Shield AI
Staff Engineer, System Reliability (R5533)
Dallas, Texas · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- Typically a minimum of 7 years of related experience.
- Education
- B.S. in Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics discipline.
About the job
Builds and maintains reliability models for the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system, using field and test data to guide design, production, and sustainment decisions.
What you'll do
- Develop the V-BAT reliability model and fault tree, identifying failure risks and single points of failure.
- Partner with engineering and support teams on failure investigations, corrective actions, reliability testing, and screening campaigns.
- Track and communicate reliability metrics, trends, and risks to program leadership.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics.
- Expertise in Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) calculations.
- Ability to build reliability models from field and test data and turn findings into design and production decisions.
- Related reliability or surety engineering experience in a high-consequence industry.
Nice to have
- Experience with RAM modeling, Weibull analysis, reliability software, government reliability standards, FRACAS, or Failure Review Boards.
- CRE certification or experience with unmanned aircraft, aerospace, or other mission-critical hardware.
Tools
Relyence, ReliaSoft/Weibull++, Windchill Risk & Reliability, MIL-HDBK-217, 217Plus, MIL-STD-756
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