Reliable Robotics Corporation · 1 day ago
Crew Chief
San Martin, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$167K/yr - $230K/yr
7+ years expReliable Robotics is building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. As a Crew Chief, you will develop and improve installation, maintenance, and manufacturing processes to meet various requirements, ensuring safety and quality in aviation systems.
Air TransportationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous Vehicles
Responsibilities
Responsible for installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification, testing, and fabrication of the Reliable-designed mechanical, electromechanical, and electrical/avionics assemblies, harnessing, interconnects, and other commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products
Oversee routine/non-routine aircraft installations, inspections, and maintenance to ensure aircraft safety and availability
Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot complex issues, including leading root-cause analysis and implementing timely corrective actions to maintain schedule, quality, and reliability
Recruit, train, and supervise Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Mechanics
Conduct design for excellence (DFx) reviews to evaluate designs for cost, producibility, inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and conformance to requirements
Collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams to embed manufacturability, compliance, and risk mitigation in all phases of product development (e.g., prototype, R&D, certification, and production)
Develop and ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, quality management systems, technical bulletins, engineering orders, service bulletins, and airworthiness directives
Develop processes to ensure accurate, current, and complete documentation (installation and inspection records, logbook entries, etc.) is utilized and maintained
Ensure an adequate supply of tools, serviceable parts, components, and consumables necessary for aircraft servicing and maintenance is maintained
Qualification
Required
Holder of an FAA-accredited Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate
7+ years of aircraft maintenance, design, manufacturing, inspection, and/or testing experience
2+ years of experience leading complex projects or programs in aerospace, autonomy, or robotics
2+ years of experience in leadership, management, or supervisory roles
Demonstrates knowledge of the CFRs and standards relating to aircraft maintenance
Preferred
Inspection Authorization (IA) Certificate
Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, systems engineering, or 7+ years of relevant experience leading aircraft maintenance/modification operations
Prototype/R&D development or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience
Experience with industry or regulatory requirements such as AS9100, CFR 14 CFR 21.137, and/or 14 CFR Part 145
Knowledge of highly complex medium to heavy turbine-powered aircraft, their powerplants, flight and stabilization controls, pneumatic, fuel systems, electronic engine, hydraulic, and navigation systems
Maintenance and rigging experience on P&W PT6A Engines/Airframes
Experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, such as Altium, NX, and Teamcenter
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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2025 (1)
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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