Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer

As the Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer for the Aircraft Engineering team, you will manage a team of engineers, data scientists and technicians responsible for hardware failures in the field and new design engineering. You will be responsible for developing the strategy and vision for ensuring Shield AI products are highly reliable when they arrive in customer hands. This team will extract valuable insights from the aircraft fleet and work closely with technical and business teams to optimize hardware reliability. This team will utilize the latest technology and automation available to turn insights from hardware telemetry into action.

What you'll do:

Manage and mentor a talented team of up to 5 engineers with different backgrounds such as Electrical Engineers and Data Scientists

Define and execute test campaigns to reproduce failures and determine root cause

Hands on debugging of failures with test equipment as necessary

Develop individual team members by enabling opportunities suited to everyone. Provide guidance and technical coaching to develop the team's expertise and ownership of field reliability

Define the long-term vision for scaling up field monitoring processes as the fleet grows

Develop and implement field monitoring systems and strategies to quickly detect fleet trends and failures as they arise

Combine statistical analysis, software, and field telemetry to draw correlations between production data, environmental factors, and field performance

Drive hardware, software and operational changes through root cause and analysis findings

Work closely with hardware, software and production leaders to influence reliability improvements across all disciplines

Perform technical and business analysis trades to steer the organization

Required qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or a STEM discipline

2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role

2+ years in a hardware design, reliability, or root-cause analysis role

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated capability to parse technical subjects on a deep level

Demonstrated ability to jump into ill-defined problem spaces and drive positive outcomes

Self-starter attitude, energy, and the ability to communicate effectively across business and technical disciplines

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.J-18808-Ljbffr