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Northwood SpaceNorthwood SpaceLos Angeles, CA

Fleet Reliability Engineer

Owns uptime and performance of global antenna fleet through field troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, and data analysis. Partners with teams to build monitoring systems and influence reliable designs; requires engineering degree and hands-on systems experience.

100k – 175k
On-siteHardware Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Upgrade, troubleshoot, and maintain a growing network of antennas distributed across the globe. Be the extreme owner of the “fleet” uptime and performance.
  • Support the rapid expansion of the network by deploying antennas, power systems, and networking infrastructure at remote and challenging sites around the world.
  • Partner closely with product, manufacturing, and test teams to influence designs with a focus on system reliability, maintainability, and long-term lifecycle performance.
  • Analyze large-scale system performance data and telemetry to identify trends, failure modes, and opportunities for improvement. Partner with software orgs to build dashboards, alerts, and automation to enable rapid detection and response at scale.
  • Lead from the front in the field — executing repairs, upgrades, and validation testing on site, while coordinating effectively with contractors and internal Northwood teams.
  • Scale a global maintenance ecosystem, including sparing strategies, standardized procedures, preventative maintenance, and trusted regional maintenance partners.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related engineering discipline
  • Experience building, testing, or diagnosing electrical or mechanical systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines and diverse teams.
  • Experience reviewing telemetry or large datasets in an operational environment.
  • Extreme organization, with strong project management and communication skills.
  • Hands-on field experience with proficiency using basic tools.
  • Proficiency in 2D or 3D CAD for modeling and/or drawing creation.
  • Ability to clearly communicate, track deadlines, and manage complex schedules.
  • Willingness to travel to domestic and international ground station sites as required.

Bonus

  • Prior experience in failure analysis, product engineering, quality or service in consumer electronics or automotive.
  • Comfort writing and running code (e.g., Python, SQL, or other scripting languages).

Skills

CADPythonSQLTelemetry AnalysisFailure AnalysisElectrical SystemsMechanical SystemsDashboardsAlertsAutomation

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