At Odys Aviation, we’re building advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines. This will cut travel time in half on the world’s busiest routes by using city helipads and local airports. More than 40% of all flights are less than 1,000 miles - let’s skip the airport and make these routes sustainable. Check out our intro video and in Techcrunch.

We’re a team of expert engineers from deep tech and aerospace working to remove the hassles of flying and reduce CO2 emissions for travelers globally. Previously, our team has built and flown custom drones. We’ve brought multiple automotive platforms into production. We’ve electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

About Odys

Our mission at Odys is simple - we build safe, sustainable aircraft to cut travel time in half on the world's busiest corridors. Our flagship aircraft Alta enables travelers to skip the big-airport hassle by using city helipads and local airports to connect cities less than 1,000 miles apart (approx 40% of flights). And on average cut CO2 by 76% on tens of billions of flight miles globally.

To get there, we start with our UAV called Laila for commercial logistics, medical transport, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and defense missions. We’re deploying aircraft with launch partners (Fiji Airways, Honeywell, Aramex, US Navy) beginning in late 2025 and already have firm orders for aircraft under contract.

We’re a team of expert engineers from deep tech and aerospace that focus on fast iterations loops (completed transition flight faster than our peers) combined with mastery of the aircraft certification process. Previously, our team developed custom drones, brought multiple automotive platforms into production, and electrified transportation vehicles that magnetically levitate, that roll, that fly. Together, we’ve been learning, developing, building, testing, and preparing for this challenge our entire lives.

About The Role

The Flight Test Instrumentation Intern is a hands-on role for a passionate and driven intern to contribute to a high cadence flight test program. This role involves designing, programming, installing, and troubleshooting instrumentation in prototype aircraft and ground control stations. A nothing-will-stop-me attitude is a must, you will be relied upon for the flight test program to be successful. You will learn from and be supported by one of the best engineering teams in the business. Previous experience with flight test activities is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Install, program, test and support aircraft flight test instrumentation systems to meet requirements

• Build and maintain a fly-by-wire aircraft according to Odys standards using shop and calibrated tooling

• Build and install: Harness assemblies, Strain Gauges, DAQ systems, accelerometers, data aggregators, and other sensor parameters

• Maintain good recordkeeping of all work performed

• Assume any duties delegated

Requirements

• Previous experimental flight test experience, preferably eVTOL or UAS-related

• Experience implementing sensor stacks with known flight control architectures, both hardware and software integration

• Excellent computer skills – proficiency with day-to-day applications as well as data analysis experience using Matlab and Python

• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with colleagues across a wide range of technical disciplines.

• Must be able to work both independently and on a team, work extended hours, and travel as required.

• Travel Requirements: This position requires travel to/from flight test sites as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in motorsports and/or electric vehicles (AIAA Design, Build, Fly; Formula  SAE, etc.)

Our first product is a 9 passenger VTOL aircraft with 1,000 mile range and offers a premium passenger experience. We leverage a hybrid propulsion system and a blown-wing (or deflected slipstream) architecture to takeoff without a runway and not have to tilt wings or rotors.