Data Engineer

About PowerusPowerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems platform designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-consequence environments. The company combines advanced autonomy, manufacturing capability, operational expertise, and strategic acquisitions to support defense, national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations globally.MissionOur mission is to deliver resilient autonomous technologies that strengthen national security, improve operational safety, and expand the capabilities of organizations operating in complex environments.Why Join PowerusPowerus generates flight logs, telemetry, imagery, and production test records every day across test sites, customers, and the Rock Hill production line. Engineering, quality, and machine learning teams depend on that data being collected, organized, and searchable.This role builds the pipelines and data stores that collect flight, test, and production data and make it available for analysis.Position OverviewPowerus is seeking a Data Engineer to build pipelines and data platforms for flight, test, and manufacturing data.Key ResponsibilitiesBuild ingestion pipelines for flight logs, telemetry, imagery, and production test resultsDesign data models and storage for time-series and file-based dataImplement data quality checks, lineage, and retentionBuild tools that let engineers search and retrieve flights, test runs, and unitsProvide datasets to machine learning, reliability, and quality engineeringMaintain access controls for export-controlled dataQualificationsMust be located in the United States, within commuting distance of Rock Hill, SCBachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experienceProfessional experience building data pipelines in Python and SQLExperience with relational and time-series databasesExperience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or DagsterExperience with cloud object storage and containersU.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); this role involves access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical dataPreferred QualificationsExperience with Spark, Parquet, or columnar data formatsExperience with telemetry or sensor dataExperience with manufacturing or test dataExperience with AWS GovCloud or Azure GovernmentActive or prior U.S. security clearanceWhat We Look ForCandidates should have built a pipeline that other teams relied on and be able to describe how they detected and handled bad data.Equal Opportunity StatementPowerus is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and mission-driven workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.