Reliability Engineer III - Project Based

Reliability Engineer III - Project BasedThis is a project-based employee role supporting the development, verification, validation, and reliability improvement of ASI's autonomous vehicle platforms. Development phases of this nature typically continue through project completion, often spanning two to four years, although scope and duration are determined by business and customer needs.JOB SUMMARYThe Reliability Engineer IV leads complex reliability engineering activities within ASI's Validation & Verification Team to improve the durability, availability, maintainability, and operational performance of autonomous vehicle systems. This role develops reliability requirements, identifies technical risks, defines validation strategies, analyzes failures, and ensures corrective actions are supported by objective test evidence.As a Level IV engineer within ASI's five-level engineering structure, this position independently leads complex reliability workstreams and influences system design, test planning, and release-readiness decisions across multiple engineering disciplines. The role serves as a technical resource for reliability analysis, failure investigation, and validation methods while providing guidance to less-experienced engineers. Company-wide reliability strategy and final technical authority remain aligned with engineering leadership and Level V technical experts.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLead reliability planning, analysis, verification, and validation activities for autonomous vehicle systems, subsystems, and componentsDevelop measurable reliability, availability, maintainability, and durability requirements based on system needs and operating environmentsTranslate reliability requirements into validation plans, test procedures, acceptance criteria, and objective evidenceLead Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and system-level FMEA activitiesPerform or support Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, reliability block diagrams, and structured risk assessmentsIdentify reliability risks involving mechanical, electrical, software, sensor, computing, communication, and vehicle-control systemsDevelop reliability-focused verification and validation strategies for complex hardware and software integrated systemsDefine environmental, durability, accelerated-life, qualification, and system-level test requirementsPlan testing involving vibration and shock, temperature and thermal cycling, humidity, water ingress, splash, pressure washing, salt exposure, dust, contamination, and mechanical loadingEstablish representative duty cycles, mission profiles, environmental conditions, and operational use cases for reliability testingPartner with systems engineering to maintain traceability between reliability requirements, system risks, test activities, and validation evidenceCollaborate with test engineers to ensure test methods accurately measure reliability objectives and expose meaningful failure modesLead complex failure investigations using root cause analysis, fault isolation, physical inspection, test data, system logs, and structured problem-solving methodsCoordinate corrective and preventive actions with mechanical, electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, supplier, and test teamsVerify corrective actions through targeted testing, regression testing, and reliability-growth activitiesAnalyze laboratory, vehicle, field, maintenance, and operational data to identify failure trends and emerging risksDevelop reliability metrics, dashboards, technical reports, and program-health summariesPerform life-data analysis, degradation analysis, failure-rate estimation, Weibull analysis, and other statistical evaluationsSupport reliability predictions, availability modeling, maintainability assessments, and serviceability evaluationsLead reliability-growth planning using test-analyze-fix-test and similar improvement processesEvaluate designs for fault tolerance, environmental robustness, durability, serviceability, and maintainabilityParticipate in design reviews, requirements reviews, test-readiness reviews, and release-readiness assessmentsProvide reliability recommendations before system integration, field deployment, or customer acceptance testingSupport component qualification, supplier reliability reviews, and investigation of supplier-related failuresLead investigations involving intermittent, cross-subsystem, or difficult-to-reproduce failuresMaintain clear documentation of assumptions, risks, analyses, test results, corrective actions, and remaining system limitationsImprove reliability engineering tools, templates, test methods, documentation standards, and data practicesProvide technical guidance to engineers involved in reliability analysis, validation testing, and failure investigationsCommunicate technical risks, findings, and recommendations to engineering teams, program leadership, and other stakeholdersSupport field testing, customer deployments, and on-site failure investigations as requiredESSENTIAL EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB SKILLSBachelor's degree in Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical fieldTypically eight or more years of experience in reliability engineering, verification and validation, product assurance, durability testing, failure analysis, or related engineering workDemonstrated experience independently leading complex reliability analyses, validation activities, and failure investigationsStrong experience with FMEA, FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, root cause analysis, corrective-action processes, and reliability risk assessmentExperience developing reliability requirements and verification methods for complex electromechanical or hardware-software integrated systemsExperience creating and executing environmental, durability, accelerated-life, or qualification test plansAbility to evaluate interactions among mechanical, electrical, software, sensor, and system-level failure modesExperience analyzing test, field, maintenance, warranty, or operational data to identify trends and reliability risksWorking knowledge of reliability statistics, probability distributions, Weibull analysis, confidence limits, and life-data analysisExperience establishing measurable test criteria, technical acceptance thresholds, and release-readiness recommendationsUnderstanding of requirements traceability, verification methods, validation evidence, and product-development lifecyclesAbility to interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, system requirements, test results, software logs, and technical documentationExperience using data-analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, Minitab, JMP, Excel, or comparable platformsDemonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical investigations and drive issues through resolution and verificationAbility to provide technical leadership and guidance without direct supervisory responsibilityStrong technical writing, presentation, documentation, and communication skillsAbility to work effectively with engineering, test, operations, suppliers, and customer-facing teamsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSMaster's degree in Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related disciplineCertified Reliability Engineer or comparable professional certificationExperience supporting autonomous vehicles, robotics, heavy equipment, industrial machinery, or off-road platformsExperience with Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety analysisExperience developing FMECA, reliability block diagrams, maintainability models, or availability assessmentsExperience with reliability-growth modeling and test-analyze-fix-test programsFamiliarity with physics-of-failure methods and accelerated-life test developmentExperience with highly accelerated life testing, highly accelerated stress screening, or design-of-experiments methodsExperience evaluating vibration, shock, temperature, humidity, dust, water, corrosion, contamination, and pressure-wash exposureFamiliarity with functional safety, safety-critical systems, and risk-based verification and validation practicesExperience with vehicle communication networks, embedded systems, sensors, autonomous software, or vehicle-control systemsExperience supporting prototype-to-production transitions and field-reliability improvement programsExperience performing supplier reliability assessments and component qualification activitiesFamiliarity with JAMA, Jira, PLM systems, FRACAS tools, requirements-management platforms, or similar engineering systemsBENEFITSASI offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:401k with employer matchGenerous HSA contributionPTO, paid holidays, and flextimeASI covers 90% of employee medical plan costsAt Autonomous Solutions, Inc. 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