Staff Reliability Engineer
Core
Build and own the end-to-end reliability program for autonomous long-range cargo aircraft, including failure analysis, corrective actions, and fleet metrics.
Role type
Staff Reliability Engineer (Aerospace/Aviation)
Builds
Autonomous hybrid-electric cargo aircraft (V2/V3) for logistics and military support
Domain
Aerospace engineering, autonomous aviation, hybrid-electric propulsion
Required skills
Reliability engineering, root cause analysis, FMEA, fault tree analysis, FRACAS, flight data analysis, Python, SQL, technical writing
Preferred skills
UAV/aviation reliability, hybrid-electric propulsion, battery/engine reliability, maintenance interval setting, startup hardware development
Technologies
Python, SQL, ArduPilot, PX4, MAVLink, DroneCAN
Responsibilities
Lead hands-on investigations into aircraft failures across avionics, software, power, propulsion, structures, and controls; Analyze flight logs, telemetry, and maintenance data to identify failure modes; Run FMEA and fault tree analysis to drive design changes; Set inspection intervals and life limits for the fleet; Drive corrective actions through design, manufacturing, and operations to permanent closure; Report fleet reliability trends to leadership.
