Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer (Flight)

Ativesite; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to ensure long-term VBAT hardware robustness. You will drive design-for-reliability practices, supervise environmental testing, and perform failure analyses from concept to production.

Join a team shaping reliability in aerospace-grade flight hardware, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and suppliers to deliver safer, more dependable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Materials Engineering preferred; Mechanical or Reliability Engineering also acceptable.
• Experience with PCBs, PCBAs, electronic components, and moving mechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency in Python with NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Plotly, Matplotlib.
• Familiarity with IPC, JEDEC, AIAA, AEC, MIL, and SMC standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop design-for-reliability practices and perform rigorous testing to enhance VBAT hardware.
• Lead stress screening and environmental testing to meet reliability targets.
• Analyze test results and identify failure modes with mitigations.
• Collaborate with design engineers to insert DRB practices early in design.
• Review and approve designs for release as a key stakeholder.
• Participate in FMEA and design reviews to assess reliability risks.
• Investigate manufacturing non-conformances and field failures for root cause.
• Travel as needed to inspect supplier processes.
• Develop corrective actions and improve processes for reliability.
• Use reliability modeling to predict system performance and lifespan.

Skills

Python

Reliability engineering

Materials science

Environmental testing

PCB fabrication

FMEA

Cross-functional teamwork

Documentation

Education

Bachelors in Materials Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PCB fabrication

Reliability modeling tools

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Hardware Reliability Engineer to ensure long-term VBAT hardware robustness. You will drive design-for-reliability practices, supervise environmental testing, and perform failure analyses from concept to production.

Join a team shaping reliability in aerospace-grade flight hardware, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and suppliers to deliver safer, more dependable systems.