
System Integration Engineer at Reliable Robotics Corporation (Mountain View, CA)
Reliable Robotics Corporation· Mountain View, CA· $110k–$168k·
Role details
Stock Options · Employee Medical Insurance · 401(K) Contribution · Cash And Stock Option Awards · Benefits
Reliable Robotics Corporation at a glance
Building a certifiable autonomous flight system that lets existing aircraft fly gate to gate under remote supervision, starting with cargo.
Reliable Robotics builds the Reliable Autonomy System, an FAA-certifiable flight control system that retrofits onto type certified aircraft to automate every phase of flight (taxi, takeoff, enroute, landing) with a remote pilot supervising from the ground.
~$300 million raised · latest: $160M Series D (April 2026), led by Nimble Partners; valuation near $1 billion · backed by Nimble Partners, Eclipse, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue
Summary
The System Integration Engineer owns vehicle-level projects involving the planning, design, and testing of advanced automated aviation systems. Responsibilities include system design, test, and installation readiness reviews, as well as integrating mechanical, electrical, and software components for safe and rapid a...
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 System Integration Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will work on a team with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers, reporting to the system integration engineering manager. This is a small team of highly motivated people designing, testing, and flying advanced automated systems. We enjoy combining mechanical and electrical hardware and getting it onto an aircraft safely and quickly.
Responsibilities
In your role as a system integration engineer, you will get to own vehicle level projects through the planning, design, and testing phases of development. You will own a large breadth of projects from primary flight control hardware, data acquisition hardware, hardware in the loop testing, ground station development, and integration with the software and human machine interface teams. You will be responsible for performing system design, test, and installation readiness reviews which will require defining system bring up testing and pre flight functional testing requirements.
Basic Success Criteria
- Bachelor's degree in science or engineering or equivalent industry experience
- 2+ Years of industry experience designing, integrating, and testing electromechanical systems
- Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals
- Experience using system design fundamentals
- Experience reading electrical wiring schematics
- Experience testing systems for proper performance
- Experience writing and running code
Preferred Criteria
- Experience designing a system architecture and weighing design options to accomplish specific system requirements
- Ability to design, build, and operate test stands and equipment
- Excellent measurement, technical writing, and data analysis skills
- Eagerness to both teach and learn
The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California.
Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.
The estimated salary range for this position is $110,000 to $168,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. 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 (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
Why work at Reliable Robotics Corporation
- 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.