Engineering Jobs in Sunnyvale Ca Remote

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.

The Avionics Hardware team is a small group of highly motivated engineers who develop the core compute, actuation, sensing, and power electronics products at the heart of our automation system. We enjoy cradle-to-grave hardware ownership and hands-on test, iteration, and deployment of our designs. As an Avionics Hardware Engineer, you will drive development of electrical components and sub-systems across our airborne and test platforms from the circuit-board level up through integrated systems and everything in between.

Responsibilities

In your role as Avionics Hardware Engineer, you will design, analyze, document, test, and troubleshoot electronic assemblies at the circuit board through integrated electro-mechanical level. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team of electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing and test engineers as the expert on your hardware. You will drive improvements to the hardware through benchtop, environmental, and on-aircraft testing, and perform root-cause investigations to characterize, document, and rectify anomalous behavior in a safety-critical environment.

Basic Success Criteria

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent experience

• Demonstrated ability to complete and ship projects and deliverables

• Professional experience with ECAD tools such as Altium

• Ability to work within a team, including strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to methodically diagnose, document, and solve electronic hardware problems

Preferred Criteria

• Professional experience with the full electronics product life-cycle, from conceptual design through production

• Direct hands-on experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design, analysis, test, and debug

• Experience designing electronics to meet rigorous environmental standards (aerospace, military, automotive, or harsh industrial)

• Proficiency with Python and/or MATLAB for analysis, data review, and test setup scripting

We're a growing, motivated, fast-paced team of avionics professionals. We move quickly, and everyone wears multiple hats. We're looking for someone who is diligent and detail-oriented who can join our team and make an immediate impact.

This role is on-site in Mountain View, CA. Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $110,000 to $168,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. 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

Compensation Range: $110K - $168K

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 Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Modeling and Simulation Engineer, you will develop the physics-based models that enable rapid iteration and certification-grade validation of GNC software. You will perform simulation analysis and assess correlation with real-world data to demonstrate that the models are representative of the actual system.

Responsibilities

• Develop physics-based models representative of aircraft dynamics (aerodynamics, ground reactions, actuator models, etc.)

• Identify, request, and analyze flight tests necessary to inform modeling

• Conduct closed-loop testing of flight control systems with simulated aircraft dynamics

• Develop tools for visualizing and analyzing simulation and flight data

• Perform validation of simulation models against flight test data

Basic Success Criteria

• BS in aerospace engineering, robotics, or related field

• 5+ years experience with aerodynamics, flight dynamics simulation, and system identification

• Experience with Python, C++, MATLAB/Simulink, and Linux-based development environments and scripting

• Experience with developing validated physics-based models as well as integration and testing of these models

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Criteria

• MS or PhD in aerospace engineering, robotics, or related field

• Experience with high fidelity physics-based aircraft or other complex simulation systems

• Current pilot, instrument or commercial ratings

GNC Modeling and Simulation is a key company capability that enables rapid design iteration and scalable design validation covering the massive combinatorial space of flight envelope and atmospheric conditions. These tools are what allow us to fly with the confidence of more than 1000:1 simulation hours to flight hours and draw statistically significant conclusions on the system's safety and performance.

Employees working from our headquarters in Mountain View, CA may expect very little travel.

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

Compensation Range: $185K - $245K

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer – Product Validation / DVP

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to lead the Design Verification Plan (DVP) and validation activities for complex product systems. The role involves managing and executing mechanical, environmental, and electrical validation testing while working closely with internal teams and external test houses.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on prototyping and fixture design experience and the ability to independently drive validation programs in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Design Verification Plan (DVP) for product validation and testing.
• Plan and execute structural testing including vibration, shock, and impact tests.
• Conduct environmental testing such as temperature, humidity, ingress protection, and solar load validation.
• Coordinate testing activities with external test labs and test houses.
• Design and build test fixtures, jigs, and setups for validation and reliability testing.
• Perform hands-on prototype builds and mechanical test setups.
• Analyze test results and perform root cause analysis for product failures.
• Ensure validation coverage across the entire product system including electrical and mechanical components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product development and validation timelines.
• Work independently to drive testing programs in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product validation, testing, or reliability engineering.
• Strong experience developing and managing Design Verification Plans (DVP).
• Hands-on experience with structural testing (vibration, shock, impact).
• Experience with environmental testing (temperature, humidity, ingress, solar load).
• Experience designing test fixtures and jigs for validation testing.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis for product failures.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems and product-level validation.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with external test houses and certification labs.
• Background in hardware product development environments.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple validation tasks.

