Jobs at Swarm Aero

Lead end-to-end design and development of composite aircraft structures including CAD modeling, initial sizing, structural analysis, DFM, prototype and production support, and cross-functional coordination. Establish design standards, mentor junior engineers, and ensure manufacturability and compliance with aviation and DoD certification requirements.

Maintain and refine system architecture; author and manage system requirements and ICDs; lead multi-discipline integration and MBSE efforts; support HIL/SIL testing, verification, configuration management, risk mitigation, and airworthiness documentation.

Lead structural design and development of a novel swarming UAV from concept through production: drive composite airframe sizing, laminates, joints, CAD-to-hardware deliverables, DFM, design reviews, supplier/manufacturing integration, and mentor engineering teammates.

Own full accounting cycle and financial reporting; configure and manage NetSuite ERP; build accounting policies, internal controls, and scalable processes; implement cost accounting for manufacturing (inventory, WIP, COGS); manage government contract accounting (CLINs) and DCAA/FAR/DFARS compliance; manage audits and partner with operations and supply chain.

Own vehicle-level avionics and electrical architecture across a UAV fleet: design power distribution, wiring harnesses, connectors, and ICDs; integrate avionics with airframe; lead bench, ground, and flight integration and testing; collaborate on grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC; investigate flight-test anomalies and contribute to airworthiness documentation and flight authorization packages.

Own and administer Siemens Teamcenter PLM for a fast-moving aerospace program: install, configure, upgrade, and support Teamcenter and CAD integrations (NX). Configure BOMs, workflows, change management, access controls, and user training. Troubleshoot PLM issues, collaborate with engineers and IT, and drive continuous PLM process improvements and documentation.

Provide high-level administrative and strategic support to founders: manage complex calendars, coordinate meetings with defense and strategic partners, arrange domestic and international travel, prepare briefings, track action items, improve executive workflows, and maintain confidentiality in a fast-growing startup.

Lead FP&A and financial operations for a scaling hardware-focused startup: build and maintain financial models, drive budgets/forecasts and investor/board reporting, support fundraising diligence, own AP/expense/vendor controls, partner with ops/engineering/supply chain, establish KPIs/dashboards, and collaborate with Accounting on timely, accurate close processes.

Develop and deploy onboard swarm autonomy: perception, planning, control, multi-target tracking, inter-robot/C2 protocols, on-vehicle software integration, realistic UxS simulation, train and test ML-based target recognition, and electronics prototyping. Travel for test events up to 25%.

Lead customer-facing mission development for Legion command-and-control software: gather customer needs, drive productization and contracting, coordinate engineering, manage complex accounts, produce proposals and analysis, and scale mission execution across programs.

Design and build the Command & Control frontend and full-stack features for large heterogeneous UAV swarms. Develop distributed, real-time infrastructure tolerant of intermittent communications, implement UI concepts for telemetry, sensors, scheduling and data links, own features end-to-end, and maintain strong CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps practices.

Lead product strategy and roadmap for large-scale drone swarm command-and-control software. Author executable product requirements, own backlog and release process, run operator discovery, translate field feedback to roadmap, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and external partners to deliver mission-critical, hardware-integrated systems.

Build and maintain passive candidate pipelines for software engineering, product, and design roles in autonomy/defense. Source via LinkedIn, GitHub, conference lists, and niche communities; send personalized outreach, A/B test messaging, run initial screens, and keep ATS (Ashby) records. Track pipeline metrics, surface market intelligence, and contribute sourcing playbooks and Boolean libraries.

Design and maintain a scalable design system and refactor complex UIs for clarity. Conduct on-site operator discovery and structured usability testing. Prototype interaction patterns and improve information hierarchy for real-time, hardware-integrated command-and-control workflows. Collaborate with product and engineering to prioritize and implement designs, and clearly articulate design decisions to stakeholders.

Embed with U.S. government and military customers to deploy, debug, and maintain C2 software in austere operational environments. Build integrations, troubleshoot distributed systems, contribute to core services, write full-stack code, support on-call operations, and travel internationally to ensure mission-ready reliability.