At Elroy Air, we are building autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft systems that will change the way the world moves goods. Transporting cargo by air has so much potential! It’s much faster than by land or sea, but before recent developments in perception, autonomy, electric powertrain and aerospace materials – air transport has remained expensive. We’re going to change that. And we’re solving big problems; the commercial express logistics industry worldwide needs faster + better transport and spends $140B annually, and our men and women in uniform need a reliable unmanned aerial cargo delivery system.
Our future partners and customers are responding enthusiastically. As we prepare to fly our vehicles with customers, we are looking for people like you: motivated teammates excited by this mission and by the rare opportunity to develop a world-class autonomous aerial logistics system. You will play a critical role in bringing the Elroy Air system to the world.
Elroy Air is looking for a summer intern to join our Design Team! The internship is designed to give you exposure to design’s role in a growing aerospace startup environment. You would support the Design Team in areas such as visualization and model making, assisting in developing the user experience and concept of operations (CONOPS) for our cargo systems and their day-to-day operation, aiding our Graphic Design and Brand team as they solidify the company’s brand identity, and general assistance to the company in its path toward flight testing our Chaparral aircraft systems.
You’ll also be expected to collaborate with other, non-Design-Team members in areas like brainstorming, sourcing components, and scheduling. During your internship, you’ll witness other exciting projects occurring over the summer – a new test platform replicating Chaparral’s cargo handling system, powertrain and structural tests, and the final stages of Chaparral’s airframe assembly.
What you’ll directly contribute to:
- Chaparral System – Exploration and innovation within Chaparral’s cargo system
- Visualization Projects – In context renders / display models
- Project and Product Documentation – Contributing to capturing various Chaparral system tests
Who you are:
- A rising 3rd or 4th year undergrad studying Industrial Design
- Local to the SF Bay Area or have the ability to be local for the duration of your internship
- Of a highly flexible and resilient mindset – priorities shift quickly in scaling startups
- Authorized to work legally in the United States (F-1 visa holders are welcome!)
Our ideal candidate:
- Has at least 2 years of experience using Solidworks or Rhino3D
- Has experience using Keyshot rendering suite
- Has experience using Adobe creative suite
- Is capable of using standard hand tools
- Rapid prototyping capabilities
Bonus points for:
- Passion in the world of Aerospace, automobiles, or robotics
Logisitics and what you can expect:
- You’ll be a paid, temporary employee. Our summer interns will earn $12,800.00 over the duration of the 8-week program.
- Dates of internship: June 21, 2022 through August 16, 2022
- Full-time work: our business hours are 9a-5p Monday through Friday (F-1 students: please check with your CPT office to ensure you’re eligible for full-time work prior to applying).
- Incredibly talented, diverse, and kind colleagues- some of our team members are renowned industry experts in advanced aerospace, robotics, and tech.
- A cohort of summer interns, with facilitated social and networking opportunities.
Application and interview process:
- Please submit your resume and portfolio through the link below – please include a cover letter describing your studies, and how this opportunity will further your education and career development.
- You’ll hear back from the hiring manager by May 13th.
- Interviews will take place over the weeks of May 16th and 23rd.
- Offer of employment will be made May 27th.
Elroy Air values and strives for diversity in our workforce and does not discriminate based on applicant identity in accordance with equal employment opportunities and federal, state, and local law. We define diversity as a variety of perspectives, life experiences, and backgrounds which form a person’s identity. This includes not just gender identity and race, but also; ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, age, ability, parenthood status, veteran status, citizenship status, or any combination of these characteristics.
We encourage you to apply even if you aren’t an exact match for our open role, many of our team members come from nontraditional backgrounds.
All employees will be screened through E-Verify.
This position will require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Please note that any offer for employment will be conditioned on any required authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations necessary to perform the responsibilities of the position.
]]>Then in February, Chaparral was featured as the cover story of Aviation Week. This is like an athlete making the cover of Sports Illustrated — it’s a huge honor! Along with the rest of the team, I felt a combination of child-like excitement and a deep satisfaction for this recognition.
And in March, FedEx announced they are teaming up with us at Elroy Air “to keep the world moving forward” — this is a dream team for changing the game in express logistics.
The press noticed, and we’ve seen Elroy Air appear in Forbes, Bloomberg, and CNET, to name a few.
