Hardware Reliability Engineer (Aviation)

Quick Facts

• Role: Hardware Reliability Engineer (Aviation)
• Focus: Reliability and quality for flight hardware across design, manufacturing, test, and fleet operations

Description

Ensure reliability and quality of aviation products through design, manufacturing, test, and in-the-fleet operations. You will develop and validate test/inspection processes, drive reliability improvements, and investigate anomalies and failures to reduce risk for structural and electrical systems. You will also support shop-floor continuous improvement with standard repair guidance and optimized inspection and control of critical processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability and process reliability for flight hardware
• Develop, implement, and validate test and inspection processes with objective criteria
• Execute reliability improvement projects with cross-functional teams (design, software, test, manufacturing, production)
• Investigate anomalies and failures in test, production, and the fleet; identify root causes and mitigate immediate and underlying issues
• Contain suspect or known non-conforming products and guide quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers on quarantine and rework
• Design and execute long term reliability tests during initial product development and qualification
• Support shop-floor continuous improvement and autonomous production system advancement via standard rework/repair guides and improved inspection/control of critical processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years in manufacturing, quality and/or design engineering (student project team or internship experience qualifies)
• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed

Benefits

• Long-term incentives such as company stock or long-term cash awards; discretionary bonuses may apply
• Potential Employee Stock Purchase Plan (discounted stock purchase)
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave per policy