Senior Systems Architect for Autonomous Flight Safety

Reliable Robotics; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics, in Mountain View (CA) with a remote-work option, seeks a Systems Architect to design prototypes and certifiable safety-critical flight systems for autonomous aircraft. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to meet certification requirements and push the capabilities of unmanned flight.

You will define system functions, allocate architecture, perform trades studies, and support development through production and certification, with up to 20% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years designing and integrating complex safety-critical aerospace systems.
• Self-starter able to solve problems from first principles.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally across multiple organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define new/novel functions to control autonomous aircraft and manage contingencies.
• Define relationships between vehicle, pilot, and support system for remotely operated autonomous aircraft.
• Decompose aircraft, system and LRU functions; allocate architecture and interfaces.
• Perform trades studies to assess performance, complexity, risk and cost of solutions.
• Collaborate with system and safety analysts to meet safety and security requirements.
• Derive and validate requirements and interfaces to ensure correct implementation in next design level.
• Support product development through production, test and certification.

Skills

System architecture

Trades studies

Requirements derivation

Safety-critical systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

ARP4754A

ARP4761

DO-254

DO-178C

Job description

Reliable Robotics, in Mountain View (CA) with a remote-work option, seeks a Systems Architect to design prototypes and certifiable safety-critical flight systems for autonomous aircraft. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to meet certification requirements and push the capabilities of unmanned flight.

You will define system functions, allocate architecture, perform trades studies, and support development through production and certification, with up to 20% travel.