About the position
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. Mechanical Test Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be an integral part of the mechanical engineering team. We're looking for a broadly experienced individual that combines the fields of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering to help us develop our mechanical testing operation. This is a clean slate opportunity to grow our primitive test operations into a production worthy operation. We need you to break our development hardware, identify root causes, and help redesign it. We need you to design automated acceptance test stands to identify manufacturing flaws. We need you to integrate load cells and data acquisition systems onto our testbed aircraft.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of mechanical test stands for functional and environmental qualification testing
- Specify, source, and integrate required instrumentation
- Automate the repetitive aspects of the test stands
- Author, execute, and audit test plans, procedures, and reports
- Perform data analysis and data reviews
- Collaborate with the rest of the team to improve the flight hardware
Requirements
- B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
- 8+ years experience working in hardware test
- Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals
- Proven track record of qualifying hardware in a highly regulated industry
- Familiarity with environmental qualification testing standards (MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, or similar)
Nice-to-haves
- 5+ years experience in aviation hardware test planning and execution
- Wire harness fabrication and modification
- Proficient with CAD and engineering drawing creation
- Strong knowledge of measurement and data analysis
- Working understanding of electrical systems and software scripting
- Ability to work both independently and as a leader of a high performing team
- Passionate about environmental, functional, and structural testing of hardware
Benefits
- Stock options
- Employee medical
- 401k contribution
- Great co-workers
- Casual work environment
