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Skyways · 1 day ago

Director of Hardware

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive

Skyways is building the future of air transportation with fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). As Director of Hardware, you will own aircraft hardware execution from early design through production, test, and fielded reliability, leading a hardware engineering team and ensuring the successful transition of hardware from prototype to production.

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Responsibilities

Own aircraft hardware execution across structures, avionics, power, and system integration
Lead and grow the hardware engineering team with a strong emphasis on quality, accountability, and velocity
Make and drive critical technical decisions through design reviews, trade studies, and system integration
Take hardware from prototype to production with a focus on manufacturability and reliability
Partner closely with manufacturing, supply chain, and flight test to close the loop between design, production, and operations
Establish hardware standards, documentation, and test practices that scale with the fleet
Support certification, compliance, and customer driven requirements as programs mature

Qualification

Hardware executionAvionicsUAV experienceSystem integrationManufacturabilityTeam leadershipCompliance knowledgeStartup experienceOperational reliability

Required

Proven experience shipping complex hardware systems into production
Experience leading hardware teams while staying close to design and integration work
Strong background in avionics, aircraft systems, or tightly integrated electromechanical platforms
Experience with UAVs, aircraft certification environments, or defense programs
A track record of building hardware that performs in real operational environments
Comfort operating in fast moving teams with real schedule, cost, and mission constraints
Willingness to be on the floor, at the flight line, and in the loop when things break

Preferred

Experience scaling hardware from early production to higher volume
Startup experience building teams, processes, and systems from the ground up

Company

Skyways

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Skyways designs and manufactures long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems for logistics and operational efficiency.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Austin, Texas, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
http://skyways.com

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$58.12M
Key Investors
Leonid Capital PartnersAFWERX
2025-06-26Debt Financing· $5M
2025-06-09Grant· $37M
2021-12-03Series A· $15M

Leadership Team

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Charles Acknin
Co-Founder & CEO
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Recent News

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2025-08-21
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