Supplier Development Engineer; Machining​/Sheet Metal

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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 Supplier Development Engineer (Machining/Sheet Metal) at Reliable Robotics, you’ll play a critical role in developing and continuously improving all aspects of our mechanical supplier engineering processes to meet design, regulatory, and business requirements (including safety, quality, cost, and on‑time delivery). This is a growing team of highly motivated people passionate about delivering quality products and services on time, with unquestionable value.

You will be responsible for sourcing, qualifying, and troubleshooting all machining and sheet metal products, conducting design for excellence (DFx) reviews, and developing the processes and infrastructure to help the business scale.

• Develop and manage supplier relationships to ensure they meet or exceed manufacturing, testing, inspection, quality, performance, and reliability requirements.
• Develop design for excellence (DFx) processes, and conduct reviews to evaluate designs for cost, producibility, inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and conformance to requirements.
• Develop supplier qualification processes and conduct regular reviews.
• Collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams to embed producibility/manufacturability, compliance, and risk mitigation in all phases of product development (e.g., prototype, R&D, certification, and production).
• Develop quality control plans and inspection infrastructure, including dimensional inspection and functional testing.
• Develop and ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, quality management systems, and engineering change orders.
• Develop processes to ensure accurate, current, and complete documentation (work instructions, inspections, tests, records, etc.) is utilized and maintained.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and implement timely corrective actions to maintain schedule, quality, and reliability.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or a related field of study.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, design, and/or testing experience.
• 2+ years of experience with computer‑aided design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, such as NX and Teamcenter.
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) experience.
• Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) experience.

• Experience with CNC machinery (lathe, mill, waterjet, laser cutter, EDM).
• Precision sheet‑metal or plastic molding tooling design experience.
• Experience with industry or regulatory requirements such as AS9100, CFR 14 CFR 21.137, and/or 14 CFR Part 145.
• Research and Development (R&D) or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience.
• Previous leadership or management experience.
• Prior experience in troubleshooting, repairing, setting up, and operating complex hardware in a safety‑critical environment.

This role will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California.

Must be willing to travel 25% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $132,000 to $200,000. 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…