About Mach Industries

Founded in 2022 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 220 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.

The Role

Mach Industries is seeking a Reliability Engineer who will own the end-to-end reliability lifecycle for our UAS platforms subsystems and this role you will ensure that our systems meet reliability maintainability and operational life-expectancy targets in the context of mission-critical defense applications. You will manage data-driven strategies to predict and prevent failures extend system life and ensure safe dependable operation in demanding environments.

You will operate in a fast-paced startup environment and thus must be comfortable with ambiguity rapid iteration cross-functional collaboration and building out reliability frameworks from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop deploy and maintain a reliability program plan for our UAS platforms and key subsystems (hardware firmware software) following best-practices (e.g. failure-mode and effects analysis (FMEA)).

• Define reliability and maintainability requirements and metrics (e.g. MTBF MTBR availability mission readiness failure rate targets) early in the design lifecycle and track performance through production and field operation.

• Using data (lab testing manufacturing field returns in-service logs) perform analytics to identify trends root causes of failures (RCFA) latent defects and reliability risksthen drive corrective and preventive actions.

• Define and oversee reliability test plans accelerated life testing environmental stress screening field-data analysis degradation modelling and life-cycle modelling in collaboration with test & validation teams.

• Monitor key reliability indicators (e.g. failure-rate trending earlylife failures wear-out characteristics maintenance cost per unit time/mission parts-life forecasting) and provide actionable insights to leadership.

• Communicate reliability status risk posture and improvement plans to senior leadership and stakeholders including interfacing with defense-customer reliability/quality requirements and audits if applicable.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical/Electronic Engineering Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering or related discipline.

• 5 years of reliability engineering (or similar) experience in complex hardware-centric systems; preferably in aerospace/defense/unmanned systems or high-reliability industrial/automotive environments.

• Demonstrated experience applying reliability methods such as FMEA FMECA and RCFA.

• Strong data-analysis skills: ability to ingest large data sets (field returns operational logs) perform statistical/trend analysis build dashboards derive actionable insights.

• Experience with reliability testing: accelerated life tests environmental stress screening vibration/thermal/thermal-cycle/shock/humidity life-cycle modelling.

• Knowledge of safetycritical system standards and regulatory requirements (e.g. MIL-STD DO-178 DO-254).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in UAS/unmanned aerial systems defense/mission-critical systems or high-availability aerospace systems.

• Hands-on experience in collaborating with design/production/field teams and influencing change in systems/products based on reliability findings.

• Familiarity with manufacturing and supplier reliability practices and reliability in high-volume production environments - including supplier reliability and high-volume manufacturing.

• Experience working with growth-stage companies building reliability infrastructure from the ground up.

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!

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