In what was a full-circle moment for me, we had the opportunity to display our C1 vehicle at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, CA. For three days, the Chaparral stood in the company of giants — from a XH-44 Hiller-copter, to a replica Wright Flyer, to a SpaceShipOne. Aside from the trove of aviation history, the Hiller Museum also has a special significance for me personally: Ten years earlier, we threw a surprise birthday party for my in-laws at the museum. My father in-law (who is a longtime private pilot and aviation enthusiast) and mother in-law walked into the building expecting to have lunch with an old friend and found 60 of their closest friends and family ready to celebrate among the airplanes. When they dropped by to check out the Chaparral on display at the Hiller, it made me (and them) so proud at what we’ve accomplished.
Moments of public acclaim can make a company look like an overnight success. But this moment is actually 5 years in the making. Our team has been hard at work — designing, building, innovating, testing and working with world-class partners and customers to get Elroy Air to where we are today.
I have huge gratitude for the Elroy Air team — engineering, design, program, operations, people ops, finance and business development — it truly took every one of you to get here. What we’re doing at Elroy Air is really hard, and you all could have found much easier ways to make a living. But our shared mission sets this work apart, and with everyone working together we’re going to bring Chaparral to the world — I’m so proud to be part of this team with all of you.
To our investors, advisors, customers and friends: Thank you for being part of our journey and believing in a future where every person in the world has access to the goods they need, when they need them. We’re 5 years in, it’s still early innings in our industry, and we’re on a roll. Onward and upward!
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At Elroy Air, we are building autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft systems that will change the way the world moves goods. Transporting cargo by air has so much potential! It’s much faster than by land or sea, but before recent developments in perception, autonomy, electric powertrain and aerospace materials – air transport has remained expensive. We’re going to change that. And we’re solving big problems; the commercial express logistics industry worldwide needs faster + better transport and spends $140B annually, and our men and women in uniform need a reliable unmanned aerial cargo delivery system.
Our future partners and customers are responding enthusiastically. As we prepare to fly our vehicles with customers, we are looking for people like you: motivated teammates excited by this mission and by the rare opportunity to develop a world-class autonomous aerial logistics system. You will play a critical role in bringing the Elroy Air system to the world.
As an early member of Elroy Air’s Robotics team, your role will be to conceptualize, design, build, and test the novel electromechanical and robotic systems that will empower our robot to perform its autonomous cargo handling and self-taxiing behaviors during the ground phase of its mission.
You’ll design and integrate mission-critical mechanisms, actuators, sensors, and electronics enclosures. You’ll collaborate closely with experienced engineers and designers to work through the challenges of aerospace-grade component design, thinking critically about aspects like safety, reliability, serviceability, weight, and cost.
You’ll see your systems come to life quickly, moving from sketch to prototype to low rate manufacturing in a fast paced startup environment. Employing Design for Manufacturability principles, you’ll select the best production processes, design for those processes, and interface with manufacturing partners and vendors to ensure that our systems meet our performance goals and cost targets.
This is a full time position in our South San Francisco office, with some remote work and work from home flexibility. Since this position involves working with physical systems, you’ll need to work from the office some or most days. However, we have a flexible work from home and remote work policy for those times when you can get your work done effectively at home.
Strong candidates will embody the following
- You have Mechanical, Aerospace, Mechatronic, or Robotic Engineering experience directly pertaining to vehicles or robotic systems.
- You’re skilled at designing, building, and maintaining complex electro-mechanical and/or robotics systems.
- You are equally comfortable with both closed-form and numerical methods of analysis and know when each is appropriate.
- You’re an excellent technical communicator and can quickly and accurately describe issues to teammates, whether they are technically oriented or not.
- You use data and observations to communicate issues rather than making unjustified assumptions.
- You enshrine your decisions in high quality documentation, and you proactively communicate your findings to stakeholders.
- You understand engineering tradeoffs and timelines, and you prioritize smartly to maximize quality.
Competencies
- Experience and proficiency with CAD packages such as Solidworks, Creo, NX, etc.
- Experience working collaboratively with electrical, software, and mechanical engineers to design complex systems.
- Experience with engineering analysis techniques such as stress, thermal, and vibration analyses.
- Demonstrated hands on fabrication experience with common machine tools and rapid prototyping techniques. Proven experience bringing prototypes to life quickly.
- Knowledge of GD&T techniques and ability to create and read mechanical drawings.
- Bonus points for experience in weight-constrained problem domains such as aerospace.
- Bonus points for experience with safety critical systems.
- Bonus points for electrical engineering experience, especially power electronics, wire harness design/fabrication, and RF engineering.
