• Collaborate with operational users and the flight test team, responding to their emerging needs and identify opportunities for enhancing the Ground Control Station (GCS) software (i.e. improve the functionality, reliability, and usability of GCS) with the goal of reducing operator workload, increasing mission success, and maximizing flight safety.

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At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch. We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch.

We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

Are you able to design mass optimized components that contribute to successful aircraft function? Are you able to design simple and practical solutions to complex technical problems? Are you able to take designs from early concepts, through development, and deliver finished hardware?

The structures team is responsible for design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, integration and testing of all airframe components. The team collaborates closely with aerodynamics, propulsion system, flight test and flight controls teams to be able to design a structure that meets the aerodynamics exterior surface requirements, provides control surfaces and actuation for stable flight and can house and route all the energy and propulsive units within the airframe. As a mechanical design engineer you will be responsible for design of structures and mechanisms, integration of electronics and propulsion system, sourcing suppliers for manufacturing, assisting with in-house composite tooling design and manufacturing, design of test rigs and test execution and aircraft integration.

To be effective in this role, you must be flexible and a team player in order to accomplish the company goals. You will need to leverage your aerospace experience to design practical solutions to the next generation of aircraft.

Responsibilities
• Full design cycle ownership of airframe components, mechanisms and actuators and electronics/turbine integration
• Creation of 3D models and 2D fabrication drawings in CAD
• Sizing components using hand calculations and FEA software
• Working with vendors to source components
• Hands on assembly and integration of prototype aircraft
• Performing bench tests of different subsystem components and models

Qualifications:
• B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering fields with a few years of experience working as a mechanical engineer
• Demonstrated experience in designing a wide range of mechanical flight hardware
• Experience with design of lightweight structural composite components
• Experience using CAD and PLM software to manage designs, NX / Teamcenter preferred
• Knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack up analysis
• Solid understanding of manufacturing methods
• Strong background in mechanics of materials
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of aviation regulations (SC-VTOL Enhanced, CS-23,-25,-27,-29 or similar) and safety standards is a plus
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At Odys, we’re building an advanced vertical takeoff and landing hybrid aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights worldwide are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and TechCrunch article for more... details. We’re a team of expert engineers from deep At Odys, we’re building an advanced vertical takeoff and landing hybrid aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights worldwide are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and TechCrunch article for more... details.

We’re a team of expert engineers from deep tech and aerospace, working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

Are you passionate about making the future of aviation more sustainable and usable? Can you apply your broad understanding of physics to build models and predict and verify aircraft behavior? Do you want to join a talented team, furthering your engineering abilities and driving innovation at a crucial stage in the development life cycle of our products?

As flight test engineer you will be responsible for the design and successful execution of our unmanned flight test campaigns. You will be closely interfacing with the design and manufacturing teams as well as site operators and airspace authorities. You will be closely involved in many aspects of the design and test process, supporting the team with your unique abilities.

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Description: • Leading model-based aircraft and system identification, specification and architecting activities • Contributing to building the digital thread for the TC development program... • Building the model representation of the Digital Thread and MBSE Architecture and PLM effort • Incorporating system requirements into a model-based environment • Ensuring global tradeoff between vehicle aeromechanics, aerodynamics and electric propulsion Description:
• Leading model-based aircraft and system identification, specification and architecting activities
• Contributing to building the digital thread for the TC development program...
• Building the model representation of the Digital Thread and MBSE Architecture and PLM effort
• Incorporating system requirements into a model-based environment
• Ensuring global tradeoff between vehicle aeromechanics, aerodynamics and electric propulsion & energy storage system
• Defining and tracking requirements for various systems
• Collaborating with design engineers to define requirements for component selection
• Building up a V&V strategy and testing various designs
• Specifying electrical system requirements
• Designing electrical systems
• Validating Odys Aviation's requirement management toolset
• Executing system integration tasks and tests

