Senior Reliability Engineer
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Transportation
Type
Salary
$196,000 - $208,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-08-17
Responsibilities
- Define and execute design verification test plans for electronic and mechatronic flight hardware.
- Collaborate with development teams to improve hardware reliability based on best practices 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.
- Work with external testing labs to define and complete testing.
- Communicate test plans, results, and recommendations to stakeholders.
Job Requirements
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline; M.S. or PhD preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in hardware reliability, design, or failure analysis.
- Familiarity with reliability test standards in consumer, automotive, and aerospace sectors.
- Extensive experience with reliability engineering principles and methodologies.
- Proficient in reliability test methodologies such as HALT, HASS, and thermal cycling.
- Hands-on experience with hardware assembly, inspection, and modification.
- Working knowledge of a programming language (preferably Python).
