Senior Reliability Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Reston · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 167,000-222,000 · 8+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Reston · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 167,000-222,000 · Base salary
About the role
- Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer for the Intelligence Systems group to ensure autonomous systems survive real-world conditions and deliver consistent performance.
- This hands-on role spans the complete product lifecycle from early concept design and trade studies through manufacturing scale-up, production, and sustained field performance.
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 (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) efforts, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to implement design improvements.
- 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 and execute comprehensive Qualification and Validation Test plans to ensure appropriate requirements coverage and de-risking for production readiness.
- Work with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to develop, refine, and validate assembly, integration, and testing processes to optimize build reliability and reduce time-to-deploy.
- 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, production testing, and fielded assets to predict failures and identify trends.
- Lead failure investigations on anomalies originating from design validation, production testing, and field returns; drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventative actions (CAPA) to closure.
- Support Development Milestone Reviews through the identification of appropriate entry and exit criteria, guiding the transition of designs from engineering development to high-rate production.
- Develop and implement standardized reliability processes, tools, and infrastructure to streamline and accelerate our design, manufacturing, and deployment operations.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 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
- 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 confidence in presentation skills across all levels of leadership
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Preferred qualifications
- M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
- Experience with MIL-HDBK-217Plus, MIL-HDBK-472, MIL-STD-1916
- Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Assessments, Manufacturing Review Board (MRB), Quality Inspection, Tooling, or Calibration
- 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
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next
Skills
- FMEA
- Fault Tree Analysis
- Weibull Analysis
- MIL-HDBK-217Plus
- MIL-HDBK-472
- MIL-STD-810
- MIL-HDBK-217
- MIL-STD-461
- MIL-STD-516C
- MIL-STD-1629
- HALT
- HASS
