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# Sr. Harness Manufacturing Engineer (EWIS) at Reliable Robotics Corporation

- **Company:** [Reliable Robotics Corporation](https://feeny.ai/companies/reliable-robotics-corporation)
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA
- **Compensation:** $167k–$230k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/reliable-robotics/1a500975-72ca-47e1-8d6d-61a31ace9626/application

**Skills:** Wire harness fabrication, Technical design review, IPC-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, Electrical schematics interpretation, Assembly procedures, Engineering drawings, Master parts lists, High-reliability manufacturing, Harness design software (Capital or Zuken), 3D CAD software (Solidworks, NX), Automated test equipment (HTE), HI-POT testing

> The Senior Harness Manufacturing Engineer develops and improves harness manufacturing, installation, and supply chain processes to meet design, regulatory, and business requirements. Responsibilities include designing build processes, conducting design for excellence reviews, and ensuring quality, safety, and reliab...

## Job description

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 Sr. Harness Manufacturing Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you’ll play a critical role in developing and continuously improving our harness manufacturing, harness installation, and supply chain 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 designing the build and installation process for wire harness assemblies, conducting design for excellence (DFx) reviews, and developing the processes and infrastructure to help the business scale. The projects you work on will set the foundation for how the business operates for years to come. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a safety-critical environment that takes automated aviation systems from prototype to production in a hands-on environment.

## Responsibilities

- 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
- Develop quality control plans and inspection infrastructure, including functional testing
- Develop and execute technical work instructions for harness fabrication, testing, and vehicle-level installation
- Read and interpret controlled documentation, and processes such as layouts, assembly procedures/work instructions, schematics, engineering drawings, and master parts lists.
- Collaborate with quality and engineering teams to identify and resolve non-conformances related to wire harness assemblies
- Improve our manufacturing capabilities by upgrading equipment, validating new test setups, and turning those processes into clear documentation and training

## Basic Success Criteria

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or systems engineering
- 7+ years of professional experience fabricating wire harnesses
- 4+ years of hands-on experience reviewing technical designs and working from drawings, schematics, layouts, assembly/procedures, master parts lists, and other controlled documentation
- Proficiency in interpreting electrical schematics and harness drawings
- Experience in building complex and highly reliable wire harness assemblies with a strong background in IPC-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, or other forms of wire harness quality standards
- Experience working in high-reliability manufacturing environments (aerospace, aviation, defense, medical)

## Preferred Success Criteria

- Experience with harness design software (Capital or Zuken)
- Experience with 3D CAD software (Solidworks, NX, or similar)
- Experience in automated test equipment for continuity, HI-POT, and other functional validation

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 (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis. At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to work@reliable.co

## About Reliable Robotics Corporation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Reliable Robotics is building a certifiable autonomous flight system to make air transportation safer, more available, and more affordable for cargo and passenger aircraft.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D)
- **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Robert Rose (CEO) and Juerg Frefel (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Airlines and Aviation / Autonomous Flight Systems
- **Target Customers**: Cargo operators (Part 23), passenger airlines (Part 25), and government/military logistics providers (B2B, Enterprise)
- **Mission / Purpose**: “Advanced automation will make aircraft safer, more available, more affordable and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and people move around the planet.”

## Products & Services
- **Reliable Autonomy System**: A fully integrated, FAA‑certifiable system that enables gate‑to‑gate autonomous operation – including auto‑taxi, auto‑takeoff, en‑route flight, auto‑landing, and detect‑and‑avoid. Designed initially for Part 23 cargo aircraft and expanding to Part 25 passenger jets. (Type: Hardware + Software + Service)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding — $330.6 M (8 rounds, per LinkedIn/Craft) or $303.1 M (per CBInsights); conflicting reports. Last round: Series D (led by Nimble Partners, with participation from Coatue, Lightspeed, UP Partners, and others).
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, UP Partners, Pathbreaker Ventures, Presidio Ventures, Nimble Partners. FAA (testing partner).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 154 (up ~55% YoY), 65 active job postings (+44% YoY), FAA‑contracted flight testing of its detect‑and‑avoid system, and announced completion of the first FAA‑certifiable system for fully automated operation.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Certification‑forward approach**: First system to achieve FAA certifiability for fully automated aircraft operation, a critical regulatory moat.
- **End‑to‑end capability**: Covers all phases of flight (taxi, takeoff, route, landing, detect‑and‑avoid), reducing integration risk for operators.
- **Top‑tier engineering talent**: Heavily recruits from SpaceX, NASA, Lockheed Martin, and Virgin Orbit, indicating deep aerospace expertise.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercialization for Part 23 cargo**: Near‑term priority to bring the system to market for cargo operators, leveraging existing FAA testing.
- **Expansion to Part 25 passenger aircraft**: Long‑term roadmap to serve the passenger airline market.
- **Scaling the engineering team**: Growing headcount rapidly (54.7% YoY) to accelerate certification and deployment.

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid workspace**: Employees work a combination of remote and on‑site at the Mountain View headquarters; some roles are in‑office or flexible.
- **Engineering‑centric culture**: 48% of employees are in technical roles; strong talent pipeline from SpaceX, NASA, and top aerospace firms.
- **Employee rating**: 4.2/5 on Built In (based on 19 reviews), with top marks for Work‑Life (4.2) and Culture (4.1).
- **Growth opportunity**: 65 open positions across flight software, mechanical engineering, systems integration, and more – rapid hiring indicates upward mobility.
- **Mission‑driven work**: Direct impact on making aviation safer and more accessible through autonomous technology.

## Sources
1. [reliable.co](https://reliable.co/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/reliablerobotics)
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/reliable-robotics)
4. [craft.co](https://craft.co/reliable-robotics)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/reliable-robotics-corporation)
6. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/reliable-robotics) (Careers page)

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