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Senior Reliability Engineer

Workplace
On-site
Commitment
Full-time
Seniority
Senior
Posted
Location
Austin, United States

Skyways busca un Senior Reliability Engineer para liderar investigaciones técnicas y cerrar problemas de fiabilidad en las flotas de aeronaves V2 y V3. Serás el propietario técnico de las actividades RCCA, colaborando con equipos de pruebas de vuelo, ingeniería, fabricación y operaciones para investigar fallos, validar acciones correctivas y mejorar la fiabilidad de la flota. El rol implica análisis de datos de vuelo, trabajo práctico con hardware y comunicación de hallazgos a ingeniería y liderazgo.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the RCCA Lifecycle: Own the end-to-end investigation process for fleet reliability issues, from initial intake and root-cause analysis through to implementation, validation, and permanent closure.
  • Drive Data-Driven Insights: Analyze complex flight logs, telemetry, manufacturing, and maintenance data to identify systemic reliability trends and recurring failure modes.
  • Collaborate Across Disciplines: Partner with Flight Test, Manufacturing, Software, and Engineering teams to reproduce anomalies, conduct hands-on investigations, and deploy corrective actions.
  • Communicate & Document Findings: Author technical reports and RCCA documentation suitable for engineering reviews, leadership, and regulatory needs, ensuring clear communication of engineering decisions.
  • Improve Fleet Health: Proactively contribute to reliability metrics, continuous improvement initiatives, and design feedback loops to ensure lessons learned improve future aircraft performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 7+ years of engineering experience in aerospace, defense, autonomous systems, robotics, aviation, automotive, or other safety-critical industries.
  • Strong troubleshooting and systems-level problem-solving skills across hardware, software, and operational environments.
  • Experience applying investigation methodologies such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), or similar approaches.
  • Strong technical writing and communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate findings to engineers, leadership, customers, and external stakeholders.
  • Comfortable working hands-on with aircraft hardware, instrumentation, test equipment, and troubleshooting activities.
  • Proficiency with Python, SQL, or similar tools for data analysis and trend identification.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), autonomous vehicles, or aviation platforms.
  • Familiarity with ArduPilot, PX4, MAVLink, DroneCAN, or comparable flight-control ecosystems.
  • Experience investigating avionics, GPS, navigation, communications, propulsion, power-system, battery, or flight-control issues.
  • Experience with reliability engineering practices such as FRACAS, MTBF analysis, reliability growth tracking, and fleet health monitoring.