Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer - Flight Systems

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to ensure robustness and long-term performance of VBAT flight hardware. You will lead design-for-reliability initiatives, environmental testing, and failure analysis, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and suppliers to elevate hardware reliability across the program.

You will analyze field data, participate in design reviews and FMEAs, and develop corrective actions while traveling to supplier sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering preferred; Mechanical or Reliability Engineering also acceptable.
• 3+ years of hardware reliability engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or automotive applications.
• Proficiency in failure analysis techniques and materials characterization methods.
• Experience with environmental testing, including temperature cycling, vibration, HALT, and HASS.
• Familiarity with PCB fabrication, SMT, and polymerics.
• Proficiency in Python and reliability modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement design-for-reliability practices and conduct rigorous testing.
• Lead environmental testing and drive failure analysis to meet reliability targets.
• Collaborate with design engineers to implement DFA and DR in early design stages.
• Review designs and release decisions, supporting FMEA activities.
• Investigate manufacturing non-conformances and field hardware failures to identify root causes.
• Travel as needed to inspect supplier processes and improvements.
• Use reliability modeling to predict system performance and lifespan.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in hardware reliability.

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Materials Engineering

Master's in Materials/Mechanical/Reliability Engineering

Tools

Python

NumPy

Pandas

SciPy

Plotly

Matplotlib

IPC/MIL/JEDEC/SMC standards

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to ensure robustness and long-term performance of VBAT flight hardware. You will lead design-for-reliability initiatives, environmental testing, and failure analysis, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and suppliers to elevate hardware reliability across the program.

You will analyze field data, participate in design reviews and FMEAs, and develop corrective actions while traveling to supplier sites as needed.