Senior Engineer, Reliability (R6440)

Shield AI

Seattle, WashingtonSeniorEngineeringPosted on October 24, 2026

First seen here Oct 24, 2026 · last confirmed Oct 25, 2026.

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Full description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

We are seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability engineering activities for the development, integration, testing, and operation of aircraft systems. This position will work across engineering disciplines to establish reliability requirements, manage system reliability budgets, perform reliability analyses, and identify design improvements that increase aircraft availability and mission success.

The successful candidate will have direct experience working on aircraft or other complex aerospace systems and be proficient with industry-standard reliability tools and methods. This engineer will serve as the primary reliability point of contact for assigned programs and communicate reliability performance, risks, and improvement plans to engineering leadership and customers.

✦ Editor’s analysis Extracted from the posting text on October 24, 2026 · analysis, not source data

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability engineering activities for the development, integration, testing, and operation of aircraft systems. The role establishes reliability requirements and budgets, performs reliability analyses, and identifies design improvements to increase aircraft availability and mission success.

Must-have skills

reliability engineering for aircraft systems
establish reliability requirements
manage system reliability budgets
perform reliability analyses
identify design improvements for availability
industry-standard reliability tools and methods
experience on aircraft or complex aerospace systems

Scope & seniority

Senior Reliability Engineer, primary reliability point of contact for assigned programs

✓ Green flags

Primary reliability point of contact communicating to engineering leadership and customers
Direct impact on aircraft availability and mission success

⚠ Worth knowing

No years of experience or specific reliability tools named in posting

Everything above is pulled from the employer’s own posting — nothing made up. Salaries appear only when the employer lists them directly.

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