Reliability Engineering Leader - Build & Scale Labs

Amperesand, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary +Incentive Stock-Op

Medical, Vision, and Dental Benefits

401k retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO) and companyhols

Paid parental leave (maternity 12 wks,

Job summary

Amperesand in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Sr. Manager of Reliability Engineering to lead test operations across California and Nevada.

This role designs new reliability labs, drives failure analysis, and ensures products meet stringent grid and hyperscaler requirements in a hands-on leadership capacity. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in reliability engineering, 3+ years leading teams, and deep expertise in accelerated testing, physics-of-failure, and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Reliability Engineering.
• 3+ years leading engineering teams.
• Expertise in accelerated testing, physics-of-failure, and reliability statistics.
• Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques and tools.
• Delivered a high-volume product with field reliability.

Responsibilities

• Define reliability vision and roadmap, build and mentor a top-tier team.
• Drive DFMEA and fault-tree analysis, influence architecture decisions.
• Build Amperesand’s flagship reliability lab from the ground up with testing protocols.
• Lead failure analysis and root-cause investigations with corrective actions.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and service teams to embed reliability targets.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Team leadership

Power electronics

Medium voltage

Testing & failure analysis

Data-driven decision making

Electrical safety

Shop-floor communication

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Materials/Physics degree

Tools

Failure analysis tools

Job description

Amperesand in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Sr. Manager of Reliability Engineering to lead test operations across California and Nevada.

This role designs new reliability labs, drives failure analysis, and ensures products meet stringent grid and hyperscaler requirements in a hands-on leadership capacity. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in reliability engineering, 3+ years leading teams, and deep expertise in accelerated testing, physics-of-failure, and data-driven decision making.