Staff Reliability Engineer, Hardware

Bedrock Robotics

Staff Reliability Engineer focusing on hardware reliability for next-generation autonomous machines, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure performance in real-world conditions.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own the hardware reliability strategy, requirements, and budgets for autonomy upfit hardware across the vehicle platform.
Plan and facilitate Design FMEAs across mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical subsystems.
Build and maintain fault trees for safety-critical and availability-critical functions.
Develop reliability block diagrams, reliability allocations, and predictions.
Define and execute HALT/HASS, accelerated life testing (ALT), and environmental/durability test programs.
Stand up and run a Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System.
Embed reliability into design and milestone reviews.
Partner with supply chain and vendors to qualify components and suppliers.
Build reliability data pipelines and dashboards from warranty/field returns, machine telemetry, and test data.
Maintain reliability deliverables and develop best-practice reliability processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
10+ years in hardware reliability engineering for vehicles, heavy machinery, robotics, automotive, aerospace, or industrial equipment.
Deep, hands-on expertise leading DFMEA and FTA, plus reliability prediction/modeling, accelerated and life testing (HALT/HASS, ALT), and structured root-cause analysis / FRACAS.
Strong working knowledge of reliability and statistical tools (e.g., ReliaSoft Weibull++/BlockSim, Windchill Quality/Relex, Minitab, Python or R); familiarity with PDM/PLM systems a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

hardware reliability engineeringDFMEAFTAreliability predictionaccelerated life testingHALTHASSroot-cause analysisFRACASreliability block diagrams