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Urban Sky · 14 hours ago

Vice President of Engineering

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$200K/yr - $275K/yr

10+ years exp

Urban Sky is a venture-backed aerospace startup that pioneers utilization of the stratosphere and reimagines the way humans view and analyze the earth. The Vice President of Engineering will lead the engineering organization, overseeing multiple teams and driving product execution from concept through production while fostering collaboration and technical excellence.

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Responsibilities

Lead and unify Urban Sky’s multi-disciplinary engineering teams under one mission-focused organization

Drive product execution from concept through productionization, ensuring rapid iteration cycles that yield real, tested, working systems without design gridlock

Champion spiral development: Build–test–learn–repeat. Minimize paperwork and long analysis cycles; prioritize real-world experimentation and learning

Empower Responsible Engineers (REs): Maintain Urban Sky’s RE model, where individual engineers act as CEOs of their products, owning every decision from design through production. Provide resources, remove barriers, and ensure accountability without micromanagement

Foster technical excellence and practical innovation in both hardware and software domains, with a bias toward pragmatic, test-driven engineering

Partner with company leadership to align technical priorities with company vision and operational goals

Mentor and develop technical leaders across disciplines; build capacity for future growth without compromising agility

Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration between software, firmware, hardware, and systems teams to accelerate integration and testing

Maintain a culture of ownership, urgency, and accountability that matches Urban Sky’s aggressive pace and mission-driven focus

Qualification

Engineering leadershipHardware-software integrationSpiral developmentTeam scalingTest-driven environmentMechanical engineeringElectrical engineeringFirmware engineeringSystems engineeringCommunicationLeadership skillsDecision-makingOwnership mentalityCollaboration