Crew Chief

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 Crew Chief at Reliable Robotics youll play a critical role in developing and continuously improving our installation maintenance manufacturing and fabrication processes to meet design regulatory and business requirements (including safety quality cost and on-time delivery). This is a growing team of highly motivated people who are passionate about delivering quality products and services on time with unquestionable value. You will be responsible for our automation systems installation and maintenance including hands-on installations procedure development documentation design for excellence (DFx) feedback and the development of processes and infrastructure to help the business scale. The projects you work on will set the foundation for how the business operates for years to come. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a safety-critical environment that takes our products from prototype to production in a hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for installation inspection maintenance repair overhaul modification testing and fabrication of the Reliable-designed mechanical electromechanical and electrical/avionics assemblies harnessing interconnects and other commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products

• Oversee routine/non-routine aircraft installations inspections and maintenance to ensure aircraft safety and availability

• Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot complex issues including leading root-cause analysis and implementing timely corrective actions to maintain schedule quality and reliability

• Recruit train and supervise Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Mechanics

• Conduct design for excellence (DFx) reviews to evaluate designs for cost producibility inspectability consistency adequacy accuracy and conformance to requirements

• Collaborate with design quality and certification teams to embed manufacturability compliance and risk mitigation in all phases of product development (e.g. prototype R&D certification and production)

• Develop and ensure compliance with all policies procedures quality management systems technical bulletins engineering orders service bulletins and airworthiness directives

• Develop processes to ensure accurate current and complete documentation (installation and inspection records logbook entries etc.) is utilized and maintained

• Ensure an adequate supply of tools serviceable parts components and consumables necessary for aircraft servicing and maintenance is maintained

Basic Success Criteria

• Holder of an FAA-accredited Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate

• 7 years of aircraft maintenance design manufacturing inspection and/or testing experience

• 2 years of experience leading complex projects or programs in aerospace autonomy or robotics

• 2 years of experience in leadership management or supervisory roles

• Demonstrates knowledge of the CFRs and standards relating to aircraft maintenance

Preferred Success Criteria

• Inspection Authorization (IA) Certificate

• Bachelors degree in mechanical electrical aerospace systems engineering or 7 years of relevant experience leading aircraft maintenance/modification operations

• Prototype/R&D development or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience

• Experience with industry or regulatory requirements such as AS9100 CFR 14 CFR 21.137 and/or 14 CFR Part 145

• Knowledge of highly complex medium to heavy turbine-powered aircraft their powerplants flight and stabilization controls pneumatic fuel systems electronic engine hydraulic and navigation systems

• Maintenance and rigging experience on P&W PT6A Engines/Airframes

• Experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software such as Altium NX and Teamcenter

Our team is passionate about delivering on our commitments solving hard problems continuously improving and helping the business succeed. We are constantly reevaluating our technologies products and capabilities. If you are a lifelong learner you will love this environment. Get in on the ground floor and help us build the company.

The position will be located at our facility in San Martin California.

Must be willing to travel 10-20% of the time.

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 workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color creed ancestry sex gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions national origin military or veteran status genetic 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.

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