Beacon AI is an aviation technology company focused on enhancing flight safety and operational efficiency for commercial and private aircraft operators. The company develops an AI Assistant that…
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Beacon AI
Beacon AI is an aviation technology company focused on enhancing flight safety and operational efficiency for commercial and private aircraft operators. The company develops an AI Assistant that…
AI AssistantAviationFleet MonitoringFlight EfficiencyFlight SafetyOperational EfficiencyPilot AssistanceRoute Optimizationbeaconai.co
HQSan Carlos, US
Team Size28
Open Jobs25
Total Funding$20M
Latest Fundraise2 years ago
TL;DR
Core product: AI pilot assistant and fleet operations platform
Founded: 2021
Headquarters: San Carlos / Silicon Valley, California
Total funding: ≈ $20M (includes $15M Series A)
Key customers / partners: Commercial, charter, corporate and defense fleets; U.S. Air Force collaborations
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Aviation safety and fleet operations efficiency for commercial, private, charter, corporate and government/defense operators.
Founded
2021
Industry
Software Development
Tech Stack
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SSL by Default
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Funding Track Record
Series A- 2024-08-21
$15,000,000
Grant- 2024-02
$1,300,000
Recorded as a U.S. Air Force award
Pre-seed / early support- 2021-07
Investor Signal
“Backed by venture investors including Costanoa Ventures, Scout Ventures, JetBlue Ventures and individual/angel participants (e.g., Sam Altman)”
Founders
What we do
Join the Team
Product Designer
On-SiteSan Carlos, California, United States, ES
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We are looking for a Product Designer who wants their work to matter. At Beacon AI, you will shape how pilots interact with AI in the cockpit, designing experiences where clarity, speed, and precision are not just good design principles, they are safety critical
This is a rare opportunity to define a product from the ground up in one of tech’s most consequential domains
Own the end-to-end product design process for Beacon AI’s pilot assistant, from discovery and user research through wireframes, prototypes, and final specs handed off to engineering
Conduct research and usability testing with pilots and aviation professionals to deeply understand workflows, mental models, and safety critical needs
Translate complex AI-driven data and alerts into interfaces that are instantly clear and actionable in high-pressure cockpit environments
Build and maintain a scalable design system that ensures consistency and speed across the product
Partner closely with engineering and strong product sense to ship polished, well-considered experiences iteratively
Contribute to brand and visual identity as a secondary responsibility, supporting marketing and web presence as needed- You are energized by complexity and ambiguity, not intimidated by it
You have a genuine curiosity about aviation, aerospace, or safety critical industries
You have strong product design instincts and can move fluidly from research and strategy to high-fidelity execution
You are fluent in Figma and comfortable owning a design system end to end
You ask “why” before you ask “what does it look like” and you push back when a brief is not solving the right problem
3+ years of experience in product design, ideally with complex, data-heavy or safety-critical products such as aviation, aerospace, defense, medical devices, or enterprise software
Proficiency in Figma or similar modern design tools with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work
Experience designing for AI-powered products and understanding how to make machine-generated insights feel trustworthy and intuitive to end users
Familiarity with motion design, micro-interactions, or basic HTML and CSS is a plus
