Sr. Electrical New Product Introduction (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

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Basic Success Criteria

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or systems engineering
• 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
• 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
• 2+ years of experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and product lifecycle management (PLM) software, such as Altium, NX, and Teamcenter

Preferred Criteria

• Experience with industry or regulatory requirements such as AS9100, CFR 14 CFR 21.137, and/or 14 CFR Part 145
• Prior experience in troubleshooting, repairing, setting up, and operating complex hardware in a safety-critical environment

Our team is passionate about delivering on our commitments, solving hard problems, continuously improving, and helping the business succeed. We are constantly reevaluating our technologies, products, and capabilities. If you are a lifelong learner, you will love this environment. Get in on the ground floor and help us build the company.

The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California.

Must be willing to travel 20% of the time.

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.

• 1157, or (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee 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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