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# Staff Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Skyway Llc
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Technical Data Management Systems
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b0f43d8743b379a7

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or a related engineering field
 * 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years of hands on reliability work on UAV or aviation programs
 * Clear, measurable evidence of improving reliability on a UAV or aviation program, such as lower failure rates, higher MTBF, or better fleet availability
 * Experience building or driving a reliability program, including failure reporting and corrective action systems (FRACAS)
 * Broad, hands on troubleshooting across software, electrical, mechanical, and controls, with a track record of finding root cause and implementing the fix yourself
 * Working knowledge of reliability methods such as FMEA, fault tree analysis, 8D, Weibull analysis, and reliability growth tracking
 * Proficiency with Python, SQL, or similar tools for flight data analysis
 * Clear technical writing and communication with engineers and leadership, * 15+ years of engineering experience with reliability at the core of your career
 * Experience with ArduPilot, PX4, MAVLink, DroneCAN, or comparable flight control ecosystems
 * Experience with hybrid electric propulsion, battery, or engine reliability
 * Experience setting maintenance intervals and life limits for a flying fleet
 * Experience working in startup or rapid hardware development environments

## Description

* Build and own the Skyways reliability program end to end: failure reporting, root cause analysis, corrective action, and fleet reliability metrics
 * Lead hands on investigations into aircraft failures across avionics, flight software, power and propulsion, structures, and flight controls
 * Troubleshoot problems yourself and develop the fix, partnering with design engineers where the change lands in their system
 * Analyze flight logs, telemetry, maintenance, and manufacturing data to find recurring failure modes and rank them by impact on the fleet
 * Run FMEA and fault tree analysis on V3 critical systems and turn the findings into design changes
 * Set inspection intervals and life limits, and revise them as fleet hours accumulate
 * Drive corrective actions through design, manufacturing, and flight operations to permanent closure
 * Report fleet reliability trends to engineering and company leadership