Senior Manager, Reliability Engineering

The role

The Senior Manager of Reliability Engineering will manage test operations across California and Nevada. This role involves building reliability labs, leading failure analysis, and designing reliable power conversion systems from R&D to mass production.

What you will do

• Define reliability vision and roadmap
• Build and mentor a top-tier team
• Embed reliability principles into design and development
• Drive DFMEA and fault-tree analysis
• Influence architecture decisions
• Set supplier reliability standards
• Build flagship reliability lab from the ground up
• Establish test protocols and systems
• Partner with accredited labs for certifications
• Lead failure analysis and root-cause investigations

Required qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Physics, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience in Reliability Engineering
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams
• Expertise in accelerated testing, physics-of-failure, and reliability statistics
• Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques and tools
• Delivered a high-volume product with field reliability matching demonstrated reliability
• Knowledge of electrical safety and handling of high-voltage hardware
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Detail oriented, data-driven decision-maker
• Clear, direct communicator
• Proven ability to build teams and infrastructure for reliability excellence

Nice to have

• Power electronics and medium voltage industries highly preferred

Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid sick days
• Paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks)
• Paternal leave (6 weeks)

About the company

Amperesand is building hardware and software to rewrite power infrastructure for modern energy needs. The company builds intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products.