Senior Reliability Engineer - UAS Systems Reliability
Core
Build and own the reliability program for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platforms, identifying risks before clean data exists to support design, test, production, and sustainment decisions.
Role type
Senior Reliability Engineer (Hardware/Systems)
Builds
UAS platforms and their supporting hardware/electrical/firmware systems
Domain
Defense technology, autonomous systems, electromechanical hardware
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Reliability block diagrams, FMEA/FMECA, root cause failure analysis, component-level test planning, risk-based decision making, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven engineering actions
Preferred skills
Environmental/qualification/accelerated life testing, MIL-STD-810/1629/217/ARP4761 standards, FRACAS systems, startup/growth-stage reliability process building
Technologies
Hardware test setups, failure analysis tools, manufacturing records, field evidence systems
Responsibilities
Build and maintain a practical reliability program spanning hardware, electrical systems, firmware-enabled systems, production processes, and field feedback; Use reliability block diagrams and FMECA to identify single-point failures, cascading effects, and high-risk dependencies across vehicle architectures; Recommend specific component, subsystem, environmental, and screening tests based on failure hypotheses and mission risk; Lead root cause investigations using teardown, test data, manufacturing records, and field evidence; Establish lightweight failure-reporting and corrective-action workflows that drive design, test, and production changes; Decide what reliability work must happen now, what can stay lightweight, and what can be deferred while communicating residual risk; Partner cross-functionally with design, test, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and field operations to close reliability gaps
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC