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title: 'Senior Electrical Engineer at Elroy Air'
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# Senior Electrical Engineer at Elroy Air

- **Company:** Elroy Air
- **Location:** Byron, CA
- **Compensation:** $210k–$230k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/elroyair/2d3f529b-e302-4a25-9dec-3d28e16534ec

## Job description

At Elroy Air, we build autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo drones to change the way the world moves goods. Transporting cargo by air is faster and more direct than by land or sea, but it has been prohibitively expensive for medium-size loads. We've set out to expand middle-mile logistics possibilities across multiple sectors, with our sights on a $420Bn global total addressable market for cargo logistics across defense, commercial and rapid response.

We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe that the defense, commercial, and rapid response communities need faster, better logistics solutions. We are seeing increasing demand as customers and prospects respond enthusiastically to the systems we’ve built. As we mature and deploy our offerings, we are looking for people like you: motivated collaborators, enthusiastic about our mission and ready to roll up their sleeves and make a big impact to improve how logistics works around the world. You will play an important role in establishing the Elroy Air Chaparral as the industry standard in this massive market.

We believe diverse perspectives at all levels of the organization are critical to innovation and employee development. This includes but is not limited to gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, age, ability, parenthood status, veteran status, educational background, citizenship status, or any combination of these characteristics.

The Senior Electrical Engineer at Elroy Air will be responsible for the continued development and testing of Chaparral, our hybrid electric VTOL cargo aircraft. The responsibilities will include modifying existing designs, bench testing, flight testing, and troubleshooting our hybrid electric powertrain and electrical systems. You will be involved in the high-voltage power train, electrical systems, harnesses, and testing. This role requires a balance of high-level engineering and hands-on ability to execute tasks across multiple disciplines as we advance the future of middle-mile logistics.

## Responsibilities

- Iron Bird Development: Take charge of the electrical layout, wiring, and assembly of the aircraft’s Iron Bird ground test platform. This skeletal replica of the aircraft’s avionics and power train serves as a non-flying ground test platform. Run tests and analyze data on flight-representative subsystems, wire harnesses, and actuators.
- Powertrain: Build, test, and iterate on the hybrid-electric powertrain architecture, including the turbine powerplant, generators, high-voltage motors and battery pack integrations.
- High Voltage and Power Distribution: Build, Test, and iterate on the high-voltage distribution network, ensuring strict safety isolation, grounding, EMI/EMC mitigation, and circuit protection. Systematically solve observed issues, propose and implement solutions in collaboration with our multidisciplinary team.
- Hands-on Harnessing: Layout, build, and rework complex aerospace-grade wire harnesses. Select connectors, shielding, and routing paths optimized for SWaP-C.
- Test and Flight Validation: Define and implement electrical testing strategies. Perform comprehensive test plans, design and build test fixtures, conduct hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, and support ground and flight test operations.
- Cross Disciplinary Collaboration: Act as the primary point of contact for electrical considerations, collaborating with mechanical, software, flight test, and systems engineering to rapidly bridge gaps between hardware and software.
- Safety and Compliance: Ensure that system testing is conducted safely and implement risk mitigation strategies. Verify that electrical designs adhere to safety standards, participate in safety reviews, and maintain clear documentation to support FAA certification pathways.

Our Ideal Candidate

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience, ideally in a fast-paced startup, or small team environment
- Proven track record with electric vehicles, eVTOL, or aerospace powertrain and high-voltage DC distribution development
- Extensive experience debugging and using lab equipment like oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers
- Proficiency in electrical CAD tools for schematic capture, layout, and wire harness design
- Demonstrated ability to self manage competing priorities, self-directed tasks, and solve ambiguous problems

Bonus Points For

- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in electrical systems design for autonomous systems or VTOL aircraft
- Experience with hybrid propulsion systems
- Familiarity with aerospace certification frameworks or guidelines
- Hands-on experience with flight testing and data analysis using Python or MATLAB

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary
- Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced aerospace company
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- 401(k) with company contribution + Roth IRA
- Free daily lunch provided onsite
- Flexible time-off policy
- 3 months of paid parental leave
- Employee assistance program with 24/7 support
- High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
- Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
- You’ll work with a motivated, kind, and highly skilled team
- You'll help shape and define our company culture and values
- You'll help build and scale a new category of aerospace / logistics technology

We encourage you to apply even if you aren't an exact match for our open role as many of our team members come from nontraditional backgrounds.

