# Autonomy Lead at Skyways

- Company: Skyways
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://skyways.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-03-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/skyways/2deb4de3-9e50-480b-9807-0de76bec3124
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skyways-autonomy-lead/

## About the role

Own the end-to-end autonomy stack across perception, estimation, planning, and system behavior Lead, manage, and grow a team of autonomy engineers, including hiring, onboarding, performance, and development

## What they're looking for

- Experience with autonomous aircraft or aerial systems
- Background in robotics, computer vision, or motion planning
- Experience with real-time or embedded systems
- Familiarity with ROS2 or similar robotics frameworks
- Experience deploying autonomy or ML systems to resource-constrained environments
- In addition to base salary, offers include stock options, so you own part of what you build. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, a 401k, and life insurance

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