System Reliability Engineer Program Manager

Founded in 2023 Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing innovation at speed and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

Mach Industries is seeking a System Reliability Engineer Program Manager to own the end-to-end reliability program for our complex autonomous defense platforms. You will set system reliability targets drive risk assessments and test strategies integrate component/sub-assembly inputs from commodity industrialization engineers and turn field test and manufacturing evidence into clear decisions and corrective actions.

This role sits at the intersection of Systems Design Avionics Mechanical Manufacturing Supply Chain Test Quality and field operations. You will provide technical direction to commodity SIEs own the reliability data that informs levels of control and critical failure points and communicate residual risk and recommended mitigations to technical and program leadership. The work is hands-on and requires close engagement with vehicle architectures hardware test evidence manufacturing records and field data primarily from our Huntington Beach site.

• Own the system reliability program across architecture design integration qualification production and field operation.

• Define system 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.

• Integrate component and sub-assembly reliability assessments from supplier industrialization engineers into system-level risk readiness and mitigation decisions.

• Define targeted qualification environmental screening accelerated-life and integrated-system tests based on mission risks and failure hypotheses.

• Lead system-level failure investigations using teardown evidence test data manufacturing records supplier information and field observations.

• Establish and maintain failure-reporting corrective-action and reliability-growth workflows that connect field and production evidence to design and process changes.

• Communicate reliability risk residual risk confidence and recommended mitigations to technical and program leadership under schedule pressure.

• Provide technical direction and systems-level alignment across commodity industrialization engineers responsible for component and sub-assembly reliability.

• Up to 50% travel

• Bachelors or masters degree in systems engineering mechanical engineering electrical engineering aerospace engineering reliability engineering or equivalent professional experience.

• Ten or more years of experience in system reliability hardware reliability failure analysis test engineering or complex electromechanical systems engineering.

• Demonstrated experience applying reliability block diagrams FMEA or FMECA fault-tree analysis root-cause analysis or comparable system-reliability methods.

• Experience allocating system reliability requirements to components and sub-assemblies and integrating their evidence into platform-level decisions.

• Experience defining targeted tests and mitigations from incomplete reliability data failure hypotheses or field evidence.

• Ability to lead cross-functional technical work make risk-based decisions and explain reliability tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience with aerospace defense UAS propulsion robotics autonomous systems automotive or other high-consequence hardware.

• Experience with environmental qualification accelerated-life testing reliability demonstration screening or integrated-system test campaigns.

• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 MIL-STD-1629 MIL-HDBK-217 ARP4761 or comparable reliability and safety standards.

• Experience with FRACAS field-failure tracking closed-loop corrective action reliability-growth planning or warranty and recall analysis.

• Experience coordinating supplier component and sub-assembly reliability work across machining turbomachinery avionics PCBA harnessing composites and castings.

• Experience building reliability programs and technical standards in a startup high-growth manufacturing or regulated hardware environment.

Disclosures

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.

Mach participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offers may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and training critical skills and business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in most offers and are considered part of Machs total compensation package. Mach offers benefits such as health insurance retirement plans and opportunities for professional development.

Mach is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability uniform service Veteran status age or any other protected characteristic per federal state or local law including those with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. If youd like to defend the American way of life please reach out!