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Lead Reliability Engineer

Skyways

Skills

Required

  • Mechanical
  • Python
  • SQL
  • flight data analysis
  • fault tree analysis
  • 8D
  • Weibull analysis

Preferred

  • ArduPilot
  • PX4
  • MAVLink
  • DroneCAN
  • flight control
  • UAV or
  • electrical
  • troubleshooting

Join Skyways as a Staff Reliability Engineer, where you will lead the reliability program for our V2 fleet and V3 aircraft. You will set the reliability strategy, conduct hands-on investigations into aircraft failures, analyze flight data, and drive corrective actions to closure. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years of hands-on reliability work in aviation or UAV programs.

Responsibilities

  • Establecer y liderar la estrategia de confiabilidad de la empresa, incluyendo la construcción y gestión del programa de confiabilidad de Skyways.
  • Realizar investigaciones prácticas sobre fallas en aeronaves, abarcando sistemas de aviónica, software de vuelo, propulsión y controles de vuelo.
  • Analizar datos de vuelo, telemetría, mantenimiento y fabricación para identificar modos de falla recurrentes y priorizarlos según su impacto en la flota.
  • 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years of hands on reliability work on UAV or aviation programs
  • Broad, hands on troubleshooting across software, electrical, mechanical, and controls, with a track record of finding root cause and implementing the fix yourself
  • Clear technical writing and communication with engineers and leadership
  • Experience building or driving a reliability program, including failure reporting and corrective action systems (FRACAS)

Requirements

  • Proficiency with Python, SQL, or similar tools for flight data analysis
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or a related engineering field
  • Working knowledge of reliability methods such as FMEA, fault tree analysis, 8D, Weibull analysis, and reliability growth tracking
  • 15+ years of engineering experience with reliability at the core of your career
  • Experience with hybrid electric propulsion, battery, or engine reliability

Preferred

  • Clear, measurable evidence of improving reliability on a UAV or aviation program, such as lower failure rates, higher MTBF, or better fleet availability
  • Experience with ArduPilot, PX4, MAVLink, DroneCAN, or comparable flight control ecosystems
  • Experience setting maintenance intervals and life limits for a flying fleet
  • Experience working in startup or rapid hardware development environments