Electrical Assembly Technician

Pyka is is seeking a talented Electrical Assembly Technician to join our team as we revolutionize autonomous electric aircrafts. Your expertise will play a critical role in assembling the intricate electrical subsystems in our aircraft. You’ll face exciting challenges as you help build first iteration hardware and have the immense satisfaction of seeing your work take flight. In this dynamic role, you’ll work closely with engineers to refine and productionize assemblies ensuring precision and reliability.

About Pyka

Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.

To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. 

We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. 

Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. 

What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day. 

Responsibilities

• Perform and establish incoming quality checks on production materials, especially electrical components and connectors.
• Work with design engineers during first article builds; provide feedback and help mature designs for production readiness.
• Assemble electrical and mechanical subsystems according to work instructions and schematics.
  Build and inspect wiring harnesses and electrical assemblies based on engineering drawings, schematics, and connector documentation.
• Ensure harness quality by verifying routing, terminations, labeling, and workmanship against internal and IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards.
• Set up and program Cirris cable testers for new harness configurations; validate continuity and pinout, and troubleshoot wiring issues.
• Perform in-process quality checks on assemblies throughout the build lifecycle.
• Track subassembly inventory and support procurement efforts.
• Write and update detailed work instructions within our MES (Manufacturing Execution System).
• Collaborate on resolving bugs and quality issues during assembly and bring-up.
• Maintain an organized and operational production space; calibrate and maintain equipment as needed.
• Safely handle high-voltage systems, batteries, and spinning motors, always adhering to safety protocols.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3–7+ years of experience with electrical and mechanical assembly in a production or R&D environment.
• Strong experience building and inspecting wiring harnesses, including crimping, soldering, routing, sleeving, and continuity testing.
• Deep understanding of IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards for cable and wire harness assemblies; certification is a plus.
• Experience setting up Cirris cable testers for new harnesses, including creating test programs, connector mappings, and validation procedures.
• Knowledge of common harness components: Amphenol, Bulgin, TE, Deutsch connectors, backshells, and associated tooling.
• Understanding of IPC/WHMA-A-620 or similar standards for harness quality.
• Experience working within MES, PLM, and ERP systems.
• High voltage safety training and comfort working on 120 VDC and 20–30 kW systems.
  Ability to follow detailed instructions and engineering drawings accurately.
• Demonstrated ability to write, edit, and improve work instructions and test procedures.
• Excellent communication skills—proactive about clarification and feedback.
• Strong documentation habits, including recording test results and reporting quality issues.

Company Perks

• $34.50–$39.50/hour + equity. Compensation will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.
• Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance
• FSA with employer matching
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off
• Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks
  

Export Control Requirements

This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. 

Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

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