Senior Reliability & Maintainability Engineer - Aviation

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus and Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Reliability and Maintainability Engineer to own investigations for V-BAT field failures and complex hardware issues. You will analyze logs, returned hardware, test data, and fleet trends to determine failure modes and corrective actions.

You will partner with Fleet Support, Product Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations to ensure containment, verification, and prevention of recurrence, improving fleet readiness and system performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in reliability/maintainability engineering or related areas.
• Experience leading investigations for field failures and complex hardware issues.
• Ability to translate findings into corrective actions and verification plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering investigations for V-BAT field failures and reliability issues.
• Drive root cause and corrective action investigations from containment to closure.
• Reproduce and analyze field issues using logs, hardware, test data, and maintenance records.
• Collaborate with Fleet Support, Product Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations.
• Document failure modes, root causes, containment actions, corrective actions, and verification plans.
• Provide technical input to product health reviews and leadership updates.

Skills

Strong communication

Problem solving

Independent IC work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or related field

Tools

FRACAS

8D

FMEA/FMECA

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Reliability and Maintainability Engineer to own investigations for V-BAT field failures and complex hardware issues. You will analyze logs, returned hardware, test data, and fleet trends to determine failure modes and corrective actions.

You will partner with Fleet Support, Product Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations to ensure containment, verification, and prevention of recurrence, improving fleet readiness and system performance.