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 Client Platform Engineer, you will be a part of our IT and Security team. Your work will have a key impact on the development of Reliable Robotic's internal infrastructure and processes. You will work as part of the IT and Security team towards building, deploying and managing tools. You will be working on building or improving existing automation to support standardization efforts, with a focus on end-user facing endpoints.

Responsibilities

In your role as a Client Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, implementation of tools supporting the business internal needs and standards, as well as support of the IT related needs of our end-users. You will be involved in the design and implementation of tools and their supporting infrastructure, to improve the daily experience of our users across the entire business. This will include managing SaaS services, managing physical infrastructure, and cloud infrastructure to support the needs of the teams at Reliable. You will be responsible for identifying additional opportunities for standardization, improvement of the user experience, and training various teams, including the IT/Security teams you will be working on, for redundancy when new tooling is introduced.

Basic Success Criteria

• 5+ years of experience supporting business needs in IT

• Excellent troubleshooting skills

• Basic networking skills and understanding of basic network services (vlan/routing/wifi/dhcp/dns/etc)

• Previous management of in-office infrastructure (wifi, printing, etc)

• Experience with MDM platforms to manage Apple devices (macOS, iOS, iPadOS) and Windows 11 devices

• Experience with configuration management systems such as Puppet (preferred), Chef or Ansible

• Scripting skills in various languages (Python, bash, powershell)

• Understanding of SSL certificates, and PKI infrastructure

Preferred Success Criteria

• Ability to explain complex concepts to users or colleagues

• Ability to troubleshoot problems remotely (over Slack, Google Meet, or others)

• Familiarity with Google Workspace management (access and management of Google services, integration of Google with other services, and the security mechanisms available in those environments)

• Experience with virtualization/containerization, both in AWS and GCP, KVM, LXC, and Docker

• Development tooling experience (git, github, vscode, pip3)

• Experience with AWS services (IAM, ec2, s3, route53, SSO, lambda, etc)

• Application (re)packaging and management (msi/pkg/deb)

• Experience in environments where data management, classification and handling is critical

• Experience with end-user supports with software and computing devices

• Mobile device management and BYOD policies

This position is based at our facility in Mountain View, California.

Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.

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

Compensation Range: $125K - $185K

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. Hardware Test Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a critical part of the Hardware Test team. This is a small team of broadly experienced engineers that strive to ensure that all hardware being produced meets the stringent requirements for aviation. You will be one of the essential interfaces between the design, production, and flight test teams and will be exposed to a wide variety of technical challenges.

You will be architecting automated test stands to replicate extreme flight conditions on our hardware and mechanisms that will serve as the backbone of our qualification testing. You will help to break our development hardware, help root-cause the failure modes, and provide critical input in redesigning it. You will be writing the software and building the hardware platforms for the command, control and data collection systems that will test our systems to rigorous aerospace standards. You will be a technical leader on a team eager to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the design, build, and maintenance of mechanical or electrical test stands for development testing, production acceptance testing, functional and environmental qualification testing

• Automate the repetitive aspects of the test stands

• Author, execute, and audit test plans, procedures, and reports

• Work closely with design engineers and flight test engineers to design, build, test and improve flight hardware

• Help the team grow and provide mentorship to peers

Basic Success Criteria

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience

• 5+ years of industry experience testing hardware in a regulated industry

• Professional knowledge of ECAD tools such as Altium OR MCAD tools such as NX

• Experience with software design and implementation in Python or C/C++

• Strong understanding of mechanical or electrical engineering fundamentals

• Eagerness for hands-on work - integration of sensors, building test fixtures, diagnosing and debugging equipment and hardware

• Proven ability to methodically diagnose, document, and solve hardware problems

• A demonstrated passion for mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical hardware

Preferred Criteria

• 8+ years experience in aerospace test planning and execution

• A history working on and around aircraft

• Prior experience with aerospace qualification testing standards (MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, or similar) and the aircraft certification process

• Comfort reviewing technical designs and working from drawings, schematics, layouts, assembly/procedures, master parts lists, and other controlled documentation

• Mastery of test instrumentation and data collection methods; ability to design a data acquisition system from the ground up

• Working understanding of measurement and data analysis; ability to clearly present technical data and state its limitations

• Demonstrated proficiency building/fabricating machine parts, cable assemblies, or other testing, integration, or assembly experience

• Eagerness to learn, teach, and adapt; help us grow as both a development and production operation

As a member of our team, you will be a pivotal contributor to the development of novel hardware that will transform the future of flight. From component level thermal testing to instrumenting our aircraft with a sensor suite for flight testing, you will closely interface with many vital parts of our system. The cross-functional nature of this role also lends itself to mentoring opportunities across the entire company.

This role is located onsite at our HQ in Mountain View, CA.

Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $180,000 to $260,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. 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

Compensation Range: $180K - $260K