Reliability Engineer (Costa Mesa, CA OR Quonsett, RI)

Reliability Engineer (Costa Mesa, CA OR Quonsett, RI)

Engineering

Aerospace

$ 61 - $ 80 / Hour

location_onCosta Mesa, California

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Your Role

Akkodis is seeking an Electrical Reliability Engineer who thrives in highly technical settings and is passionate about improving product durability, safety, and performance from initial design through field deployment for a long term contract opportunity.

In this role, you will partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and test organizations to identify reliability risks, validate system performance, investigate failures, and drive continuous product improvements. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with hands-on engineering experience and a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Pay Rate: $61.00-80.00/HR + Benefits

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability strategies that support product development, production, testing, and operational deployment.
• Perform reliability assessments and predictive analyses to identify potential failure mechanisms and improve overall system performance.
• Lead Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMECA) activities and support fault isolation, root cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Define qualification and reliability test requirements, oversee test execution, and evaluate results to ensure products meet performance expectations.
• Analyze field, production, and test data to identify trends, validate reliability objectives, and guide design enhancements.
• Partner with design, manufacturing, quality, and test teams to improve product robustness and reduce risk.
• Support formal engineering reviews, including design and manufacturing readiness evaluations, and present findings to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Drive preventative measures that address recurring failures and improve long-term system reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Reliability Engineering, Product Development Engineering, Test Engineering, or a closely related field.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance, as required.

• Experience working with safety-critical systems within the aerospace or defense industry.

• Demonstrated success establishing or supporting reliability programs that include production testing, field testing, data collection, and performance analysis.

• Strong knowledge of reliability methodologies, including:

• FMEA/FMECA

• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

• Weibull Analysis

• Reliability prediction and modeling techniques

• Experience creating qualification test plans and executing verification activities to characterize product behavior and performance.

• Proven background conducting failure investigations and implementing corrective actions that prevent repeat issues.

• Experience participating in major engineering reviews such as Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRR).

• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all organizational levels.

• Familiarity with the following military standards and guidance documents:

• MIL-STD-810

• MIL-HDBK-217

• MIL-STD-461

• MIL-STD-516C

• MIL-STD-1629

If you are a data-driven engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and improving product performance. You can move seamlessly between design reviews, test activities, failure analysis, and stakeholder presentations while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, and mission success. Your ability to translate data into actionable engineering decisions makes you a valuable contributor throughout the entire product lifecycle. Than this is the opportunity for you!

For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees with the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy.

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $61.00 to $80.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.akkodis.com/en/us/candidate-privacy-policy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Ref: 1641172

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