Skyways

Skyways

Senior Reliability Engineer

Austin, TX · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 42 days ago
PythonSQLData AnalysisLogisticsAvionicsSystems EngineeringRoboticsMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingWriting

About the role

  • In this role, you will serve as the technical owner for Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities.
  • If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, digging through flight data, working hands-on with hardware, and collaborating across multiple disciplines to improve real-world aircraft performance, this is for you!

Responsibilities

  • Lead the RCCA Lifecycle: Own the end-to-end investigation process for fleet reliability issues, from initial intake and root-cause analysis through to implementation, validation, and permanent closure.
  • Drive Data-Driven Insights: Analyze complex flight logs, telemetry, manufacturing, and maintenance data to identify systemic reliability trends and recurring failure modes.
  • Collaborate Across Disciplines: Partner with Flight Test, Manufacturing, Software, and Engineering teams to reproduce anomalies, conduct hands-on investigations, and deploy corrective actions.
  • Communicate & Document Findings: Author technical reports and RCCA documentation suitable for engineering reviews, leadership, and regulatory needs, ensuring clear communication of engineering decisions.
  • Proactively contribute to reliability metrics, continuous improvement initiatives, and design feedback loops to ensure lessons learned improve future aircraft performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Proficiency with Python, SQL, or similar tools for data analysis and trend identification.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), autonomous vehicles, or aviation platforms.

Benefits

  • Improve Fleet Health: Proactively contribute to reliability metrics, continuous improvement initiatives, and design feedback loops to ensure lessons learned improve future aircraft performance.

Company info

  • Strong technical writing and communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate findings to engineers, leadership, customers, and external stakeholders.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • permanent residents, or candidates from specific countries authorized under applicable export control regulations

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