Amperesand
Senior Manager, Reliability Engineering
San Francisco, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- Manager of Reliability Engineering will be based at our test site in San Francisco Bay area, managing test operations across California and Nevada.
Responsibilities
- Drive DFMEA and fault-tree analysis, influence architecture decisions, and set supplier reliability standards.
- Build Amperesand's flagship reliability lab from the ground up. Establish test protocols and systems, partner with accredited labs for certifications.
- Work closely with design, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and service teams to integrate reliability targets and feedback loops throughout development.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments; manages competing priorities, hits deadlines, and follows through without losing composure
- Detail oriented, data-driven decision-maker who leverages metrics, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving to drive outcomes
- Proven ability to build teams and infrastructure for reliability excellence.
Requirements
- Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Physics, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
- Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques and tools.
Nice to have
- 6+ years of experience in Reliability Engineering.
- Power electronics and medium voltage industries highly preferred.
Compensation
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
Benefits
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
- Define reliability vision and roadmap, build and mentor a top-tier team, and embed reliability principles into design and development.
- Lead failure analysis, root-cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and leverage fleet data for predictive health insights.
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
- Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
- Commuter Benefits
- 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)
Company info
- We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption.
- Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.
- Travel up to 20% of the time to suppliers and customers in the USA and overseas.
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