Founding Mechanical Engineer
Streamline Systems · San Francisco · onsite · Posted 34d ago
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Streamline Systems (F26) We're building the replacement for GPS, a low-cost navigation module that positions platforms and guides drones without satellites. It's flying today. Now we need it hardened, productised and manufacturable. I'm looking for a founding mechanical engineer with extremely high agency. It already flies; you'll own how the system comes together and integrates onto real drones, end-to-end. You will be out in the field testing with customers, not sitting behind a laptop. I don't care about degrees. I care that you've actually built drones - hobby projects, personal builds and garage tinkering count for more than any fancy piece of paper. You should have: Built drones before: designed, assembled and flown real UAVs (hobby and personal projects absolutely count) CAD experience for enclosures, mounts and airframe integration Hands-on with autonomous drones running ArduPilot, INAV or PX4 Nice to have: Systems integration across mechanical, electrical and software Prototyping, 3D printing and rapid iteration FPV and/or fixed wing piloting experience Thermal, vibration and environmental testing for real-world conditions Manufacturing and design-for-assembly experience Why join: Solve a genuine national-security gap for the US, UK and allies Extreme ownership. You make the calls, no bureaucracy. $50–100k + 0.5–2% equity (more for the right person) $10k/year for a side project of your choosing passion project or something we build into the product SF for the batch, US/UK be flexible on location. US/UK citizens only. If this is you, apply now. Early-career? If you've built and flown your own drones and want to prove yourself, I'll trial you as an intern with a path to full-time, tell me what you've built and flown.
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Streamline Systems
HiringPrecision navigation for UAVs operating without GPS.
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2026
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₹50K – ₹1L PA
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