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Senior Engineer, Reliability (R5950)

Shield AI· RaptorX – RaptorX Engineering - System & Test
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Hybrid (Seattle, WA / San Diego, CA / Dallas, TX)$110k - $210kFull Time EmployeePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability engineering activities for the development, integration, testing, and operation of aircraft systems. Establish reliability requirements, manage reliability budgets, perform analyses, and drive design improvements to increase aircraft availability and mission success.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain aircraft-level reliability requirements, objectives, and program reliability plans.
  • Establish, allocate, and manage reliability budgets across systems, subsystems, and line-replaceable units.
  • Track predicted reliability against program targets and identify components or subsystems driving reliability risk.
  • Perform reliability predictions using component failure-rate data, operating environments, and mission profiles.
  • Conduct FMEA, FMECA, FTA, and RBD analyses.
  • Support aircraft system safety assessments by providing failure rates, failure modes, and reliability data.
  • Develop and maintain MTBF, MTBCF, mission reliability, availability, and related reliability metrics.
  • Perform reliability allocation, trade studies, sensitivity analyses, and design assessments.
  • Lead or support FRACAS activities.
  • Analyze ground-test, flight-test, supplier, maintenance, and field-performance data to identify reliability trends.
  • Apply Weibull analysis and other statistical methods to evaluate failure behavior and predict component life.
  • Work with design teams to eliminate single-point failures and improve fault tolerance.
  • Review supplier reliability analyses, test results, and supporting technical data.
  • Define reliability demonstration and growth-test requirements, success criteria, and data-collection needs.
  • Support technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, reliability review boards).
  • Communicate reliability performance, budget status, assumptions, risks, and corrective actions to customers and program leadership.
  • Mentor junior engineers and improve organizational reliability processes, tools, and standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in reliability engineering, systems engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or related technical field.
  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
  • Direct experience supporting aircraft development, integration, testing, sustainment, or operations.
  • Experience developing and managing reliability budgets at the system, subsystem, or equipment level.
  • Proficiency with reliability methods such as FMEA/FMECA, FTA, RBD, Weibull analysis, reliability predictions, and FRACAS.
  • Familiarity with reliability metrics such as MTBF, MTBCF, failure rate, mission reliability, operational availability, and inherent availability.
  • Experience using reliability analysis tools such as ReliaSoft, Windchill Quality Solutions, Isograph, RAM Commander, or equivalent.
  • Ability to interpret aircraft mission profiles, operating environments, duty cycles, and test data.
  • Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and suppliers.
  • Strong analytical, technical writing, presentation, and customer communication skills.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain any security clearance required for the program.

Skills

Required:Reliability engineeringFMEA/FMECAFMEA/FMECA, FTA, RBDReliability budgetsMTBF/MTBCFFRACASStatistical methods (Weibull)Reliability tools

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary benefits package after 60 days for temporary employees
  • Offers contingent on cleared background and possible reference check
  • Equal opportunity employer with accommodation for disabilities
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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