Senior Autonomy Engineer
Confidential • san jose, ca • Posted June 14, 2026
About the Role
Senior Autonomy Engineer
About the Company
This aerospace startup is reshaping how the world connects from above. The team is developing solar-powered, long-endurance UAVs that operate at the edge of the atmosphere, delivering next-generation, low-latency communication capabilities to areas traditional satellite and ground-based networks cannot serve well. The vision is to redefine global connectivity for everything from underserved regions and disaster response to dynamic, mission-critical coverage.
Backed by top-tier investors and led by a tight team of operators and engineers from the most respected names in aerospace, defense, and telecom, this is a rare ground-floor opportunity. They are lean, builder-led, and moving fast toward a near-term flight demonstration.
This team has the technical depth, the network, and the timing to leap past incumbents and define the category. We prefer ...