Senior Reliability Engineer

Anduril Industries; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Equity participation

Employee support programs

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring a Reliability Engineer for its operations in Quincy, Massachusetts. This role involves supporting and evaluating designs throughout the product lifecycle to ensure reliability and safety of systems. Successful candidates should have a minimum of 8 years' experience in reliability engineering, with a focus on safety-critical systems.

The position offers a competitive salary range from $166,000 to $220,000, dependent on experience, plus equity grants as part of the total compensation package. Comprehensive health coverage and additional employee benefits are available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Reliability Engineer or related field.
• Experience with safety-critical systems in defense or aerospace.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 and MIL-HDBK standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead FMEA and FTA efforts to improve design.
• Perform reliability analysis to predict failures and trends.
• Support production readiness through testing and validation.

Skills

Reliability analysis techniques (FMEA, FMECA, Weibull analysis)

Predictive reliability analysis

Design review experience

Expertise in military standards (MIL-STD)

Failure investigation and analysis

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering

Job description

About The Team

The Reliability Engineering team partners across Anduril’s engineering, manufacturing, and operations organizations to ensure our autonomous systems survive real‑world conditions and deliver consistent performance for our customers. The team’s mandate spans the complete product lifecycle—from early concept design through production scale‑up and fielded operations—using data, statistical methods, and engineering analysis to forecast long‑term performance and influence design decisions.

About The Job

Anduril’s Reliability & System Safety Engineering organization is hiring Reliability Engineers for its product portfolio across domains such as Air Dominance & Strike, Counter‑UAS, Maritime, Ground Systems, Space, and Mission Autonomy. These roles are highly collaborative, hands‑on, and span the entire product lifecycle, from early trade studies and detailed design through manufacturing scale‑up, production, and sustained field performance.

What You’ll Do

• Support and review system block diagrams, interface control documents, and schematics for compliance, redundancy, and accuracy against requirements and concept of operations.
• Lead Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) efforts, collaborating with cross‑functional engineering teams to implement design improvements.
• Perform predictive reliability analysis to calculate probability of loss of control, loss of asset, and MTTF/MTBF using Anduril requirements, specifications, and relevant industry standards (e.g., MIL‑HDBK‑217Plus).
• Develop and execute comprehensive qualification and validation test plans—including environmental, life/limit, and accelerated testing—to ensure appropriate requirements coverage and de‑risking for production readiness.
• Work with quality and manufacturing engineering to develop, refine, and validate assembly, integration, and testing processes (including inspection/acceptance test gates) to optimize build reliability and reduce time‑to‑deploy.
• Develop maintainability prediction models using MIL‑HDBK‑472 and support the development of preventative maintenance & sparing plans.
• Perform Weibull analysis using data from qualification campaigns, production testing, and fielded assets to predict failures and identify trends.
• Lead failure investigations on anomalies originating from design validation, production testing, and field returns; drive root‑cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) to closure.
• Support development milestone reviews by identifying appropriate entry and exit criteria, guiding the transition of designs from engineering development to high‑rate production.
• Develop and implement standardized reliability processes, tools, and infrastructure to streamline and accelerate design, manufacturing, and deployment operations.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Reliability Engineer, Design/Development Engineer, or Test Engineer.
• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• Experience with safety‑critical hardware & software systems in the defense or aerospace industry.
• Familiarity with MIL‑STD‑810, MIL‑HDBK‑217, MIL‑STD‑461, MIL‑STD‑516C, and MIL‑STD‑1629.
• Experience setting up a reliability engineering framework for a product or program, including support of production testing, field testing, data acquisition, and data analysis.
• Expertise in reliability analysis techniques—FMEA/FMECA, predictive modeling, Weibull analysis, and fault tree analysis.
• Experience generating qualification testing requirements and executing tests to characterize product behavior and performance.
• Proven failure investigation and analysis track record with corrective/preventive actions.
• Design review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confidence in presenting across all levels of leadership.
• Eligibility to obtain/maintain a U.S. Secret clearance, as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with MIL‑HDBK‑217Plus, MIL‑HDBK‑472, MIL‑STD‑1916.
• Experience with manufacturing readiness level (MRL) assessments, manufacturing review board (MRB), quality inspection, tooling, or calibration.
• Experience with risk management, change control/change management reviews, and software/firmware HITL/SITL.
• Experience with HALT, HASS, environmental testing, and/or mechanical testing.
• Technical writing experience developing requirements, standards, specifications, user guides, and policies.

Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD (base salary only; actual offer may vary based on experience, education, and business considerations. Equity grants are included as part of the total compensation package.)

Benefits

Anduril offers competitive, top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including comprehensive health coverage, equity participation, and additional employee support programs at little to no cost.