System Reliability Engineer Program Manager
Core
Own the end-to-end reliability program for complex autonomous defense platforms, setting targets, driving risk assessments, and turning field/test/manufacturing evidence into corrective actions.
Role type
Senior IC program manager for system reliability
Builds
Next-generation autonomous defense platforms (mechanical, electrical, software-enabled, propulsion systems)
Domain
Defense technology / Autonomous systems / Hardware reliability
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
System reliability engineering, failure analysis, test engineering, risk-based decision making, cross-functional technical leadership, reliability data integration, failure investigation, FRACAS workflows
Preferred skills
Aerospace/defense/UAS/robotics experience, environmental qualification testing, MIL-STD standards familiarity, supplier reliability coordination, startup manufacturing environment experience
Technologies
Reliability block diagrams, FMEA/FMECA, fault-tree analysis, root-cause analysis, FRACAS, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1629, MIL-HDBK-217, ARP4761
Responsibilities
Define system reliability objectives and evidence requirements; maintain reliability block diagrams, FMECA, and fault trees; integrate component/sub-assembly reliability assessments; define targeted qualification and environmental tests; lead system-level failure investigations; establish failure-reporting and corrective-action workflows; communicate residual risk and mitigations to leadership.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with program management scope
