Staff Engineer, Reliability
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop and implement design-for-reliability best practices, perform stress screening and environmental testing, drive failure analysis, and participate in design reviews and FMEA. You will investigate manufacturing non-conformances and field failures, recommend corrective actions, use reliability modeling tools, and travel to suppliers as needed.
Requirements
- Technical background in materials science, electronics manufacturing, hardware reliability, and environmental testing
- Bachelor's degree in Materials, Mechanical, or Reliability Engineering
- Familiarity with electronics and moving mechanical assemblies
- Clear written and oral communication
- Experience with interdisciplinary teams from concept to production
- Experience managing technical projects
- Proficiency in Python including NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Plotly, Matplotlib
- Familiarity with IPC, JEDEC, AIAA, AEC, MIL, and SMC standards
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement design-for-reliability best practices
- Perform stress screening and environmental testing and drive failure analysis
- Analyze designs and test results to identify failure modes and mitigations
- Collaborate with design engineers on reliability early in design
- Review and approve designs for release
- Participate in design reviews and FMEA
- Investigate manufacturing non-conformances and field failures to find root cause
- Travel as needed for supplier process deep dives
- Develop and recommend corrective actions
- Use reliability modeling and simulation tools
- Propose and implement process improvements
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity