A&P Mechanic (Pacific Operations)

Reliable Robotics Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics Corporation is seeking an experienced FAA‑approved A&P Mechanic to maintain and repair autonomous and piloted Cessna 208 aircraft across CONUS and OCONUS sites. The role requires hands‑on capabilities, strong safety focus, and the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.

You will join the Maintenance team, report to the Director of Maintenance, and work remotely from home base while performing on‑site tasks at Albuquerque, San Martin, and Guam.

Qualifications

• FAA-issued Aircraft Technician certificate (Airframe & Powerplant) required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a safety‑oriented environment.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical and avionics circuits.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain autonomous and piloted Cessna 208 aircraft.
• Perform routine, preventive, and scheduled maintenance and repairs.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and avionics circuits using test equipment.
• Fabrication and modification of sheet metal components.

Skills

FAA‑issued Aircraft Technician

Communication skills

Safety‑oriented mindset

Electrical/avionics troubleshooting

Sheet metal fabrication

Cessna 208 experience

Education

FAA A&P Certification

Job description

We’re 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.

Reliable Airlines, a division of Reliable Robotics, is an air cargo feeder operator, operating for a major cargo carrier since June 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our world-class leadership team holds extensive strategic and operational experience in the air cargo industry. We are building a high-performance team and hiring at all levels within the organization. You will be part of a broader organization that is seeking to enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient, and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and eventually people move around the planet.

As a Part 135 qualified A&P Mechanic at Reliable, you will be part of the Maintenance team and report directly to the Director of Maintenance. Your role will be critical in installing and maintaining advanced aviation technology in addition to performing routine, preventive, and scheduled maintenance and repairs on autonomous and piloted Cessna 208 aircraft.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to apply your expertise and hands‑on operational abilities to be a part of defining the future of aviation. This position will be in direct support of our autonomous flight operations contract with the Department of War in the Pacific region (Guam). You will be remote based and tasked to work at our airline headquarters in Albuquerque NM, our flight test facility in San Martin, CA, and our contract location of Guam.

The schedule will be a 14 day on/off schedule while tasking in CONUS and 30 days on/off while tasked in OCONUS. All travel will be provided from home of record to work location.

Basic Success Criteria

• FAA‑issued Aircraft Technician (Airframe & Powerplant) certificate.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work in an ever‑changing safety‑oriented environment.

• Applicants are subject to FAA/DOT drug and alcohol testing program.

• Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the United States of America.

• Ability to qualify for a Security Clearance.

• Ability to troubleshoot and repair aircraft electrical and avionics circuits using common test equipment.

• General fabrication and modification experience with significant Sheet Metal experience.

• Cessna 208 or Pratt & Whitney PT6 experience is encouraged.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s 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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