Mechanical Engineer
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Job Location:
Mountain View, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
27-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Were building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and eventually people move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.
As a Mechanical Engineer at Reliable Robotics you will be part of the Mechanical Engineering team. This is a small team of highly motivated people designing testing and flying advanced mechanical systems. We enjoy cradle-to-grave hardware ownership and hands-on build test and integration of our designs. The hardware focus is on high reliability safety critical mechanisms and structures with significant cross-functional development with the Systems Avionics GNC Software Manufacturing and Flight Test teams. The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View California reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Manager.
Responsibilities
- Design analyze build test and fly a system of actuators mechanisms and structural modifications to enable remote piloted aircraft
- Work with a team of top performing mechanical engineers alongside the greater Reliable team of outstanding Electrical Systems Software GNC Manufacturing and Flight Test engineers
- Own your hardware from concept through flight test and certification . . . this is cradle-to-grave engineering with hands-on build test and integration
- Bring a sense of humility and be ready to both learn and teach
Basic Qualifications
- BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent experience
- 2 years professional experience developing mechanical systems
- Experience with current CAD and FEM packages
- Experience in innovative system designs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Expertise in electromechanical or mechanical engineering
- Demonstrated ability to drive designs to closure
- Experience taking designs through FAA certification
- Design for manufacturability and volume production
- Previous experience with aircraft or other safety-critical mechanical systems
- Flight and/or ground test familiarity or experience
Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.
The estimated salary range for this position is $118000 to $170000/annual salary cash and stock option awards benefits. At Reliable Robotics we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise as well as market conditions location and pay equity.
In addition to base compensation Reliable Robotics offers stock options employee medical 401k contribution great co-workers and a casual work environment.
This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.
All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158 or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.
At Reliable Robotics our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colorcreedancestry sexgender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender identitygender expression sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disabilityor medical conditions national originmilitary orveteran statusgenetic information marital status or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to emailprotected
Key Skills
- Mechanical Design
- System Design
- FEA
- ASME Codes & Standards
- CAD
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Creo
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Autocad
- HVAC Design
- Autodesk Inventor
About Company
Advanced automation will make aircraft safer, more available, more affordable and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and people move around the planet.
