Senior Reliability Engineer
Palo Alto$190k - $222.5kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior Reliability Engineer responsible for developing and leading the reliability of multiple electric mobility vehicles across the full development cycle, including setting reliability targets, designing tests, performing analyses, and guiding cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Establish reliability targets and metrics for new product development, covering actuators, batteries, drive units, PCBAs, chassis, and various low-voltage electronic systems
- Develop new reliability test procedures and specifications, such as highly accelerated life testing and environmental testing, to demonstrate reliability
- Apply various acceleration models to reliability test design to accurately predict product lifetime under accelerated stress conditions
- Prepare concise, detailed test plans, analyze test reports, and provide updates on testing campaigns
- Guide engineering teams on failure modes, typical countermeasures for reliability failures, and design guidelines, providing risk analysis to inform design decisions
- Monitor field performance and identify trends in failure
- Lead and facilitate FMEAs with cross-functional teams and develop design verification plans from these activities
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline or equivalent, with 2+ years of industry experience in a reliability engineering role
- Technical knowledge of PCBA reliability, energy storage systems, drive units, and chassis components
- Working knowledge of a coding language, preferably Python, and statistical software for reliability such as JMP, ReliaSoft suite, or MATLAB
- Working knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as SEM, CT, X-ray, EDS, and TDR
- Experience with instrumentation for data collection and testing, such as thermocouples, strain gauges, and accelerometers
- Experience deploying reliability testing guidelines and developing new testing methods
- Ability to use FEA software (e.g., Ansys Sherlock) for product life prediction in creation of reliability tests
Skills
Required:Reliability engineeringPythonStatistical softwareFailure analysis techniquesInstrumentation for testingFEA
Benefits
- Robust health coverage — excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options
- One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
- Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny
- Flexible time off
- 401(k) match
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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