- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Sep 7, 2026
- Salary
- $166,000–$253,000 a year
Reliability Engineering Manager
Job description
ABOUT THE TEAM The Reliability Engineering team partners across Anduril's engineering, manufacturing, and operations organizations to ensure our autonomous systems survive real-world conditions and deliver consistent performance for our customers. Our mandate spans the complete product lifecycle - from early concept design through production scale-up and fielded operations. We use data, statistical methods, and engineering analysis to forecast how our systems will perform over time and influence design decisions, including part selection, redundancy strategies, and maintenance approaches.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S.
Job responsibilities
- Lead and manage the performance of a team of Reliability Engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship on reliability principles, best practices, and artifact development
- Manage resource allocation and capacity planning to support multiple concurrent programs, and drive recruiting efforts to maintain growth trajectory
- Conduct performance management, career development planning, and succession planning
- Develop and implement tailored reliability & maintainability program plans aligned with Anduril and customer needs
- Define and communicate the Reliability organization's vision, goals, and framework to standardize development efforts across the business and integrate Reliability processes across all stages of product development
- Conduct and review complex reliability artifacts, including FMEA/FMECAs, Fault Tree Analysis, and Qualification Test Plans
- Develop reliability requirements and collaborate with design teams to implement solutions at system, sub-system, and component levels
- Lead maintainability efforts, including predictive maintenance analysis, preventive maintenance procedure development, and operational performance metrics
Job requirements
- B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
- 7+ years of experience in Reliability Engineering, with at least 1 years in a leadership role
- Proven track record building, scaling, and managing technical teams of 5+ engineers for complex advanced hardware programs
- Deep technical expertise in reliability analysis techniques, including FMEA/FMECA, predictive modeling, Weibull analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis
- Extensive knowledge of MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-217, 217PLUS, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-516C, and MIL-STD-1629 or other relevant industry standards
- Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence cross-functionally at all levels
- Strategic thinking with ability to balance hands-on technical work with management responsibilities
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