Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical
The Reliable Companies
Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Aircraft and Maintenance
The Reliable Companies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: San Martin • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $165,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Responsible for installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, modification, testing, and fabrication of the Reliable-designed mechanical, electromechanical, and electrical/avionics assemblies, harnessing, interconnects, and other commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products
- Conduct design for excellence (DFx) reviews to evaluate designs for cost, producibility, inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and conformance to requirements
- Collaborate with design, quality, and certification teams to embed manufacturability, compliance, and risk mitigation in all phases of product development (e.g., prototype, R&D, certification, and production)
- Develop and ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, quality management system, technical bulletins, engineering orders, service bulletins, and airworthiness directives
- Develop processes to ensure accurate, current, and complete documentation (installation and inspection records, logbook entries, etc.) is utilized and maintained
- Lead root-cause analysis and implement timely corrective actions to maintain schedule, quality, and reliability
- Ensure an adequate supply of tools, serviceable parts, components, and consumables necessary for aircraft servicing and maintenance is maintained
- Oversee routine/non-routine aircraft installations, inspections, and maintenance to ensure aircraft safety and availability across multiple airframes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, systems engineering, or 7+ years of relevant experience leading aircraft maintenance/modification operations
- 7+ years of aircraft design, manufacturing, inspection, and/or testing experience
- 2+ years of experience leading complex projects or programs in aerospace, autonomy, or robotics
- 2+ years of experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software (e.g., Altium, NX, Teamcenter)
- Holder of an FAA-accredited Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate (preferred)
- Prototype/R&D development or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience (preferred)
- Experience with industry/regulatory requirements such as AS9100, 14 CFR 21.137, and/or 14 CFR Part 145 (preferred)
- Knowledge of medium to heavy turbine-powered aircraft systems, powerplants, flight and stabilization controls, pneumatic, fuel, electronic engine, hydraulic, and navigation systems (preferred)
- Maintenance and rigging experience on P&W PT6A Engines/Airframes (preferred)
- Previous leadership or management experience (preferred)
- Must be willing to travel 10% of the time
- Ability to comply with U.S. export control laws and provide documentation of U.S. person/non-U.S. person status
Benefits
- Competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and market conditions
- Stock options
- Employee medical
- 401k contribution
- Great co-workers
- Casual work environment
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
installationinspectionmaintenancerepairmodificationtestingfabricationdesign for excellence (DFx)root-cause analysisdocumentation
Soft skills
collaborationleadershipproject managementrisk mitigationcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptabilityteamwork
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringBachelor's degree in electrical engineeringBachelor's degree in aerospace engineeringBachelor's degree in systems engineeringFAA-accredited Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate
