Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical)

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 Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical) at Reliable Robotics youll play a critical role in developing and continuously improving all aspects of our manufacturing installation and supply chain 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 passionate about delivering quality products and services on time with unquestionable value. You will be responsible for designing the build and installation process for mechanical electromechanical and/or electrical/avionics products conducting design for excellence (DFx) reviews and developing the 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 automated aviation systems from prototype to production in a hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for building installing testing diagnosing inspecting and maintaining Reliable-designed mechanical electromechanical and/or electrical/avionics assemblies harnesses interconnects and other commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products

• 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 system and engineering change orders

• Develop processes to ensure accurate current and complete documentation (work instructions inspections tests records etc.) is utilized and maintained

• Lead root-cause analysis and implement timely corrective actions to maintain schedule quality and reliability

Basic Success Criteria

• Bachelors degree in mechanical electrical aerospace or systems engineering

• 7 years of manufacturing design and/or testing experience

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

Preferred Criteria

• Research and Development (R&D) 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

• Previous leadership or management experience

• Prior experience in troubleshooting repairing setting up and operating complex hardware in a safety-critical environment

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 Mountain View California.

Must be willing to travel 10% 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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Required Experience:

Senior IC