Hardware Reliability Engineer (Battlespace Awareness)

Quick Facts

• Hands-on reliability role across new product introduction (NPI) and fielded deployments
• Focus on embedding reliability early in architecture and detailed design, then driving reliability growth from real-world data

Description

You will drive reliability for a battlespace awareness product line by embedding reliability into early product architecture and detailed design through NPI activities, design validation, and transition to manufacturing. For products already in production and in the field, you will own reliability data including MTBF tracking, field failure analysis, sparing decisions, and reliability growth by closing the loop with design and production teams. You will act as the reliability champion across design and development, partnering with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to improve system-level robustness.

Role Description / Responsibilities

• NPI: Own the reliability campaign, plan and execute HALT, then define HASS and ESS profiles with gates tied to design reviews
• Build reliability evidence for PDR/CDR/MRR/PRR, including allocations, reliability block diagrams, DFMEA/FMECA, FTA, and reliability test plans
• Perform FMECA and fault detection/fault isolation (FDFI) analyses; collaborate to implement reliability improvements
• Run predictive reliability analyses to forecast probability of field failures and MTTF/MTBF using MIL-HDBK-217Plus and related requirements
• Partner with Quality and manufacturing/contract manufacturers for electronics and PCBA reliability (derating, parts selection, supplier screening)
• Fielded/production: Own MTBF methodology end-to-end and maintain a single agreed-upon MTBF number with internal and customer stakeholders
• Run FRACAS linking field failures to nonconformances/quality tickets and failure analysis results; preserve traceability by serial number
• Develop maintainability prediction models (MIL-HDBK-472) and support preventative maintenance and sparing plans
• Produce and communicate RAM reports internally and externally
• Use Weibull analysis on field failure data to measure gap vs. the initial model and update predictions
• Collaborate with HW teams and failure analysis labs on root-cause investigations and design iterations
• Track physical/functional degradation parameters over time to predict end-of-life thresholds
• Build statistical models for future warranty claims, sustainment costs, and field failure rates; provide risk assessments

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in a hardware-focused Reliability Engineer role, Design/Development Engineer role, or Quality Engineering role with strong emphasis on life data analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Materials Science, or related technical field
• Experience or familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-1629
• Ability to set up a reliability engineering framework for a product/program including production testing, field testing, data acquisition, and data analysis
• Expertise in reliability analysis techniques: FMEA/FMECA, predictive modeling, Weibull analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis
• Hands-on experience planning and running HALT/HASS/ESS on electronic hardware and converting results into design and production screens
• Experience owning reliability for products already in the field: MTBF tracking, FRACAS, and scrubbing field failure data
• Familiarity with structured root-cause analysis methods within CAPA/FRACAS (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, Kepner-Tregoe)
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance
• Design review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and strong presentation skills across leadership levels

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package at little to no cost to employees, supporting health and recovery
• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers (part of total compensation)
• Salary range: $123,000–$162,000 USD (estimate; base salary only)