# Crew Chief at Mach Industries

- Company: Mach Industries
- What the company does: Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.machindustries.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-17
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/machindustries/jobs/4388035009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mach-industries-crew-chief/

## About the role

Mach Industries is seeking a Crew Chief to serve as the primary operational owner and technical authority for an assigned autonomous aircraft or vehicle family. The Crew Chief is responsible for the condition, configuration, maintainability, and deployment readiness of the asset. The Crew Chief answers the fundamental questions surrounding vehicle readiness: Is the vehicle healthy? Is it configured correctly? Is it maintainable? Can it survive another deployment? Should this aircraft fly?

## What they're looking for

- Significant hands-on experience maintaining, integrating, testing, or operating aircraft, unmanned aircraft, robotics, prototype vehicles, or comparable electromechanical systems
- Demonstrated ability to independently own the readiness of a complex vehicle or asset
- Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, avionics, structural, and integrated vehicle systems
- Working knowledge of propulsion systems and their associated inspection and maintenance requirements
- Experience performing field repairs on aircraft, vehicles, robotics, or comparable systems
- Experience troubleshooting complex technical problems and performing structured root-cause analysis

Tags: Test & Flight Operations