Aircraft
Mechanical-focused team. Designs and manufactures the airframe to accommodate the payload, electronics, and anything else the mission needs.
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NOTE: New openings for the January 2026 intake are limited in comparison to the September 2025 intake. Specific roles may not be available during this recruitment cycle, however we encourage applicants to apply if they meet the qualifications and are interested in joining the team. For those who don’t meet these qualifications, we recommend applying during the September 2026 recruitment cycle for a wider range of opportunities.
Our team competes twice annually at AEAC and SUAS. Each year we develop aircraft from the ground up to complete new missions. To divide the work, our team is split into the following sub-teams: Aircraft, Payload, Electrical, and Software.
Mechanical-focused team. Designs and manufactures the airframe to accommodate the payload, electronics, and anything else the mission needs.
Mechanical-focused team. Designs and builds mechanisms that carry out competition tasks such as payload drops and other moving systems.
Works on avionics and power systems, including PCBs for power distribution, payload interfaces, sensors, and other electronics.
Handles mission software, including UTM tools, vision/ML pipelines, and ground-station interfaces that keep flights safe and autonomous.