Elroy Air is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We are committed to an inclusive, harassment-free workplace and we gladly provide reasonable accommodations to support our team. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder). All employees will be screened through E-Verify. Elroy Air does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters that we do not have a written agreement with and all employment activities are managed through our internal team. We reserve the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.

## About Elroy Air

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Elroy Air develops autonomous heavy-cargo drones for middle-mile logistics, serving defense, commercial, and rapid-response applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A – last round led by Prosperity7 Ventures and Marlinspike Capital)
- **Headquarters**: Byron, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (co‑founder listed as Clint C. on LinkedIn)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense and Space Manufacturing / Autonomous Logistics
- **Target customers**: B2B, B2G – defense departments, commercial logistics providers, humanitarian/rapid-response organizations
- **Mission**: “Improve quality of life around the planet by expanding the reach of expedited logistics via air cargo – safely, efficiently and autonomously.”

## Products & Services
- **[Chaparral](https://elroyair.com)**: An autonomous heavy‑cargo VTOL drone powered by a patented hybrid‑electric powertrain. It takes off and lands vertically without runways or specialized infrastructure, transitioning to wing‑based cruise flight for long‑range missions. Designed for defense resupply, commercial logistics, and rapid response.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Annual Revenue**: $7.5 M (estimated, fiscal year end Dec 31)
- **Total Funding**: $111.5 M across 10 rounds, including:
  - Series A (Aug 2021): $40 M led by Prosperity7 Ventures and Marlinspike Capital
  - Seed Round (Dec 2017): $4.5 M led by Levitate Capital
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Prosperity7 Ventures, Marlinspike Capital, Levitate Capital; selected under the White House “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” initiative as the only purpose‑built heavy‑cargo drone in the eIPP.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Employee headcount 30 (+9.8% YoY, +4.7% monthly)
  - Active job postings up 200% YoY (6 open roles)
  - 18 patents filed, including a modular aerial cargo aerodynamic encasement

## Competitive Advantages
- **Patented hybrid‑electric powertrain** – combines the range of fuel with the reliability of electric propulsion.
- **No‑runway VTOL** – operates from almost any terrain, no specialized infrastructure needed.
- **Full autonomy** – no pilot onboard; integrated flight and ground operations.
- **White House eIPP selection** – government endorsement as a standard‑setter for autonomous cargo flight in the US.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling production and deployment of the Chaparral drone for defense and commercial contracts.
- Expanding into global express shipping (“same‑day shipping to every person on the planet”).
- Strengthening engineering team (active hires in embedded software, flight sciences, mechanical systems).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Mission**: Focus on high‑impact, mission‑critical logistics; work alongside aerospace and defense pioneers from companies like Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Blue Origin, Anduril.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid – roles based in Byron and San Francisco; some positions are in‑office.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
  - Company equity
  - Health, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  - Family medical leave
  - Job training, conferences, and customized development tracks
- **Engineering Environment**: Small, nimble team (30 people) – opportunities to own large parts of the stack; developing real‑world autonomous aircraft.

## Sources
1. [elroyair.com](https://elroyair.com)
2. [LinkedIn – Elroy Air](https://www.linkedin.com/company/elroy-air)
3. [CB Insights – Elroy Air](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/elroy-air)
4. [Built In – Elroy Air Careers](https://builtin.com/company/elroy-air)

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