Head of Reliability

We are seeking a Head of Reliability to lead quality, reliability, and testing for our autonomous naval vessels. This is a critical leadership role at the intersection of hardware, software, and systems engineering.

Requirements

• Define and implement reliability, quality, and testing strategy for autonomous maritime systems
• Build and lead a lean, high-performing reliability organization from the ground up
• Establish quality gates, test protocols, and reliability metrics that balance rigor with speed
• Develop reliability models and failure mode analysis for complex hardware/software systems operating in extreme ocean environments
• Design accelerated life testing and environmental testing programs that validate performance under real-world conditions
• Working with Engineering, create predictive maintenance strategies for systems that must operate autonomously for extended periods
• Build comprehensive test strategies spanning unit, integration, system, and sea trials
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes to improve system performance
• Develop supplier quality programs and incoming inspection protocols
• Establish documentation, traceability, and continuous improvement processes
• Collaborate with engineering, software, and operations teams to embed reliability into design, manufacturing, and testing
• Interface with customers and regulatory bodies on reliability and quality requirements

Benefits

• health
• dental
• vision
• PTO