Shieldai

Staff Engineer, Reliability (R6517)

Dallas, Texas. Posted 3 days ago

The role

You will develop and carry out design-for-reliability practices for the VBAT hardware. You will run stress screening, environmental tests and failure analysis, and work with design engineers from early design onward.

What you will do

  • Develop and implement design-for-reliability best practices, testing, manufacturing requirements, material selection and field data analysis for VBAT hardware
  • Perform stress screening, environmental testing and failure analysis on flight hardware
  • Analyze designs and test results to find potential failure modes and mitigations
  • Work with design engineers to apply design for reliability early in design
  • Review and approve designs for release
  • Take part in design reviews and failure mode effects analysis (FMEA)
  • Investigate manufacturing non-conformances and field failures to find root cause
  • Travel as needed for deep dives into supplier processes
  • Develop and recommend corrective actions for reliability issues
  • Use reliability modeling and simulation tools to predict system performance and lifespan

Required qualifications

  • Technical background in materials science, electronics manufacturing (PCB fabrication and assembly), hardware reliability and environmental test practices
  • Self-starting, growth mindset, strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Reliability Engineering
  • Familiarity with electronics (PCBs, PCBAs, electronic components) and moving mechanical assemblies
  • Team player with clear written and oral communication
  • Experience with interdisciplinary teams taking product design from concept to production
  • Experience with project management of technical projects
  • Proficiency in Python, including NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Plotly and Matplotlib
  • Familiarity with IPC, JEDEC, AIAA, AEC, MIL and SMC standards
  • Offer is contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in Materials Engineering (Mechanical or Reliability Engineering also accepted)
  • 3+ years of hardware reliability engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or automotive
  • Proficiency in failure analysis techniques and materials characterization methods
  • Experience with environmental testing, including temperature cycling, vibration, HALT and HASS
  • Familiarity with PCB fabrication, SMT and polymerics application manufacturing processes
  • Significant knowledge of reliability engineering principles, methods and tools

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity

Before you apply

  • Offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check
  • Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits
  • Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.