Reliability Engineer, AI-Energy Systems

Protagonist Management LLC; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive salary

Equity options

Health/Dental/Retirement plans

Dynamic work environment

Job summary

Exowatt, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Reliability Engineer to own long-term dependability of the P3 system in the field. You will define reliability requirements, run life-test programs, analyze field failure data, and ensure units meet uptime targets for AI infrastructure customers.

This hands-on role spans lab, customer sites, and failure analysis, with relocation to Austin required and relocation assistance provided if needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, or related field.
• 5+ years of reliability engineering experience with electromechanical or thermal hardware.
• Experience designing and executing ALT/HALT/HASS tests for electromechanical or thermal hardware.
• Strong statistical foundation: Weibull, life data, DOE, confidence-bound estimation.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and system schematics.

Responsibilities

• Own reliability requirements, targets, and budgets for P3 system hardware.
• Design and execute ALT, HALT, and HASS programs to validate life under thermal cycling and stress.
• Lead FMEA and RCM studies; track and close action items with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze field failure data, warranty returns, and in-service performance data to identify failure modes.
• Own the FRACAS process—capture, analyze, and close out failures with design and manufacturing partners.
• Collaborate with design engineering on reliability-by-design principles.
• Build and maintain reliability models (RBD, fault trees, MTBF/MTTF) for availability analyses.
• Define and track reliability KPIs and report to leadership.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to connect supplier quality data to field reliability outcomes.

Skills

ALT/HALT/HASS

FMEA/RCM

Weibull analysis

DOE/statistics

Reading drawings/schematics

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or related engineering field

Tools

ReliaSoft

Windchill Quality

Salesforce Field Service

Job description

Exowatt, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Reliability Engineer to own long-term dependability of the P3 system in the field. You will define reliability requirements, run life-test programs, analyze field failure data, and ensure units meet uptime targets for AI infrastructure customers.

This hands-on role spans lab, customer sites, and failure analysis, with relocation to Austin required and relocation assistance provided if needed.