# Reliability Engineer - Road Runner **Company**: Anduril Industries **Location**: Costa Mesa, California, United States **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $146,000-$193,000 USD **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: 홅 **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5022513007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_4a6e477d-541 ## Description We are seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to join our team in support of our Roadrunner product line. Roadrunner is a reusable, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), operator-supervised Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAV) with twin turbojet engines and modular payload configurations that can support a variety of missions. As a Reliability Engineer at Anduril, you will leverage your extensive knowledge of advanced Reliability tools and methodologies to drive excellence in our Reliability programs. You will support the Systems, Hardware, & Software Engineering teams across the product development lifecycle by guiding Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, predictive analysis, qualification test planning, field performance monitoring, and root cause & corrective action activities for your product(s). The right person for this role has knowledge of design and development with a reliability focus on unmanned aircraft systems, as well as exposure to test, analysis, manufacturing, and continuous improvement in a production environment. If you are someone who has hands-on experience throughout the new product development life cycle from concept to customer delivery, loves to build world-class Reliability processes, can work efficiently across multi-disciplinary teams, and be accountable for results, then this role is for you. Responsibilities: - Support and review system block diagrams, interface control documents, and schematics for compliance, redundancy, and accuracy against requirements and concept of operations. - Lead Failure Modes & Effects Analysis efforts and collaborate with cross-functional Engineering teams to implement product improvements for Reliability. - 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). - Develop Qualification Test plans to ensure appropriate requirements coverage, and work with Test Engineering to fixture, instrument, and execute test campaigns. - Develop Maintainability prediction models using MIL-HDBK-472, and support the development of Preventative Maintenance & Sparing plans. - Perform Weibull analysis utilizing data from Qualification campaigns and from fielded assets. - Work with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure inspection and acceptance test gates are in place and documented against requirements. - Use data analysis techniques to highlight key problem areas for deployed products, and drive root cause analysis & corrective action implementation to closure. - Develop and implement Reliability processes for the business to improve and streamline our Design, Manufacturing, and Deployment Operations efforts for rapid development. - Support Development Milestone Reviews through identification of appropriate entry and exit criteria, and work with Quality Engineering to guide the hand off process to production. Required Qualifications: - Minimum of 5 years experience as a Reliability Engineer, Design/Development Engineer, or Test 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 Preferred Qualifications: - 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 requirements, standards, specifications, user guides, and policies ## Skills ### Required - Reliability Engineering - Failure Modes & Effects Analysis - Predictive Analysis - Qualification Test Planning - Field Performance Monitoring - Root Cause & Corrective Action - Reliability Processes - Design Development - Test Analysis - Manufacturing Continuous Improvement - Production Environment - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Safety-Critical Hardware & Software Systems - MIL-STD-810 - MIL-HDBK-217 - MIL-STD-461 - MIL-STD-516C - MIL-STD-1629 - Reliability Analysis Techniques - FMEA/FMECA - Predictive Modeling - Weibull Analysis - Fault Tree Analysis - Qualification Testing Requirements - Test Execution - Product Behavior Characterization - Failure Investigation/Analysis - Design Review Experience - Presentation Skills - U.S. Secret Clearance ### Nice to have - DO-254 - DO-178 - MIL-HDBK-217Plus - MIL-HDBK-472 - ARP-4754 - Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Assessments - Manufacturing Review Board (MRB) - Quality Inspection - Tooling - Calibration - Risk Management - Change Control/Change Management Reviews - Software/Firmware HITL/SITL - HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing) - HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) - Environmental Testing - Mechanical Testing - Technical Writing --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5022513007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)