Senior Electrical New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer

Reliable Robotics Corporation; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401k plan

Vision and dental insurance

Work from home opportunities

Health insurance

Job summary

Reliable Robotics Corporation in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Sr Electrical NPI Engineer to design and optimize build and integration processes for electrical and avionics products, including harnessing and HITL test equipment.

You will serve as technical authority for NPI activities, define best-in-class processes, mentor teams, and ensure manufacturability, reliability, quality, and cost targets across prototypes through production.

Qualifications

• Six or more years designing for manufacturability in safety-critical avionics/electrical domains.
• Experience conducting DFx reviews on PCB/PCBA and electromechanical assemblies.
• Proven track record in NPI of PCBs/PCBAs including supply chain and manufacturing involvement.
• Proficiency with AS9100 or CFR Part 145 regulatory frameworks is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of build and integration processes for electrical and avionics products.
• Serve as the NPI technical authority and advisor for all activities.
• Develop, refine, and enforce world-class NPI frameworks and reviews.
• Collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams to embed producibility and risk mitigation.
• Establish and maintain qualification criteria, DFMEA/PFMEA, and validation strategies.
• Develop supplier relationships and drive corrective actions to meet schedule and quality targets.
• Represent production in design reviews and release designs for cost, inspectability, and conformance.

Skills

DFx reviews

NPI experience

safety-critical environment

troubleshooting hardware

regulatory experience

manufacturing knowledge

Education

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

Tools

Altium

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

• As a Sr Electrical New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you’ll play a critical role in developing and continuously improving all aspects of our supply chain, manufacturing, and installation 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 integration process for electrical and avionics products (including harnessing and hardware-in-the-loop test equipment), conducting design for excellence (DFX) reviews, and developing the processes and infrastructure to help the business scale
• You will serve as the electrical/avionics technical authority and advisor for all NPI activities
• You will define and evolve best-in-class NPI processes, mentor engineers and cross-functional teams, and ensure that new products are designed for manufacturability, reliability, quality, and cost-effectiveness
• 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
• Produce, integrate, test, diagnose, inspect, and maintain Reliable-designed electrical or avionics assemblies, specializing in printed circuit boards (PCB), printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test equipment, electro‑mechanical assemblies, and other commercial‑off‑the‑shelf (COTS) products
• Source, qualify, and troubleshoot all electrical or avionics products, conduct design for excellence (DFX) reviews, and develop the processes and infrastructure to help the business scale
• Collaborate with design engineering, quality, and certification teams to embed producibility/manufacturability, compliance, and risk mitigation in all phases of product development (e.g., prototype, research and development, certification, and production)
• Lead the creation, refinement, and enforcement of world‑class NPI frameworks and technical review methodologies
• Represent the production organization in all design reviews, release designs, and partner with engineering to evaluate designs for cost, producibility, inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and conformance to requirements
• Assures product and process quality by conducting design for test (DFT) reviews, testing finished‑product and process capabilities, establishing standards, and developing manufacturing processes
• Establish and maintain rigorous technical readiness criteria, risk assessments (e.g., DFMEA, PFMEA), and validation strategies for new products
• Develop quality control plans and inspection infrastructure
• Develop and manage supplier relationships to ensure they meet or exceed requirements for manufacturing, testing, inspection, quality, performance, and reliability
• Lead root‑cause analysis and implement timely corrective actions to maintain schedule, quality, and reliability

Benefits

• Stock options
• 401k plan
• Vision and dental insurance
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

• 2+ years of experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and product lifecycle management (PLM) software, such as Altium, NX, and Teamcenter
• 5+ years of experience conducting design for excellence (DFx) reviews to evaluate electrical or avionics (e.g., PCB, PCBA, electro‑mechanical assemblies) designs for cost, producibility, inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and conformance to requirements
• 5+ years of experience with manufacturing, processing, and materials knowledge within a safety‑critical environment
• 5+ years of experience in new production introduction (NPI) of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), including design, supply chain management, manufacturing, inspection, and/or testing experience
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or systems engineering
• Prior experience in troubleshooting, repairing, setting up, and operating complex hardware in a safety‑critical environment
• Experience with industry or regulatory requirements such as AS9100, CFR 14 CFR 21.137, and/or 14 CFR Part 145