Exowatt
Reliability Engineer (Austin, TX)
Austin, TX
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About the role
- Exowatt is revolutionizing the energy landscape for the AI era with our groundbreaking P3 system that captures solar energy, stores it as heat, and generates electricity on demand.
- This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone equally at home in a test lab, at a customer site, and deep in failure data.
- This role is based in our Austin, TX facility.
Responsibilities
- Own reliability requirements, targets, and budgets for P3 system hardware - thermal storage, heat exchangers, turbomachinery, power electronics, and balance-of-plant components
- Design and execute accelerated life testing (ALT), HALT, and HASS programs to validate component and system life under thermal cycling, vibration, and operational stress conditions representative of the P3 deployment environment
- Lead FMEA and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) studies during design, NPI, and production ramp
- Analyze field failure data, warranty returns, and in-service performance data to identify failure modes, estimate Weibull parameters, and prioritize design or process improvements
- Own the FRACAS process - capture, analyze, and close out failures from test and field with design and manufacturing partners
- Collaborate with design engineering on reliability-by-design principles: derating, thermal margin, fatigue life, creep, and materials selection for high-temperature, long-duration operation
- Build and maintain reliability models (RBD, fault trees, MTBF/MTTF estimates) and support system-level availability analysis for customer site deployments
- Partner closely with the Quality Engineering team to connect supplier and manufacturing quality data to field reliability outcomes
- Lead FMEA and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) studies during design, NPI, and production ramp; track and close action items with cross-functional teams
- Collaborate with design engineering on reliability-by-design principles:
Requirements
- Relocation is required, and relocation assistance will be provided if necessary.
Nice to have
- A dynamic work environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development in a rapidly evolving industry.
- Relocation assistance.
Compensation
- What We Offer: Competitive salary and equity options.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity options.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and retirement plans.
Company info
- Founded in 2023 and backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sam Altman, and Felicis, we're committed to providing clean, modular, and scalable power that meets the rapidly growing demands of AI infrastructure.
- Our mission is to make sustainable renewable energy always available and almost free, enabling technological advancement while protecting our planet.
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