Founding Hardware Engineer

About the Company

Navi captures everything a pilot sees and hears. The Wave is how we do it — the hardware that lives in the cockpit, captures flight data, and streams it to the cloud in real time.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end technical design of Navi's next-generation edge compute node including architecture, component selection, PCB layout, and mechanical enclosure
• Build hardware ruggedized for cockpit environments optimized for continuous wireless data transmission
• Architect real-time data pipelines for processing and streaming high-fidelity audio and complex telemetry from the edge to the cloud
• Own the hardware validation lifecycle including environmental testing, quality assurance, and securing regulatory certifications
• Develop and oversee embedded firmware and edge processing logic using RTOS or embedded Linux
• Guide the architecture of live cloud-based telemetry dashboards for seamless data ingestion
• Collaborate with software and ML engineers to ensure hardware captures necessary data for automated debriefs

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering, embedded edge compute, or connected hardware development
• Deep understanding of electronics design including PCB schematics and wireless communication modules
• Experience collaborating with industrial or mechanical designers for ruggedized enclosures
• Strong proficiency in embedded C/C++ or Python
• Familiarity with edge-to-cloud architecture and device fleet management
• Hands-on experience navigating hardware certification processes and environmental testing standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with edge processing and lossless streaming of high-bandwidth data
• Background building hardware for aviation, defense, or safety-critical regulated industries
• Familiarity with avionics data formats or cockpit audio systems

Benefits

• Flight training to earn your pilot's license
• High-impact role with visibility in flight schools and the U.S. Air Force
• Opportunity to scale into hardware leadership