Reliability Engineer
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Level
Mid-Level
Department
Transportation
Type
Salary
$162,000 - $220,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-06-14
Responsibilities
- Define and execute design verification test plans for electronic and mechatronic flight hardware.
- Collaborate with development teams to improve hardware reliability based on experience, standards, and test data.
- Analyze lab test data and field data to calculate failure rates and recommend design improvements.
- Write or adapt computer scripts to perform tests and analyze data.
- Perform root cause analysis and failure analysis.
- Ensure technical recommendations are adopted through effective communication.
- Work closely with product management and design engineering teams.
Job Requirements
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
- 3+ years of experience in hardware reliability, design, or failure analysis.
- Familiarity with reliability test standards and methods in consumer, automotive, and/or aerospace sectors.
- Experience working with external testing labs.
- Hands-on experience with hardware assembly and modification.
- Proficiency in a programming language (preferably Python).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
