# Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer (R5142)

Hiring organization: [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9ab8f6c2-9f9b-4a27-b674-b1b22aabce27

Listed on Shield AI's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Salary: 140000 – 210000 USD per year

## Summary

You will ensure flight hardware remains reliable from design through production, leading testing, failure analysis, and process improvements to catch and prevent defects across our unmanned aircraft systems. This role suits engineers who combine deep hardware expertise with systematic problem-solving and enjoy cross-functional collaboration.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

## Required

- Lead environmental and stress testing efforts
- Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigation
- Perform reliability verification from concept through production
- Participate in design reviews and FMEA activities

## Nice to have

- Materials characterization experience
- Field return analysis
- Manufacturing requirements definition

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/88a4633a-d0b1-4025-b3ff-cb4c976fadc9/apply