56 hardware reliability engineer jobs at 28 companies in Huntington Beach, CA
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Principal Hardware Reliability Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$185k-$220k/yrOnsiteFull Time
K2 Space: Building high-power, mass-produced satellite platforms.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree and 8+ years in reliability engineering, hardware testing, or failure analysis in high-reliability industries; expertise in reliability modeling, testing, statistical analysis, and cross-functional engineering.
Weibull, Kaplan-Meier, Monte Carlo, Python, C++, Sherlock, PyMC, Stan, NumPyro, MCMC, FRACAS, QTP, ATP, HALT, HASS, TVAC, DOE, FTA, PRA
SpaceXNasdaq: SPCX: Designing, manufacturing, and launching advanced rockets and spacecraft.
1+ YOEBachelor's in engineering,1+ years hardware or failure analysis experience,experience with electronic hardware troubleshooting,environmental testing and programming (Python/C/C++) preferred,ability to obtain active security clearance.
Python, C, C++, oscilloscope, digital multimeter, power supply, soldering equipment, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, RS422, HALT, HASS, TVAC, Statistical Process Control (SPC)
FieldAI: Develops embodied AI software for autonomous robots.
4+ YOEBS/MS/PhD in engineering,4+ years hardware test or reliability experience across mechanical/electrical/sensor domains; familiarity with environmental and reliability testing, quality control, and debugging; strong communication and systems thinking.
Quantum Space: Private U.S. space-defense building maneuverable spacecraft for national-security, civil, and commercial operators.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering and approximately 5+ years of reliability or mission assurance experience with flight hardware or high-reliability systems; FMEA, FTA, RBD, standards, and U.S. person eligibility required.
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and digital services.
Design and implement reliability tests for home hardware, quantify reliability risk, support failure analysis, partner across engineering teams, and communicate findings to leadership.
Anduril Industries: Defense technology developing AI-powered autonomous military systems.
8+ YOEMinimum 8 years reliability/design/test engineering experience, BS in mechanical/aerospace/systems engineering, experience with safety-critical defense/aerospace hardware & software, MIL standards familiarity, expertise in FMEA/FTA/Weibull analysis, eligible for U.S. Secret clearance.
Vast: Developing commercial space stations for permanent human presence.
6+ YOEBachelor's in engineering or physics, 6+ years engineering experience (10+ preferred), experience with reliability engineering, FMEA/FTA, test and integration, hardware design, and scripting/data analysis (Python, MATLAB, Excel). Must be a U.S. person for export control.
Advanced Manufacturing Company of America: Private aerospace and defense manufacturer producing critical components for aircraft, military vehicles, and infrastructure.
Substantial mechanical or electrical engineering experience for aerospace/defense hardware through qualification and production; hands-on lab experience; familiarity with FEA and qualification standards (MIL-STD-810, DO-160); strong technical judgment and cross-functional leadership.
Astrolab: Private American aerospace building commercial planetary rovers for human and commercial operations on the Moon and Mars.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering, 5+ years designing/analyzing high-reliability hardware, experience with spacecraft/avionics/RF/power, FMEA and reliability methods, standards creation, and mentoring engineers.
Neros Technologies: American defense technology manufacturing attritable drones and autonomous unmanned systems for Western military forces.
7+ YOE7+ years in manufacturing test/quality/reliability engineering supporting production; experience developing and sustaining test hardware/software, data analysis, root-cause methods, and DFT/DFM collaboration.
Principal Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer [Mechanical, Composites, Castings Reliability]
Huntington Beach, California, United States
$180k-$220k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Mach Industries: Private defense manufacturer developing unmanned aerospace systems and production infrastructure for military customers.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 10+ years in supplier industrialization, manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, composites, castings, or related mechanical hardware; expertise in mechanical processes, inspections, and controls.
Space Kinetic: Privately held dual-use space technology startup building one-to-many payload deployment systems for national-security space operations.
3+ YOEBachelor's in EE/CE or related, 3+ years electrical engineering experience designing circuit cards/PCBs for spacecraft or high-reliability systems, Altium Designer experience, strong analog/digital skills, and eligibility for U.S. government authorizations.
Varda Space Industries: Varda is a microgravity-enabled life sciences that processes materials in orbit and returns them to Earth.
5+ YOE5+ years in aerospace, design, quality, or related engineering; bachelor's degree in a specified engineering field; hands-on hardware test, manufacturing, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience.
CNC, Measurement Systems Analysis, Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Root Cause Analysis, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Metrology, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
Field Hardware Systems Engineer, Robotics Technical Services
Tracy or Sacramento or San Leandro or Salinas or Los Angeles County
$126k-$185k/yrFieldFull Time
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Multinational technology focused on e-commerce and cloud computing.
4+ YOERequires 4+ years of systems engineering experience, troubleshooting deployment failures, infrastructure provisioning, automation or monitoring frameworks, and reliability processes; robotics experience is relevant.
infrastructure as code, IAM, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
Sophia Space: Private orbital computing building AI systems and in-space data centers for defense, government, and commercial customers.
5+ YOEB.S. in Electrical Engineering (or M.S.),5+ years developing avionics/embedded or high-reliability electronics,experience with board bring-up,lab debugging,hardware integration,firmware collaboration and hardware verification techniques.
Icarus: A private aerospace startup building autonomous solar-powered stratospheric aircraft for military intelligence and connectivity.
3+ YOE3+ years thermal analysis/design for flight or high-reliability hardware, degree in engineering, battery thermal management, thermal-vacuum testing, and model-to-test correlation.
TRL11: TRL11 is a private aerospace technology providing AI-enabled full-motion video infrastructure for spacecraft and space operators.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience with complex high-reliability hardware. Requires process development, assembly support, root-cause analysis, tooling, documentation, and MES/ERP/PLM experience.
Rocket LabNASDAQ: RKLB: End-to-end space delivering launch services and spacecraft.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years supporting complex hardware in high-reliability manufacturing. Requires engineering drawing, GD&T, 3D CAD, manufacturing process, tooling, and multidisciplinary collaboration experience.
Forge Atomics: Private American nuclear-energy building factory-made, water-cooled fission power plants for data centers and electric grids.
5+ YOEBachelor's in electrical engineering (or related), 5+ years designing and building electrical hardware, experience with high‑reliability and high‑power systems, technical leadership and mentorship, ability to relocate to South Bay and travel to construction sites.