6-month outcomes
- The components you have designed are currently flying onboard our aircraft during flight and ground testing and are enabling our autonomous cargo carrying mission.
- Your work has been validated and tested on our full scale prototype aircraft during ground trials at our flight test facility.
- You’ve built prototypes and hardware-in-the-loop test fixtures at our office and shop facility, and have rigorously stress tested your components prior to integrating them on the aircraft.
What’s in it for you
- Competitive salary and equity packages.
- Medical/dental/vision/long term disability/life insurance base plan premiums covered 99% by Elroy Air.
- 401(k) with broad access to low-cost investment funds, paid parental leave, and highly flexible vacation policy.
- You’ll work with and learn from a diverse and highly skilled team.
- You’ll help define a new category of robotics, and you’ll work on novel and never-before-built systems.
- As an early addition to a quickly growing team, you’ll help shape and define company culture and values.
- You’ll work in a hands-on office and testing facility minutes from downtown San Francisco.
Elroy Air values and strives for diversity in our workforce and does not discriminate based on applicant identity in accordance with equal employment opportunities and federal, state, and local law. We define diversity as a variety of perspectives, life experiences, and backgrounds that form a person’s identity. This includes not just gender identity and race, but also; ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, age, ability, parenthood status, veteran status, citizenship status, or any combination of these characteristics.
We encourage you to apply even if you aren’t an exact match for our open role, many of our team members come from nontraditional backgrounds.
All employees will be screened through E-Verify.
This position will require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Please note that any offer for employment will be conditioned on any required authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations necessary to perform the responsibilities of the position.
]]>Our future partners and customers are responding enthusiastically. As we prepare to fly our vehicles with customers, we are looking for people like you: motivated teammates excited by this mission and by the rare opportunity to develop a world-class autonomous aerial logistics system. You will play a critical role in bringing the Elroy Air system to the world.
As a UAS Test Pilot, you will contribute to our growing aircraft flight test team. An ideal candidate for this role will be excited at the prospect of working out in the field 4-5 days per week building time and cycles on a novel aircraft system. You should have a strong demonstrated passion for aviation in model aircraft, UAS, and/or manned flight. This role requires a solid foundation of the basic principles of how aircraft fly (fixed-wing and rotorcraft) and their subsystems.
What You’ll Own
- Routinely operating our proof-of-concept aircraft as a safety pilot or from the ground control station
- Organizing and leading the execution of flight tests, flight readiness reviews, and flight debriefs
- Developing flight manuals and supporting documentation as necessary to operate the vehicles and participating in the development of company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Perform flight test engineering duties including test card preparation, test direction and other control room responsibilities
- Organizing and leading flight test planning and logistics and coordination with the appropriate airspace management authority for the test range
- Providing operational feedback for the development and validation of aircraft CONOPs
Our ideal candidate has
- Experience and interest in operating unmanned systems
- At least 3 years flight test experience, with at least 50 hours experimental or certification flight test experience as test pilot
- A minimum of 1,000 hours pilot in command flight time
- Fixed Wing and/or Rotorcraft Commercial Certificate
- Intimate knowledge of General Operating and Flight Rules (14 CFR Part 91)
- Display piloting proficiency in RC fixed wing, helicopter, and multirotors
- Experience with electric, or hybrid electric aircraft
- Experience in operating new systems in a R&D environment
- Able to adapt to shifting priorities and goals
- Ability to communicate clearly even under high pressure situations
- Maintain focus during extended flight operations
- Comfortable working in an outdoor environment, multiple days a week, where you may be exposed to rain, snow, and extreme heat or cold
- Ability to travel and be deployed on projects domestic and international
Bonus points for
- Long-course graduate of recognized test pilot school
- Familiarity with FAR part 135
- Flight test DER qualification
- Basic mechanical and electrical integration skills
- Experience with multiple autopilots (Piccolo, Pixhawk, etc)
- Background in risk analysis and mitigation
Elroy Air values and strives for diversity in our workforce and does not discriminate based on applicant identity in accordance with equal employment opportunities and federal, state, and local law. We define diversity as a variety of perspectives, life experiences, and backgrounds that form a person’s identity. This includes not just gender identity and race, but also; ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, age, ability, parenthood status, veteran status, citizenship status, or any combination of these characteristics.
We encourage you to apply even if you aren’t an exact match for our open role, many of our team members come from nontraditional backgrounds.
All employees will be screened through E-Verify.