Reliability Engineer – Aerospace & Defense Systems | MIL-STD-810 & MIL-STD-461

Irvine, California | $110,000–$130,000/year | Full-time

How reliable is an electronic system when it is exposed to extreme vibration, temperature changes, electromagnetic interference, and demanding military operating conditions? This role focuses on answering that question. You'll evaluate and qualify electronic and electro-mechanical products for demanding airborne, vehicle, and flight-line environments, helping ensure they perform reliably when failure is not an option.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary: $110,000–$130,000.

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) match.

• 25 days of paid time off.

• Mentorship and professional development opportunities.

Join an engineering company developing advanced test solutions for the aerospace and defense industries. Its work supports the testing and evaluation of sophisticated electronic systems, where reliability, precision, and performance under demanding conditions are essential. Engineers work across design, testing, troubleshooting, and product qualification, contributing technical findings that help improve the products and systems used in these industries.

What You'll Do

• Evaluate electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies to ensure they can operate reliably in harsh airborne, vehicle, and flight-line environments.

• Qualify product designs through functional, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and environmental testing.

• Develop qualification test plans and prepare test reports.

• Manage troubleshooting, testing, and technical documentation throughout the product qualification process.

• Provide reliability findings and design recommendations during engineering design reviews.

• Work with design engineers to identify and address potential product weaknesses.

• Analyze customer-reported product failures and identify opportunities for product improvement.

What You'll Need

• Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent.

• Experience performing Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

• Experience with Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS).

• Experience calculating Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) for test equipment or test systems.

• At least 5 years of experience with MIL-STD-810.

• At least 5 years of experience designing mechanical, electro-mechanical, or electronic assemblies for military applications.

• At least 5 years of experience with MIL-STD-461 and EMI/RFI analysis.

• Thorough understanding of mechanical design concepts, vibration effects on electronic and mechanical assemblies, stress analysis, and thermal analysis.

• Background in military communications interfaces, including MIL-STD-1553 and MIL-STD-1760.

• Experience designing electronics packaging.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across teams and independently with minimal oversight.

Location Requirement

This is a full-time, onsite opportunity in Irvine, California. Candidates must be based within commuting distance.