System Reliability Engineer Program Manager

Overview In this role you own the end-to-end reliability program for Mach’s autonomous defense platforms, shaping system reliability targets and risk-based decisions. You will work across Systems, Design, Avionics, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Test, Quality, and field operations to translate field and test data into corrective actions. You’ll lead reliability analyses and integrate supplier evidence to support platform-level decisions. This role offers hands-on impact at the Huntington Beach site, contributing to scalable, high-assurance defense systems. Compensation / Benefitshealth insuranceretirement plansequity participationpaid time offprofessional developmentperformance-based incentives ResponsibilitiesOwn the system reliability program across architecture, design, integration, qualification, production, and field operationDefine system reliability objectives, allocations, assumptions, and evidence requirements for integrated mechanical, electrical, software-enabled, and propulsion systemsMaintain reliability block diagrams, system FMECA, fault trees, interface-risk assessments, and single-point-failure analyses for platform architecturesIntegrate component and sub-assembly reliability assessments from supplier industrialization engineers into system-level risk, readiness, and mitigation decisionsDefine targeted qualification, environmental, screening, accelerated-life, and integrated-system tests based on mission risks and failure hypothesesLead system-level failure investigations using teardown evidence, test data, manufacturing records, supplier information, and field observationsEstablish and maintain failure-reporting, corrective-action, and reliability-growth workflows that connect field and production evidence to design and process changesCommunicate reliability risk, residual risk, confidence, and recommended mitigations to technical and program leadership under schedule pressureProvide technical direction and systems-level alignment across commodity industrialization engineers responsible for component and sub-assembly reliabilityUp to 50% travel Key requirementsBachelor's or master's degree in relevant engineering fields or equivalent professional experienceTen+ years of experience in system reliability, hardware reliability, failure analysis, or complex electromechanical systems engineeringProven experience with reliability block diagrams, FMEA/FMECA, fault-tree analysis, and root-cause analysisExperience allocating reliability requirements to components and sub-assemblies and integrating evidence into platform decisionsAbility to design targeted tests and mitigations from incomplete data or field evidenceProven ability to lead cross-functional technical work and explain reliability tradeoffs to diverse audiencesstrong cross-functional collaborationclear communication with technical and non-technical audiencesdata-driven decision makingreliability engineeringFMEA/FMECA and fault-tree analysisFRACAS and reliability-growth planning