Reliable Robotics Corporation · 4 months ago
Systems Engineer - Mission Definition
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $230K/yr
7+ years expReliable Robotics Corporation is building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. As a Mission Systems Engineer, you will contribute to the development of prototypes and certifiable safety-critical flight systems, defining mission-related aspects of future aircraft operation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
Air TransportationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous Vehicles
Responsibilities
In your role as a Mission Systems Engineer you will contribute to the development of prototypes and certifiable safety-critical flight systems in a dynamic start-up work environment
Define and document mission-related aspects of future aircraft operation using insight from a pilot’s perspective
Define and communicate strategies and plans for type certification and operational approval
Develop training and support documents needed to deploy autonomous systems in an operational environment
Support system architecture development and assess trade-off studies regarding performance, complexity, risk, and effort
Capture system requirements and interfaces to drive avionics hardware and software development
Perform operational safety assessments in support of experimental and production missions
Provide engineering expertise in the design, development, test and validation of vehicle level functions and performances
You’ll also have the opportunity to interact with other domains within Reliable Robotics and become involved in a broad task spectrum not limited to typical system engineering activities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline
FAA-Certificated Pilot or Dispatcher with operational experience under 14 CFR 135, 14 CFR 121 or Corporate Flight Operations
Broad experience from 7+ years of designing various systems, integrations, and testing of complex safety-critical aerospace systems or equivalent technology
Preferred
Advanced Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline
Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together with the ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions based first principles without all available data
Experience certifying flight critical systems, hardware, and software via ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-254, and DO-178C respectively
Benefits
Stock options
Employee medical
401k contribution
Great co-workers
A casual work environment
Company
Reliable Robotics Corporation
Expanding access to more places with automated aviation
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$133.5MKey Investors
CoatueEclipse VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
2021-10-14Series C· $100M
2019-03-08Series B· $25M
2017-09-14Series A· $8.5M
Leadership Team
Juerg Frefel
Co-founder / CTO
Brandon Suarez
Vice President of UAS Integration
Recent News
2025-09-17
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