Hardware Reliability Engineer - Battlespace Awareness
Core
Hardware Reliability Engineer ensuring autonomous military systems survive real-world conditions through lifecycle reliability management, failure analysis, and design robustness.
Role type
Senior IC hardware reliability engineer
Builds
Autonomous military systems (Battlespace Awareness) for U.S. and allied forces
Domain
Defense technology / Hardware reliability
Required skills
Hardware reliability engineering, life data analysis, FMEA/FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, HALT/HASS/ESS planning, Weibull analysis, MTBF tracking, FRACAS management, root cause analysis, statistical modeling, MIL-HDBK-217Plus, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-1629
Preferred skills
M.S. in Systems/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering/Statistics/Materials Science, ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
Technologies
MIL-HDBK-217Plus, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-1629, HALT, HASS, ESS, Weibull analysis, FTA, DFMEA/FMECA
Responsibilities
Conduct reliability predictions and allocations during architecture trades; lead design FMEAs and fault tree analyses; develop and execute design verification test plans; plan and run HALT, HASS, and ESS campaigns; perform stress-derating analysis and parts selection reviews; own MTBF methodology for fielded products; run FRACAS for field failures; develop maintainability prediction models; perform Weibull analyses on field failure data; track and model physical/functional degradation parameters; develop statistical models for warranty claims and failure rates.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
