Work at MANIQ

The door is open. Help build autonomous aircraft that fly, float and recharge at sea, with a small founding team in Boston.

See founding roles

Boston, Massachusetts

Why work here

What it’s like to build on a small founding team.

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Real hardware, real water

TRAULLER flies, floats and recharges at sea. Your work leaves the bench and gets tested over open water.

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Real hardware, real water

TRAULLER flies, floats and recharges at sea. Your work leaves the bench and gets tested over open water.

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Own a whole system

Small team, wide scope. Each early hire owns a full subsystem, from first trade study to sea trial.

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Own a whole system

Small team, wide scope. Each early hire owns a full subsystem, from first trade study to sea trial.

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Measure, then decide

We work from representative mission baselines and validate with measured data, not slides.

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Measure, then decide

We work from representative mission baselines and validate with measured data, not slides.

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One team, whole vehicle

Airframe, power, autonomy and CICADA are built side by side, so every decision is made with the whole system in view.

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One team, whole vehicle

Airframe, power, autonomy and CICADA are built side by side, so every decision is made with the whole system in view.

Founding roles

The team we’re building to take TRAULLER and CICADA from prototype to sea trial. All roles are based in Boston.

Lead air vehicle engineer

Vehicle

Boston, MA

$175k–$210k

Lead air vehicle engineer

Vehicle

Boston, MA

$175k–$210k

Hydrodynamics & marine systems engineer

Vehicle

Boston, MA

$145k–$175k

Hydrodynamics & marine systems engineer

Vehicle

Boston, MA

$145k–$175k

Flight controls & autonomy engineer

Autonomy

Boston, MA

$165k–$200k

Flight controls & autonomy engineer

Autonomy

Boston, MA

$165k–$200k

CICADA software engineer

Autonomy

Boston, MA

$165k–$200k

CICADA software engineer

Autonomy

Boston, MA

$165k–$200k

Power & avionics engineer

Electrical

Boston, MA

$150k–$185k

Power & avionics engineer

Electrical

Boston, MA

$150k–$185k

Composites & prototype technician

Manufacturing

Boston, MA

$70k–$90k

Composites & prototype technician

Manufacturing

Boston, MA

$70k–$90k

Test & field operations lead

Operations

Boston, MA

$135k–$165k

Test & field operations lead

Operations

Boston, MA

$135k–$165k