Shield AI
Staff Engineer, System Reliability (R5533)
$140K–$210K
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- Typically a minimum of 7 years of related experience.
- Education
- B.S. in Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics discipline.
About the job
Owns reliability modeling and failure-prediction strategy for the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system, using field and test data to guide design, production, and sustainment decisions.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain system reliability models and fault trees, identifying and quantifying failure risks.
- Guide design-for-reliability decisions and partner across teams on failure investigations and corrective actions.
- Lead reliability testing and screening, track reliability metrics, and report system reliability and risk.
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 translate them 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 analysis software, government reliability standards, or FRACAS.
- CRE certification or experience with unmanned aircraft, aerospace, or mission-critical hardware systems.
Pay
USD 140,000–210,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Relyence, ReliaSoft/Weibull++, Windchill Risk & Reliability, MIL-HDBK-217, 217Plus, MIL-STD-756
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