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Electrical Engineer [Propulsion]

Odys Aviation · Long Beach CA · On-site

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About Odys Aviation

Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Apply core electrical engineering principles to design, evaluate, and improve electrical systems and subsystems Execute battery test profiles, performance characterization, and validation activities

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
  • 2–5 years of relevant industry experience (aerospace, automotive, energy, robotics, or similar fields)
  • Strong understanding of low-voltage battery systems and BMS hardware/software architectures
  • Hands-on experience with electronics prototyping and power tools (soldering, crimping, wiring, thermal imaging, multimeters, etc.)
  • Proficiency with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, and data acquisition systems
  • Experience working in fast-paced engineering environments with frequent design iterations
More about this role

Our mission at Odys is simple - we build safe, sustainable aircraft to cut travel time in half on the world's busiest corridors. Our flagship aircraft Alta enables travelers to skip the big-airport hassle by using city helipads and local airports to connect cities less than 1,000 miles apart (approx 40% of flights). And on average cut CO2 by 76% on tens of billions of flight miles globally.

To get there, we start with our UAV called Laila for commercial logistics, medical transport, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and defense missions. We’re deploying aircraft with launch partners ( Fiji Airways , Honeywell , Aramex , US Navy) beginning in 2026 and already have firm orders for aircraft under contract.

We’re a team of expert engineers from deep tech and aerospace that focus on fast iterations loops ( completed transition flight faster than our peers) combined with mastery of the aircraft certification process. Previously, our team developed custom drones, brought multiple automotive platforms into production, and electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for...

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