Senior Engineer, Reliability (R6440)

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Engineer, Reliability (R6440) in Seattle, United States. It pays $142k-$213k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Shield AI.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include reliability engineering, aerospace systems and failure analysis.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 663 other open roles at Shield AI.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability activities for defense and aerospace aircraft systems.

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Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

We are seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability engineering activities for the development, integration, testing, and operation of aircraft systems. This position will work across engineering disciplines to establish reliability requirements, manage system reliability budgets, perform reliability analyses, and identify design improvements that increase aircraft availability and mission success.

The successful candidate will have direct experience working on aircraft or other complex aerospace systems and be proficient with industry-standard reliability tools and methods. This engineer will serve as the primary reliability point of contact for assigned programs and communicate reliability performance, risks, and improvement plans to engineering leadership and customers.

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Senior Engineer, Reliability (R6440) at Shield AI rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Senior Engineer, Reliability (R6440) is an open job at Shield AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $142k-$213k a year.
The role is based in Seattle, Washington.
The job was posted on October 24, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Shield AI. Apply on Shield AI

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Tell me about a project where aerospace systems was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where failure analysis was part of your work. What did you do?

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