Principal Mechanical Design Reliability Engineer — Founding-Engineer Equity

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS); El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS) is seeking a Principal Design Reliability Engineer (Mechanical) in California. You will establish design reliability standards and qualification frameworks across multiple sites, acting with founding-engineer level influence and shaping how hardware is designed, reviewed, and qualified as the company scales.

This is a high-visibility, non-traditional reliability role focused on accelerating product development while standardizing practices across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Defining and owning the design processes and engineering standards.
• Establishing standardized processes for capturing, reviewing, challenging and tracking requirements.
• Leading and improving design reviews including PDRs and CDRs; ensure risks and actions are closed.
• Developing mechanical or electrical hardware design guides based on best practices and heritage.
• Establishing design release and configuration management across CAD, drawings, PCBAs and docs.
• Defining qualification standards and test strategies using MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and other aerospace standards.
• Reviewing designs to identify risks early and help engineers resolve problems without slowing development.
• Supporting root-cause investigations and corrective actions when hardware fails during qualification or testing.

Job description

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS) is seeking a Principal Design Reliability Engineer (Mechanical) in California. You will establish design reliability standards and qualification frameworks across multiple sites, acting with founding-engineer level influence and shaping how hardware is designed, reviewed, and qualified as the company scales.

This is a high-visibility, non-traditional reliability role focused on accelerating product development while standardizing practices across the organization.