System Reliability Engineer Program Manager

Mach
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 180,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Risk-based decision-making","Technical communication","Stakeholder alignment"]

Own the end-to-end system reliability program for complex autonomous defense platforms. Set reliability objectives and evidence requirements across integrated mechanical, electrical/software-enabled, and propulsion systems. Build and maintain reliability models (RBDs, FMECA, fault trees), drive failure investigations using teardown, test, and field data, and define qualification and accelerated-life test strategies. Lead reliability-growth workflows and communicate residual risk and mitigations to technical and program leadership, with up to 50% travel.

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end system reliability program for complex autonomous defense platforms. Set reliability objectives and evidence requirements across integrated mechanical, electrical/software-enabled, and propulsion systems. Build and maintain reliability models (RBDs, FMECA, fault trees), drive failure investigations using teardown, test, and field data, and define qualification and accelerated-life test strategies. Lead reliability-growth workflows and communicate residual risk and mitigations to technical and program leadership, with up to 50% travel.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the system reliability program across architecture, design, integration, qualification, production, and field operation.
  • •Define reliability objectives, allocations, assumptions, and evidence requirements for integrated mechanical, electrical/software-enabled, and propulsion systems.
  • •Maintain reliability block diagrams, system FMECA, fault trees, interface-risk assessments, and single-point-failure analyses for platform architectures.
  • •Lead system-level failure investigations using teardown evidence, test data, manufacturing records, supplier information, and field observations.
  • •Establish reliability-growth workflows connecting field and production evidence to corrective actions and communicate residual risk and mitigations to leadership under schedule pressure.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 220,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirement SavingsPaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or master’s degree in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, reliability engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • •10+ years of experience in system reliability, hardware reliability, failure analysis, test engineering, or complex electromechanical systems engineering.
  • •Experience using reliability block diagrams, FMEA/FMECA, fault-tree analysis, root-cause analysis, or comparable system-reliability methods.
  • •Ability to allocate system reliability requirements to components and sub-assemblies and integrate evidence into platform-level decisions.
  • •Ability to lead cross-functional technical work, make risk-based decisions, and communicate reliability tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience:AerospaceDefenseUASAutonomous systemsElectromechanical systemsHardware reliability
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationRisk-based decision-makingTechnical communicationStakeholder alignment
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Reliability block diagramsFMEAFMECAFault-tree analysisRoot-cause analysisFRACASMIL-STD-810MIL-STD-1629MIL-HDBK-217ARP4761Failure investigationsAccelerated-life testingEnvironmental qualification

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

Mach
Designs and manufactures unmanned systems, tactical engines, and decentralized defense manufacturing infrastructure (Forge) to scale production of autonomous aerial systems and related propulsion for U.S. defense customers and partners.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Valuation: USD 250M to 500M
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Huntington Beach, United States
Founded: 2023
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