Hybrid Reliability Engineer – Optics & Quantum Hardware

Actalent; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Equity opportunities

Paid holidays and vacation + sick time

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Actalent seeks a Reliability Engineer to own system-level reliability across highly complex hardware. You will synthesize data from optical, electrical, mechanical, thermal, vacuum, cryogenic, and controls subsystems, performing structured root cause analysis and translating results into reliability models to guide design decisions.

You will lead reliability testing, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and develop plans and documentation to improve uptime and serviceability across

Qualifications

• Hands-on reliability engineering experience
• Proven ability to synthesize data from multiple subsystems
• Ability to perform structured root cause analysis
• Experience with accelerated life testing and environmental stress testing
• Experience interpreting reliability data and communicating results
• Familiarity with reliability metrics and modeling techniques
• Experience mentoring engineers in reliability principles
• Ability to lead reliability activities across multi-disciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Develop and own system-level reliability strategies for complex hardware systems
• Collect and synthesize reliability data into system-level analyses and models
• Analyze how failure modes impact uptime and serviceability
• Perform structured root cause analysis to drive corrective actions
• Plan and oversee reliability testing activities and validations
• Interpret test and field data to identify trends and design improvements
• Develop reliability models, life predictions, and statistics for qualification
• Collaborate with experts across optical, electrical, mechanical, and controls disciplines
• Create and maintain reliability documentation and test reports
• Mentor engineers and help grow reliability capability within the organization

Skills

System-level reliability

Root cause analysis

Reliability modeling

Testing & validation

FMEA

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Tech documentation

Job description

Actalent seeks a Reliability Engineer to own system-level reliability across highly complex hardware. You will synthesize data from optical, electrical, mechanical, thermal, vacuum, cryogenic, and controls subsystems, performing structured root cause analysis and translating results into reliability models to guide design decisions.

You will lead reliability testing, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and develop plans and documentation to improve uptime and serviceability across