Anduril
Staff Reliability Engineer
$191K–$253K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 24, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum 12 years.
- Education
- B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
About the job
Leads reliability engineering for defense systems across design, production, testing, and field operations to improve product robustness and performance.
What you'll do
- Lead reliability analyses, including FMEA, FTA, predictive modeling, and Weibull analysis.
- Develop and execute qualification and production test plans; investigate failures and drive corrective actions.
- Partner across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and field teams to improve designs, processes, and production readiness.
What they ask for
- At least 12 years of experience as a Reliability Engineer, Design/Development Engineer, or Test Engineer.
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in defense or aerospace, and establishing reliability frameworks across testing and field data.
- Expertise in reliability analysis and qualification testing, plus eligibility to obtain or maintain a U.S. Secret clearance as required.
Nice to have
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
- Experience with MIL-HDBK-217Plus, MIL-HDBK-472, or MIL-STD-1916; manufacturing readiness, accelerated life testing, or technical writing.
Pay
USD 191,000–253,000 base salary
Tools
MIL-HDBK-217Plus, MIL-HDBK-472, MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-217, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-1629, MIL-STD-1916
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