Senior Reliability Engineer, Defense Autonomy Systems

Anduril; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Intelligence Systems in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability activities across concept to production. You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to ensure robustness and field readiness, driving FMEA/FTA, predictive analysis, and qualification plans.

The role requires deep hardware reliability knowledge, data-driven decision making, and the ability to shape reliability infrastructure while partnering with manufacturing, test, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience in Reliability/Design or Test Engineering.
• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Eng or equivalent.
• Experience with safety-critical hardware/software in defense/aerospace.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD standards and reliability frameworks.
• Experience leading design-for-reliability and production testing.

Responsibilities

• Review system diagrams, interfaces, and schematics for reliability and compliance.
• Lead FMEA and FTA with cross-functional teams to drive improvements.
• Perform predictive reliability analysis using MIL-HDBK-217Plus and related standards.
• Develop and execute qualification/validation test plans for production readiness.
• Partner with Quality and Manufacturing to optimize processes and reduce field issues.
• Develop maintainability models and support maintenance/sparing plans.
• Perform Weibull analyses to identify failure trends.
• Lead root-cause investigations and CAPA closure.
• Support milestone reviews and design-to-production transitions.
• Develop standardized reliability processes across design and deployment operations.

Skills

Reliability engineering

FMEA/FTA

Weibull analysis

Reliability estimation

Root-cause investigations

Education

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

Tools

MIL-HDBK-217Plus

MIL-STD-810/461/516C

Job description

Anduril Intelligence Systems in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability activities across concept to production. You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to ensure robustness and field readiness, driving FMEA/FTA, predictive analysis, and qualification plans.

The role requires deep hardware reliability knowledge, data-driven decision making, and the ability to shape reliability infrastructure while partnering with manufacturing, test, and