Experteer Overview
In this role you will own the actuation capabilities of Skydweller’s solar-powered unmanned aircraft, from requirements to verification and installation. You will define architecture, manage design changes, and coordinate with suppliers and customers to ensure robust actuation systems. The position sits at the crossroads of mechanical, electrical, and control domains, shaping actuation solutions for flight-critical applications. You will collaborate across engineering teams to align actuator objectives with aircraft performance, safety, and mission goals. This is a driver role in a fast-growing company building a new class of persistent, heavy-payload UAVs.

Compensaciones / Beneficios
• Act as the responsible engineer for actuation products and aircraft actuation capabilities.
• Own design and changes of a complete electromechanical actuator including interfaces and verification impact.
• Conduct trade studies for electromechanical actuation approaches and control surfaces.
• Derive and maintain the requirements baseline with traceability to design and verification.
• Define actuator architecture and its interfaces with the aircraft.
• Perform preliminary design to validate requirements and support make/buy decisions.
• Direct mechanical and electrical designers during detailed actuator design.




• Manage subcontractors from contracting through testing and delivery.
• Collaborate with customers on requirements, interfaces, integration, and in-service support.
• Define and close verification for actuators and subsystems, including tests.
• Create installation and checkout procedures for actuators as products and when installed on aircraft.

Responsabilidades
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years in aerospace or defense designing, building and testing motion control or actuation systems
• Experience owning electromechanical actuator design from requirements to verification
• Hands-on hardware verification testing for aerospace systems
• Experience integrating software and hardware in flight-critical or safety-critical systems
• Strong knowledge of motors, motor controllers, drive mechanisms and gearboxes
• Experience managing suppliers or subcontractors and working with customers
• Fluent English (written and spoken)

Requisitos principales
• Health u0026 Wellness: comprehensive health insurance
• Paid Time Off: vacation, sick leave, personal time, holidays
• Versátil Work Schedules
• Professional Development
• Wellness Benefits
• Equity Opportunities

📌 Senior Actuation Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Skydweller Aero
📍 Madrid