Associate Electrical Engineer

About Pyka

Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. Pyka designs, develops, and manufactures an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

Role Overview

Pyka is looking for an Associate Electrical Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, and testing of critical electrical subsystems for our autonomous electric aircraft. You will work under the mentorship of senior engineers, applying your foundational knowledge to real-world challenges while gaining deeper expertise in power electronics, embedded systems, and flight hardware.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the full PCBA design cycle (schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout) under the mentorship of senior engineers.
• Assemble, bring up, and perform functional verification of PCBs in the lab.
• Conduct bench testing, collect and analyze data, and support troubleshooting of electrical and embedded system issues.
• Assist in the development of hardware for power systems, avionics, and sensors.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including test procedures, design notes, and board bring-up reports.
• Work closely with the Production team to bring designs from prototype design to our customers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Mechanical, Software, and Flight Test) during system integration and field testing.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of professional experience (relevant internship or co-op experience strongly preferred).
• Strong foundational understanding of electronics lab equipment (oscilloscope, power supply, multimeter).
• Hands-on experience with PCB layout and schematic capture tools (e.g., Altium, KiCad, Eagle).
• Familiarity with Linux, embedded systems and C/C++ programming.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, inquisitive attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience from student design teams (Formula SAE, robotics, drones, solar car, etc.).
• Familiarity with motor control concepts (FOC, PWM, inverters) or power electronics.
• Exposure to safety-critical design principles or failure analysis (DFMEA).
• Eagerness to learn and take ownership of small-to-medium-sized design tasks.

Compensation And Benefits

• $83,000–$105,000 per year base salary + equity.
• Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance.
• FSA with employer matching.
• 401(k).
• Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off.
• Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks.