$190-295k

+ Cash + Stock option award

Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Mountain View, CA

Reliable Robotics Corporation

Automation systems for aircraft

Open for applications

Reliable Robotics Corporation

Automation systems for aircraft

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseNavigationFlightsAerospace

Open for applications

$190-295k

+ Cash + Stock option award

Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Mountain View, CA

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseNavigationFlightsAerospace

Company mission

Reliable Robotics' mission is to help create a world in which aircrafts fly themselves, using artificial intelligence, advanced robotics, and automation.

Role

Who you are

  • We’re looking for someone that’s excited by our vision, eager for a challenge, and willing to directly contribute to their function. We pride ourselves on transparency and operate in a lean, high-trust environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
  • 10+ years of experience in finance, with a proven track record in leadership roles
  • Strong leadership and management skills, capable of motivating and growing teams
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication that’s direct, clear, and concise
  • Willingness to directly contribute to all areas of ownership, including documentation, financial modeling, and more
  • Enthusiasm for operating in a lean, fast-paced environment

Desirable

  • Experience with manufacturing and growth-stage startup environments
  • Proven track record of raising capital and managing investor relations
  • Passion for autonomy or aviation industry
  • MBA, CPA or Master’s in Finance
  • Comfortable pushing a fast but sustainable pace

What the job involves

  • As the VP of Finance, you will be a key member of our team, reporting directly to the CFO
  • Your leadership will ensure financial health, operational efficiency, and a vibrant workplace culture as we scale
  • You'll oversee and drive strategic planning, financial reconciliation to plan, forecasting and support all fund raising and capital market activities
  • Given that we’re a startup, you will be working in a fast-moving, dynamic environment that requires adaptability
  • Working closely with the CEO and other executives to determine the company’s priorities and overall strategy
  • Spearhead financial strategy and long-range planning
  • Responsible for financial budgeting, forecasting and working capital management
  • Report financial status by developing forecasts, reporting results, analyzing variances, board material preparation
  • Developing improvements so as to mitigate financial and operational risks
  • Identifying and mitigating financial and operational risks
  • Develop financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities, and staff requirements; identifying monetary sources; and developing action plans
  • Provide strategic leadership and insight on future financing plans, helping evaluate creative potential strategies, and providing financial insight for strategic planning
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with investors, banking relationships, leasing arrangements as well as debt, and growth capital markets
  • Develop and manage relationships with consultancy firms in support of business or financial operations including, accounting, tax and audit
  • Serving as a primary point of contact for critical stakeholders regarding financial and operational matters
  • Supporting and leading corporate development initiatives including critical commercial arrangements, strategic partnerships and potential M&A
  • Adept at attracting, maintaining, and leading high-performing teams

Application process

  • 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

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Insights

Top investors

-5% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Stock options
  • 401k plan
  • Vision and dental insurance
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Sep 2024

$3.6m

GRANT

Oct 2021

$100m

SERIES C

Total funding: $170.6m

Our take

The landscape of vehicles is rapidly changing with automation and robotics seeing application in cars, trucks, and even spacecraft. Whilst airplanes have seen semi-automatic pilot modes for decades, a human pilot is still required to finetune automated processes and to conduct routine tasks such as taxiing and landings.

Reliable Robotics provides self-driving technology to allow small cargo planes to make routine cargo deliveries without a pilot. Founded by former SpaceX and Tesla engineers, the company claims that all cognitive abilities required to fly a plane can be automated through machine learning and remote pilot assistance. This will allow cargo planes to utilize the thousands of smaller airports and rural landing strips that are currently underused due to the difficulty of manual landing in areas with poor infrastructure.

The company has attracted significant funding over the years, which is being used in research and development and improving the capabilities of its autonomous aircraft systems. Going forward the company plans to outfit larger cargo planes with its technology, and eventually trial autonomous passenger flights. In 2024, it won funding from the US Airforce, indicating the military sectors interest in Reliable's technology.

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