Senior Avionics NPI Engineer

Reliable Robotics Corporation; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Sr. Electrical NPI Engineer to design, integrate, and optimize hardware and processes for PCB/PCBA development, HITL equipment, and COTS products.

You will drive producibility, reliability, and cost efficiency across the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include leading DFX and DFT activities, collaborating with design, quality, and certification teams, and mentoring cross-functional groups as the technical authority for NPI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or systems engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in NPI of PCBs/PCBAs including design, supply chain, manufacturing, inspection, and/or testing.
• 5+ years of experience conducting design for excellence (DFx) reviews for PCB/avionics.
• 5+ years of experience with manufacturing, processing, and materials in safety-critical environments.
• 2+ years of CAD/PLM software experience (Altium, NX, Teamcenter).

Responsibilities

• Produce, integrate, test, diagnose, inspect, and maintain electrical or avionics assemblies (PCB/PCBA, HITL equipment, COTS).
• Source, qualify, troubleshoot electrical/avionics products, perform DFX reviews, scale processes.
• Collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams to embed producibility and compliance.
• Lead development of NPI frameworks and technical review methodologies.
• Represent production in design reviews and partner with engineering on cost and manufacturability considerations.
• Conduct DFT reviews and establish process capabilities and standards.
• Establish technical readiness criteria, risk assessments, and validation strategies.
• Develop quality control plans and inspection infrastructure.
• Develop supplier relationships to meet manufacturing and reliability requirements.
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Skills

NPI experience

PCB/PCBA

DFX reviews

Safety-critical manufacturing

CAD/PLM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Altium

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Reliable Robotics in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Sr. Electrical NPI Engineer to design, integrate, and optimize hardware and processes for PCB/PCBA development, HITL equipment, and COTS products.

You will drive producibility, reliability, and cost efficiency across the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include leading DFX and DFT activities, collaborating with design, quality, and certification teams, and mentoring cross-functional groups as the technical authority for NPI.