UAV Aerospace System Engineer

Requirements

• Lead the architectural and system-level design of fixed-wing UAV platform
• Define and integrate autonomous flight systems, including autopilot, navigation, and mission logic
• Oversee aircraft performance, configuration, and trade studies (aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, power)
• Provide technical leadership to a small, high-performance engineering team
• Support flight test planning, execution, and post-flight analysis
• Interface with internal stakeholders and external partners as needed
• Contribute to system documentation, requirements definition, and design reviews
• Support field operations and customer engagements, including travel as required

Benefits

• 9/80 Schedule
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
• Dental Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
• Life Insurance - 100% covered by Swift, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• 401k with company match
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.