AI Engineer (Natural Language Processing)

Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.

AI ENGINEER - EL SEGUNDO, CA
As an AI Engineer on our Advanced Technology Team, you will take part in designing, developing and integrating our SkyOS AI assistant. You will be given projects and tasks to develop new features, enhance throughput, and optimize architecture for this flight enhancing software.
This is a full-time onsite opportunity based out of El Segundo, CA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct cutting-edge generative AI and NLP research in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

• Contribute to the design of AI-driven features that enhance user experience and product functionality for aerospace applications

• Design new agent architectures to improve end-to-end performance of AI workflows

• Develop high fidelity, application specific AI applications that can be locally hosted

• Design, run, and evaluate experiments to improve LLMs on various NLP benchmarks

• Execute data engineering tasks to curate data for LLM pre-training, fine-tuning, RAG

• Help develop roadmaps that utilize generative AI and knowledge retrieval to understand and integrate new research in the product roadmap

• Understand and apply responsible AI practices, including considerations of bias, fairness, and data privacy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an engineering discipline (Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar)

• 3+ years of professional experience in AI and voice-to-text algorithms.

• Proficiency in Natural Language Processing

• Proficiency in Digital Signal Processing

• Proficiency in ML/Deep Learning Frameworks and frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD in Computer Science (focus in AI, ML, or similar)

• Expertise in speech recognition models

• Real-time and edge deployment experience

• Piloting experience a bonus

WHY SKYRYSE?

• The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility

• Salary: $140,000 - $180,000

• Valuable stock option plan

• Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans

• Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually. PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.

• A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!

The posted salary range reflects the potential base pay for this role, adjusted to account for varying geographic markets. Final compensation will be based on factors such as your location, job-related skills, experience, and internal alignment, including equity and benefits.

WE WELCOME ALL
Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.