Systems and Reliability Engineer

Pivotal is the leader in the emerging market of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We design, develop, and manufacture light eVTOL aircraft and are renowned for the BlackFly, the first light eVTOL to fly manned missions and enter the consumer market.

Efficient, compact, and simple, Pivotal vehicles are designed for a wide range of consumer, public service, and defense applications. Our distinctive tilt-aircraft architecture and scalable platform have been in development, preparing to enter the market for over 10 years. We recently announced our next-generation aircraft, the Helix, planned for general release and scalable production in January 2024.

Mobility is one of the most highly-valued areas of technology investment today. This is the right company, in the right space, the right strategy, at the right time. We invite you to join our amazing team and grow with us.

As a Systems and Reliability Engineer, you will develop, lead, maintain system requirements and system reliability in conjunction with the engineering leads. You work seamlessly across functions and understand the systems engineering approach and execution of a complex system development effort. You are comfortable with a range of tools including Reliance for reliability, JAMA for requirements and project management tools, including Git Lab and MS Project. You are tenacious and drive accountability and leverage the collective smarts of teams to find better solutions – committed to “finding a way”.

Ideally, you also bring a passion for technology, aviation, and the future of personal flight!

Responsibilities

• Perform reliability & failure analysis and qualification for product launch
• Work closely with engineering teams to assess the reliability of a product and use it to improve product performance and inform new product reliability
• Design system requirements and verification matrix for a vehicles (EVTOL) and test them for verification
• Manage validation and document verification of requirements at the system and subsystem levels
• Manage requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
• Evaluate system performance thresholds and providing direction
• Provide input for model development and simulation analysis
• Review and interpret customer specification effectively
• Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
• Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
• Help build and drive a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) process that continuously feeds FMEA learnings into functional requirements
• Collaborate with engineers in compliance analysis, system interface definitions, and associated requirements definition.
• Ensure “white spaces” in verification and validation plans or results are quickly resolved while keeping project on track to schedule
• Engage with our test team on verification & validation (V&V) test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage of requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Engineering/Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 5+ years experience in aerospace engineering experience required
• 2+ years experience using Reliability tools, Reliance preferred
• 2+ years experience in a systems-type product development environment involving requirements development, FMEA, compliance standards, and V&V test planning.
• Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
• Provided an effective weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
• Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis
• Familiarity with FAA PT103, PT23, and MIL STD 810.
• Has developed systems test plans, procedures, and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications
• Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Consistently demonstrates teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests
• Highly knowledgeable in the disciplines of writing engineering requirements, FMEA and V&V test planning.
• Expert in one or more requirements management and documentation tools (e.g. JAMA, DOORS, Polarion, or similar).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Bonus Qualifications

• Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus
• Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required
• Knowledge of Simulink, Ansys and Solidworks preferred
• Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools
• Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab
• Matlab skills and is proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools

Personal Attributes

• Optimistic and driven, always finds a way
• A lean mindset: Always thinking about how to make things more efficient
• A growth mindset: Love learning and being challenged
• Strong work ethic and detail-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, communication, and collaboration skills

Salary Range

• The salary range for this role is reflected in Pivotal's Pay Structure - Pay Bands (PB) 12-16.

Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States and willing to work onsite at our HQ office in Palo Alto, CA.

Pivotal offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401k plans.

Pivotal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pivotal does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.