Senior Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer — Automation & DFx

Reliable Robotics Corporation; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee medical

401k contribution

Casual work environment

Great co‑workers

Job summary

Reliable Robotics Corporation is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer in California to lead the installation, inspection, and maintenance of avionics and mechanical systems. You will drive DFx decisions, collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams, and help scale manufacturing processes for production readiness.

The role emphasizes hands‑on execution, documentation discipline, and strong problem solving in a safety‑critical environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or systems engineering or 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 7+ years of aircraft 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 with CAD and PLM software such as Altium, NX, and Teamcenter.

Responsibilities

• Install, inspect, maintain, repair, modify, test, and fabricate mechanical, electromechanical, and electrical/avionics assemblies and related components.
• Conduct DFx reviews to evaluate cost, producibility, inspectability, and conformance to requirements.
• Collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams to embed manufacturability, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, quality management system, and airworthiness directives.
• Maintain documentation (installation and inspection records, logbooks) accurately and completely.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions to protect schedule and quality.
• Ensure adequate tools, parts, and consumables for aircraft servicing are available.
• Oversee installations and maintenance to ensure aircraft safety across multiple airframes.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Aerospace engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or systems engineering

Tools

Altium

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Reliable Robotics Corporation is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer in California to lead the installation, inspection, and maintenance of avionics and mechanical systems. You will drive DFx decisions, collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams, and help scale manufacturing processes for production readiness.

The role emphasizes hands‑on execution, documentation discipline, and strong problem solving in a safety‑critical environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.