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Reliability Engineering Manager

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead a Reliability Engineering team to ensure autonomous defense systems survive real-world conditions and deliver consistent performance across the product lifecycle.

Role type

Senior Reliability Engineering Manager (Defense Hardware/Software)

Builds

Autonomous military systems (Counter-UAS, Maritime, Ground Systems) powered by Lattice OS

Domain

Defense technology, autonomous systems, hardware reliability

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Reliability engineering (FMEA/FMECA, Weibull, Fault Tree Analysis), predictive maintenance, risk mitigation, team leadership, MIL-STD compliance, safety-critical systems management

Preferred skills

M.S. in Engineering, managing rapid team growth (2x+), RTCA/DO-330/DO-254/ARP-4754 standards, Relyence/Teamcenter/JIRA, executive reporting

Technologies

Lattice OS, FMEA, FMECA, Weibull analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Relyence, Teamcenter, Confluence, JIRA

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of 5+ Reliability Engineers; develop tailored reliability & maintainability program plans; conduct complex reliability artifacts (FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis); manage product/program risk databases; liaise with customers and regulatory bodies; drive continuous improvement in reliability processes; provide executive-level reporting on team and program status.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leader with management responsibilities

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