Requirements:
• Educated to a 5 years’ degree level in electrical engineering or similar
• 5+ years of work experience on safety-critical software and systems
• Advanced skills in Systems Engineering / V-process
• Experienced with leading System Engineering activities
• Knowledge of requirement management tools
• Familiarity with SysML or similar modeling languages
• Advanced skills in Matlab/Simulink
• Advanced skills in electrical systems
• Good skills in Electrical Machines and circuit design
• Good skills in Power Electronics
• Basic skills in High Voltage DC applications
• Basic skills in control engineering
• Exposure to flight Avionics and FBW systems (desirable)
• Aircraft-system-subsystem integration experience is desirable
• Demonstrated project execution experience

Benefits:
• Exciting and challenging opportunity
• Hybrid work capacity and remote work possibility
• Work-life balance and flexibility
• Joining a team at the forefront of aerospace technology
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via Lever schedule_type: Full-time
At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch. We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch.

We’re a team of expert... engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

We are hiring for several positions within the Engineering department and this is an exciting and challenging opportunity to become one of the first members of the team. We are looking for an experienced engineer to join Odys Aviation as a Flight Mechanics and Data Reduction Engineer. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for the analysis, interpretation, and management of flight data for our aircraft, helping us refine and optimize our designs and operations.

Odys Aviation is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Flight Mechanics and Data Reduction Engineer to join our team in a hybrid capacity, primarily based on-site at our Long Beach headquarter, with the opportunity for remote work to enhance work-life balance and flexibility.

Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and oversee flight test data collection procedures to gather essential performance and behavior data.
• Analyze flight data to assess aircraft stability, control, and aerodynamic characteristics.
• Evaluate eVTOL flight dynamics and assess any deviations from expected behavior.
• Develop data reduction methodologies to transform raw flight data into usable, meaningful information.
• Perform in-depth post-processing of flight data to extract key performance parameters.
• Collaborate with flight test engineers to ensure data quality and consistency.
• Create and maintain flight simulation models to represent eVTOL aircraft behavior.
• Validate and calibrate simulation models using flight data to improve predictive accuracy.
• Collaborate with the aerodynamics and propulsion teams to optimize eVTOL aircraft performance.
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve aircraft stability and control.
• Maintain detailed records of flight data and analysis methodologies.
• Prepare reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to the engineering team and stakeholders.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in flight mechanics, aerodynamics, and data analysis, with a minimum of 5 years in aerospace engineering.
• Familiarity with eVTOL technology, electric propulsion systems, and vertical takeoff and landing principles is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in data analysis software tools such as MATLAB, Python, or similar.
• Strong understanding of flight dynamics, control systems, and aerodynamic principles.
• Experience with flight test data collection and post-processing.
• Knowledge of flight simulation and modeling software.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of aviation regulations (SC-VTOL Enhanced, CS-23,-25,-27,-29 or similar) and safety standards is a plus
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Description: • Full design cycle ownership of flight powertrain hardware • Creation of 3D models and 2D fabrication drawings in CAD... • Sizing components using hand calculations and FEA software • Working with vendors to source components • Performing bench tests of subsystem components and models • Supporting mechanical design and assembly of test rigs • Hands-on assembly and integration of prototype aircraft Requirements: • B.Sc. Description:
• Full design cycle ownership of flight powertrain hardware
• Creation of 3D models and 2D fabrication drawings in CAD...
• Sizing components using hand calculations and FEA software
• Working with vendors to source components
• Performing bench tests of subsystem components and models
• Supporting mechanical design and assembly of test rigs
• Hands-on assembly and integration of prototype aircraft

Requirements:
• B.Sc. in aerospace or mechanical engineering with more than 3 years of experience
• Demonstrated experience in designing automotive/aerospace powertrain hardware
• Experience using CAD and PLM software, NX/Teamcenter preferred
• Experience with integration of complex assemblies with tight tolerances
• Experience in part drawing creation, GD&T, and tolerance stack up analysis
• Solid understanding of manufacturing methods and assembly procedures
• Experience in motor and power electronics packaging and design
• Design of high-speed rotating equipment
• Battery enclosure design preferred
• Experience with ANSYS FEA software is a plus

Benefits:
• Onsite position in Los Angeles/Long Beach area
• Challenging and exciting opportunity in aviation
• Opportunity to work on advanced hybrid propulsion systems for aircraft
• Joining a team of expert engineers from deep tech and aerospace
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