You will own the AI systems transforming aircraft maintenance from paper-heavy manual processes into intelligent automated workflows. Working closely with founders from aerospace and ML backgrounds, you'll build production-grade LLM integrations and voice agents that capture technician expertise in real-time, directly impacting how the world’s aircraft are maintained and manufactured.
Founding AI Engineer at Fleetcraft
Help solve the global aerospace capacity crisis as the Founding AI Engineer for a $5.2M seed-stage startup backed by Susa Ventures and Liquid 2 VC (early backers of Anduril). You'll work alongside founders who have launched airlines and satellites to build AI agents that transform aircraft maintenance. If you have 2+ years of experience shipping production LLM systems and want to define the future of aerospace infrastructure from a high-trust, Fitzrovia-based office, this is your chance to join a team already deployed across three continents.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Fleetcraft
Fleetcraft is building the next great aerospace company and bring back the golden age of aerospace. We’re starting by building the software infrastructure that power how aircraft are inspected, tested, maintained, and certified worldwide.
We raised an oversubscribed $3.2M seed round from top-tier investors (Susa Ventures, Liquid 2, EF, & Transpose Platform) and aviation experts, including some of the world's largest aerospace companies.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Architect and ship production AI systems end-to-end, including LLM integrations, voice agents, and robust evaluation frameworks.
- Collaborate directly with founders to translate complex aerospace maintenance requirements into clean, usable AI products and data pipelines.
- Take full ownership of the technical stack across Python, FastAPI, and Azure, making pivotal decisions that shape the company’s core platform.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- 2+ years of experience building and shipping production AI systems using Python, PyTorch, and LLMs (OpenAI/Anthropic) integrated into real-world user workflows.
- Strong proficiency in backend engineering and MLOps, with the ability to own systems from data infrastructure to user-facing interfaces.
- Entrepreneurial mindset comfortable with the 0→1 journey, thriving in ambiguous environments where speed, autonomy, and clean code are equally valued.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an elite team that has launched airlines and put satellites into orbit, supported by an advisory board of former OEM heads and Gulfstream leaders.
- Significant financial backing from Susa Ventures (early investors in Robinhood and Flexport) and Liquid 2 VC (early backers of Anduril), with a valuation that doubled within a year.
- High-impact founding role where your code defines critical infrastructure for global aerospace MROs across three continents, solving a massive technician shortage.
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