or apply directly on Skyways's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 36 days Skyways's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Skyways's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Skyways
- high 18 stale, 0 reposted of 25 open
- Hiring momentum
- 28 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Skyways's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Skyways.
About this role
As a Staff Mechanical Engineer at Skyways, you will lead the architecture and development of critical systems for autonomous cargo aircraft. Your responsibilities will include overseeing complex hardware from concept through testing and flight validation, defining mechanical design strategy, and resolving system-level challenges while supporting the engineering team.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Skyways as an employer.
What you need
- Deep technical expertise in mechanical engineering
- Experience in hardware development from concept through testing and validation
- Ability to define mechanical design strategy and guide subsystem architecture
- Experience resolving system-level challenges
What you get
- Stock options
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401k
- Life insurance
Worth weighing
- Role limited to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or specific authorized candidates due to government contract requirements
- The company is relatively young, founded in 2017, which may imply a fast-paced and evolving work environment
Summarised from Skyways's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Skyways on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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