Built by people who used to build the schedule.
Skein was founded in 2019 by airline operations planners and quant engineers who were tired of watching good people lose their evenings to a whiteboard.
Four rules we don't break.
People decide.
Skein proposes and explains. A human approves every schedule that flies.
Hard rules are hard.
Rest, currency and airspace are never traded for efficiency. Not once, not by a little.
Show the why.
Every move comes with its reason in plain words. If we can't explain it, we don't ship it.
Give the evening back.
We measure ourselves in hours returned to the people who fly and fix the jets.
The people behind Skein.
Five open roles.
Denver or remote in the US. Some roles need a security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
Senior optimisation engineerEngineeringDenver / remote+
Own the constraint models behind Autopilot's schedules: formulation, solver performance and the explanations crews read.
Apply by emailProduct designer, schedulingDesignDenver+
Make a 38-crew week readable at a glance. You will sit with schedulers on the line every month.
Apply by emailDeployment lead, defenseCustomer successRemote, travel+
Take squadrons from signature to their first published week in six weeks. Former schedulers welcome.
Apply by emailSecurity engineerEngineeringDenver+
Keep our IL4 environment and on-premise releases boring, audited and fast to accredit.
Apply by emailAccount executive, commercial airSalesRemote+
Bring Skein to regional and charter operators who want their worst day of winter back.
Apply by emailField notes and announcements.
Press enquiries
Contract · 08 Sep 2026Coastal Air Wing selects Skein AutopilotAutopilot goes live at Cape Arden for a 48-jet replacement squadron. Release · 02 Oct 2026Release 26.4: readiness to 90 daysLonger horizons, deficit ranking and commander reports from a phone.Read the notes Outlook · 14 Jan 2026The parable of the three schedulersWhy Skein is becoming an operating system for air operations.Read the essay Come fly the schedule with us.
Five open roles in engineering, design, deployment and sales. Or just come see the product.