Reliability Engineer

About PowerusPowerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems platform designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-consequence environments. The company combines advanced autonomy, manufacturing capability, operational expertise, and strategic acquisitions to support defense, national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations globally.MissionOur mission is to deliver resilient autonomous technologies that strengthen national security, improve operational safety, and expand the capabilities of organizations operating in complex environments.Why Join PowerusPowerus aircraft operate in rain, dust, heat, cold, and vibration, and are transported and handled repeatedly between missions. Defense customers expect demonstrated reliability data before fielding.This role owns physical reliability testing and the failure data it produces: environmental qualification, accelerated life testing, and the FRACAS. Analytical design review of electronics is performed by Electrical Design Assurance, and firmware verification by Hardware-in-the-Loop Test.Position OverviewPowerus is seeking a Reliability Engineer to plan and run environmental and reliability test programs for aircraft and subsystems, and to manage failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action across test, production, and field returns.Key ResponsibilitiesPlan and execute environmental qualification tests, including vibration, shock, thermal cycling, humidity, and ingress protection, to MIL-STD-810 methods where requiredDefine and run accelerated life testing and HALT/HASS programsOperate the failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action system (FRACAS) for test, production, and field failuresPerform physical failure analysis and lead root cause investigations with design and manufacturing engineeringMaintain reliability metrics, including MTBF and failure rate by subsystemManage environmental test equipment and outside test laboratoriesWrite test plans, procedures, and qualification reportsQualificationsMust be located in the United States, within commuting distance of Rock Hill, SCBachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or reliability engineering, or equivalent practical experienceExperience planning and running environmental or reliability testsExperience with failure analysis and corrective actionExperience operating environmental test equipment such as vibration tables and thermal chambersWorking knowledge of reliability statistics such as Weibull analysisAbility to read schematics and mechanical drawingsU.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); this role involves access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical dataPreferred QualificationsExperience with MIL-STD-810Experience with HALT/HASSExperience operating a FRACASExperience on UAS, aerospace, or defense hardwareActive or prior U.S. security clearanceWhat We Look ForCandidates should be able to walk through a failure found in environmental or life testing, from first observation through root cause, design or process change, and confirming retest.Equal Opportunity StatementPowerus is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and mission-driven workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.