Systems Engineer - Mission Definition

The role

You will contribute to the development of prototypes and certifiable safety-critical flight systems. You will define mission-related aspects of aircraft operation and support system architecture development.

What you will do

• Contribute to the development of prototypes and certifiable safety-critical flight systems
• Define and document mission-related aspects of future aircraft operation
• Define and communicate strategies and plans for type certification and operational approval
• Develop training and support documents for autonomous systems
• Support system architecture development and assess trade-off studies
• 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

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline
• FAA-Certificated Pilot (Commercial, or Airline Transport) or Dispatcher with two or more years of operational experience under 14 CFR § 135, 14 CFR § 121 or Corporate Flight Operations, or equivalent
• 7+ years of designing various systems, integrations, and testing of complex safety-critical aerospace systems or equivalent technology

Nice to have

• 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

Before you apply

• Requires access to information subject to U.S. export controls
• Offer contingent upon capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws
• Must provide documentation establishing status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person

About the company

Reliable Robotics is a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars. They are building safety-enhancing technology for aviation.