Perception & Computer Vision Engineer

CareersBuild the power layer for autonomous flight.FlyX is a small, senior team turning the grid into an energy network for autonomous drones. We're hiring builders who want to ship frontier hardware and AI to real customers, fast.Equinox membership Unlimited PTO Free Apple Music Unlimited SnacksOpen rolesCome do the best work of your life.We interview for slope, not pedigree. If you're a first-principles builder, we want to talk even if you don't tick every box.Autonomy & SoftwareSenior Autonomy EngineerSunnyvale, CA Full-time $190K–$250K + equityOwn the autonomy stack that lets our aircraft fly persistent, beyond-visual-line-of-sight missions along powerline corridors with no human piloting.What you'll doDesign planning, navigation, and state estimation for GPS-degraded corridor flight.Build behaviors for autonomous approach, station-keeping, and in-flight energy harvesting.Take features from simulation through hardware-in-the-loop to real flight tests.What we're looking for5+ years in robotics or autonomy with strong C++ and Python.Depth in SLAM, state estimation, and motion planning.Shipped autonomy on real robots, drones, or vehicles (ROS2 / PX4 a plus).Apply for this rolePerception & Computer Vision EngineerSunnyvale, CA Full-time $175K–$235K + equityBuild the vision systems that spot faults, hotspots, and vegetation encroachment on critical grid infrastructure, in real time and on board.What you'll doTrain and deploy detection and segmentation models for conductors, insulators, and thermal anomalies.Own the data engine: labeling pipelines, active learning, and evaluation.Optimize models to run within the power and latency budget of a flying computer.What we're looking forStrong deep-learning and computer-vision fundamentals (PyTorch).Experience with real-world RGB and thermal imagery.A bias toward shipping models into production, not just papers.Apply for this roleEmbedded Flight Software EngineerSunnyvale, CA Full-time $165K–$225K + equityWrite the real-time, flight-critical software that keeps our aircraft in the air and safe.What you'll doDevelop firmware and middleware across flight controllers, sensors, ESCs, and comms.Build fault detection, failsafes, and the hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure behind them.Hold a high bar for reliability in safety-critical code.What we're looking forStrong C/C++ on embedded systems and RTOS.Real-time systems experience; UAV flight stacks (PX4 / ArduPilot) a plus.Rigor, testing discipline, and a debugger you actually enjoy using.Apply for this roleEdge AI / ML Systems EngineerSunnyvale, CA Full-time $180K–$240K + equityMake heavy AI run on a flying computer, within tight power and latency budgets.What you'll doOptimize and deploy models on NVIDIA Jetson-class hardware.Own quantization, TensorRT, and end-to-end on-board inference latency.Build the runtime that orchestrates perception and autonomy in flight.What we're looking forML systems / MLOps experience with model optimization.Hands-on with CUDA, TensorRT, and edge deployment.Comfort profiling and squeezing every millisecond out of a pipeline.Apply for this roleHardware & SystemsPower Electronics Engineer, Energy HarvestingSunnyvale, CA Full-time $190K–$260K + equityDesign the wireless power system at the heart of FlyX — capturing energy from the electromagnetic field around energized power lines. This is core IP.What you'll doDesign high-efficiency harvesting front-ends, rectification, and power conditioning.Model coupling and EMI, then build and bench-test prototypes.Drive the harvesting system from breadboard to flight-ready hardware.What we're looking forDeep power-electronics experience: converters, magnetics, rectifiers.Strong RF / electromagnetics intuition.A hands-on, first-principles engineer who lives at the bench.Apply for this roleRF & Electromagnetics EngineerSunnyvale, CA Full-time $175K–$235K + equityModel and harness the fields around high-voltage infrastructure to maximize how much energy we can safely capture.What you'll doRun EM field modeling and simulation (FEM / FDTD) of conductors and couplers.Design antennas and coupling structures, then validate them in the lab.Lead measurement campaigns near energized lines with our field team.What we're looking forApplied electromagnetics or RF engineering background.Fluency with HFSS, COMSOL, or ANSYS, plus real lab measurement.Comfort working around high-voltage environments a plus.Apply for this roleRobotics / Mechatronics EngineerSunnyvale, CA Full-time $155K–$215K + equityDesign the airframe and mechanisms that let our aircraft work safely and precisely near the wire.What you'll doOwn mechanical design of the airframe, gimbals, and positioning mechanisms.Select actuators, drive design-for-manufacturing, and manage vendors.Build, break, and iterate on real hardware every week.What we're looking forMechanical or mechatronics engineering with strong CAD (SolidWorks / Onshape).Hands-on prototyping and test experience.Drones or robotics hardware background preferred.Apply for this roleFlight Operations & RegulatoryFlight Test & Field Operations LeadSunnyvale, CA + field travel Full-time $145K–$195K + equityTake our aircraft from the lab to the line, and bring the data back to make it better.What you'll doPlan and run flight tests and field deployments with utility partners.Serve as pilot-in-command; own test cards, safety, and data collection.Close the loop tightly with engineering after every flight.What we're looking forFAA Part 107 certificate and substantial UAS flight-test or ops experience.A safety-first mindset and calm hands in the field.Willingness to travel to test and customer sites.Apply for this roleRegulatory & Certification ManagerSunnyvale, CA Full-time $160K–$220K + equityClear the regulatory path for routine, autonomous flight over critical infrastructure.What you'll doLead beyond-visual-line-of-sight waivers and the path toward Part 108.Manage FAA engagement, safety cases, and airworthiness.Interface with National Labs and utility EHS teams.What we're looking forUAS regulatory experience (Part 107 / BVLOS) and direct FAA interaction.Track record authoring safety cases.Aviation or airworthiness background.Apply for this roleGo-to-MarketFounding Account Executive, UtilitiesSunnyvale, CA / Remote (US) Full-time $140K base OTE $280K–$340K + equityBring persistent aerial intelligence to the utilities that keep the grid running, as our first dedicated seller.What you'll doOwn enterprise sales into investor-owned utilities and cooperatives.Run pilots to production and turn champions into contracts.Build the go-to-market playbook from the ground up.What we're looking for5+ years of enterprise or technical sales, ideally into utilities, energy, or hardware + software.Comfort with long, complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.A builder who thrives without an existing playbook.Apply for this roleDon't see your role? We're always looking for exceptional people. Tell us how you'd move FlyX forward at hr@flyxtechnologies.com.FlyX is an equal opportunity employer. Posted salary ranges reflect base pay for the Sunnyvale, CA area and may vary with experience; total compensation also includes equity and benefits.