Senior Reliability Project Engineer - Build Hardware

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Senior Reliability Project Engineer to build foundational reliability practices for cutting-edge photonics hardware. The role offers ownership from design to test, leading cross-functional teams and vendor engagements in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will drive testbed initiatives, manage FMEA, and develop HALT/RDT strategies while influencing design-for-repairability and prognostic data acquisition.

Qualifications

• Proven record of successfully leading hardware engineering projects or initiatives.
• Understanding of reliability, availability, and maintainability for complex hardware systems.
• Ability to execute projects independently and in partnership with internal teams and third party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Drive daily execution of reliability engineering development activities, including a large testbed development initiative and vendor reliability initiatives.
• Own the risk identification failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) process.
• Develop photonics module reliability testing and execution strategy, including HALT and Reliability Demonstration Testing (RDT).
• Lead system architecture reliability trade studies to influence design-for-repairability, prognostic data acquisition, and system redundancy decision-making.
• Develop Reliability Characterization and Reliability Growth campaign for photonics components which includes analysis and test activities.
• Provides technical, logistical and problem-solving leadership, develops and employs best engineering practices. Anticipates risks and identifies opportunities, then manages both through the projects.
• Responsible for project execution per internally and customer defined processes, reaching, documenting and defending project milestones: requirement, design and test readiness reviews, integration and test events, test reports, installation and support activities.

Skills

Hardware leadership

Reliability engineering

Independent project execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Monarch Quantum is seeking a Senior Reliability Project Engineer to build foundational reliability practices for cutting-edge photonics hardware. The role offers ownership from design to test, leading cross-functional teams and vendor engagements in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will drive testbed initiatives, manage FMEA, and develop HALT/RDT strategies while influencing design-for-repairability and prognostic data acquisition.