Avionics Test Engineer

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 an Avionics Test Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the avionics engineering team. The avionics team is the group responsible for designing, selecting, verifying, integrating, and certifying avionics and electrical components and systems to automate unmanned aircraft under stringent civil aviation standards. The Avionics Test Engineer role will focus on verifying development and flight hardware including products such as computers, remote data concentrators, and aircraft electrical systems that support the mission to automate aircraft. 

Responsibilities

In your role as Avionics Test Engineer, you will develop and deploy automated test solutions for complex avionics hardware ranging from early prototype designs through formal equipment qualification campaigns. You will design test benches and procedures to execute tests for applications ranging from circuit debugging up to system level verification. To do this you will also frequently coordinate with vendors, equipment, and engineers across multiple disciplines to facilitate successful verification campaigns. You will be responsible for tracking hardware issues, driving root cause and corrective action campaigns, and driving continuous improvement of our electrical test infrastructure.

Basic Success Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of full cycle electronics hardware test or development experience in a professional environment
• Familiarity with programming/scripting languages (C, C++, Python)
• Ability to methodically diagnose, document, and solve electronic hardware problems

Preferred Success Criteria

• Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
• Familiarity with formal industry test standards such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-461/810, or similar
• Experience with test equipment, measurement techniques, and processes for hardware verification 
• Experience developing and simulating complex and manufacturable printed circuit board assemblies using tools such as Altium Designer and SPICE
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally across multiple organizations

This role provides an opportunity to own a wide variety of testing that is essential in verifying the safe and reliable operation of the next generation of avionics for unmanned aircraft systems.

This role is on-site in Mountain View, CA. Must be willing to travel 30% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $110,000 to $168,000. At Reliable Robotics, we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity.

In addition to base compensation, Reliable Robotics offers stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great co-workers and a casual work environment.

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.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee 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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]