Reliability Engineer

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Hardware Engineering : Product Development : Reliability Engineering

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Reliability Engineer for their Group 1-2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) programs. The role involves ensuring products meet mission performance requirements and withstand challenging conditions by developing and implementing reliability processes. Responsibilities include supporting system design reviews, leading Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), performing predictive reliability analysis, developing qualification test plans, and driving root cause analysis for deployed products. The role requires experience with safety-critical systems in defense/aerospace, reliability analysis techniques, and setting up reliability frameworks.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support and review system block diagrams, interface control documents, and schematics for compliance, redundancy, and accuracy against requirements and concept of operations.
  2. Lead Failure Modes & Effects Analysis efforts and collaborate with cross-functional Engineering teams to implement product improvements for Reliability.
  3. Perform predictive reliability analysis to calculate probability of loss of control, loss of asset, and MTTF/MTBF utilizing Anduril requirements, specifications, and relevant industry standards (i.e. MIL-HDBK-217Plus).
  4. Develop Qualification Test plans to ensure appropriate requirements coverage, and work with Test Engineering to fixture, instrument, and execute test campaigns.
  5. Develop Maintainability prediction models using MIL-HDBK-472, and support the development of Preventative Maintenance & Sparing plans.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum of 5 years experience as a Reliability Engineer or Design/Development Engineer
  • B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
  • Experience with safety-critical hardware & software systems in the defense or aerospace industry, with a preference for experience with unmanned drone or aircraft systems
  • Experience or familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-516C, and MIL-STD-1629
  • Experience setting up a Reliability Engineering framework for a product or program, including support of production testing, field testing, data acquisition, and data analysis
  • Expertise in reliability analysis techniques, including FMEA/FMECA, predictive modeling, Weibull analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis
  • Experience with generating qualification testing requirements and executing tests to proactively characterize product behavior and performance
  • Failure investigation/analysis experience with proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence
  • Design Review Experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) and confident in presentation skills across all levels of leadership
  • Eligibility to obtain/maintain a U.S. Secret clearance, as required

Nice to have

  • M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
  • Experience with DO-254, DO-178, MIL-HDBK-217Plus, MIL-HDBK-472, ARP-4754
  • Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Assessments, Manufacturing Review Board (MRB), Quality Inspection, Tooling, or Calibration
  • Expertise in reliability analysis techniques, including FMEA/FMECA, predictive modeling, Weibull analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis
  • Experience with risk management, change control/change management reviews, and software/firmware HITL/SITL
  • Experience with HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing), HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening), Environmental Testing, and/or Mechanical Testing
  • Technical writing experience developing requiremen

What the JD emphasized

  • safety-critical hardware & software systems in the defense or aerospace industry
  • Experience setting up a Reliability Engineering framework for a product or program
  • Failure investigation/analysis experience with proven track record of solving problems and preventing reoccurrence