Build Reliability Engineer

About Us

At FlyingBasket, we're designing and operating autonomous heavy-lift cargo drones that solve logistics challenges all around the world, today.

Our company is based in Bolzano, at the heart of the Alps. It's a place where innovative companies, research institutions, and an exceptional quality of life come together. Whether you're an aerospace engineer, production specialist or operations expert, with us, you will work on technology that leaves the lab and flies in the real world. 

The Role

As we scale production, we’re looking for a Build Reliability Engineer to take our in-house manufacturing to the next level — from small-scale manufacturing to industrial series production.

If you are focused on processes and tests to deliver efficiency and high-quality standards for production, this will be a great professional challenge for you to be part of the whole process of manufacturing in a fast-paced environment.

What you will do

• Develop manufacturing, integration, assembly and testing processes, ensuring consistency across work centers.
• Develop training for production and inspection processes, ensuring efficient and stable quality at increasing production volumes.
• Develop and execute test plans and test equipment. Drive scripting and automation of tests for both electronics and mechanical parts.
• Oversee and control quality escapes to ensure systemic issues are corrected and risk is managed for the fleet.
• Work closely with the team to improve Design for Manufacturing and requirement fulfillment.
• Conduct build quality reviews to identify repeat and high impact issues. Drive corrective action by properly setting up software and devices.

What you bring

• Experience with production scale-up in hardware/manufacturing sector
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing tools, process automation, and optimization.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures, lead times, and logistics challenges.
• Proven experience of testing & quality assurance processes for electronic/electromechanical systems.
• Strong problem-solving mindset—able to quickly identify bottlenecks and propose improvements.
• English minimum at B2 level
• Valid work permit for Italy (EU)

Nice to have 

• Experience in aerospace, automotive, or drone industry.
• Expert in electronics & software engineering – ability to optimize designs for manufacturability.
• Familiarity with robotic assembly, CNC machining, or additive manufacturing.
• Experience with PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software.
• Experience with scripting.
• Experience with Odoo
• Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment.

What we offer

• Real responsibilities and challenges from day one
• Full time position on-site
• Salary range for this position depending on experience and seniority is €32K-60K 
• Available accommodation for the first weeks 
• Additional accident insurance coverage
• Fruit, coffee, snacks and lunch are provided at headquarters
• Team building activities including: Hikes and walks in summer, Skiing/Sledging in winter, etc.