Lead Engineer - Reliability & Maintenance
A pioneering aerospace startup is scaling a unique fleet of stratospheric aerial robots and is now hiring a Fleet Reliability & Maintenance Lead to build and lead a new performance-focused engineering team.
You'll work cross-functionally with R&D, Flight Ops, and Engineering to set up a small-scale maintenance facility and own the delivery of flight-ready hardware. This is a rare opportunity to join a company with proprietary tech and a clear mission: imaging Earth from near space.
In this role you'll:
- Lead and grow a team of 4-5 maintenance engineers
- Build out an in-house repair and readiness center
- Own robot tracking, diagnostics, and readiness reporting
- Lead root-cause failure investigations and iterate processes
- Collaborate with design/manufacturing teams to improve reliability
We're looking for:
- 8+ years in production, maintenance, or reliability engineering
- Hands-on background across robotics, drones, aerospace, automotive or similar
- Proven leadership experience
- Excitement for working with real hardware and Embedded systems
- Startup or small team environment experience