Senior Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer

Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people’s lives more fulfilling. About Agility Robotics: Agility Robotics is at the forefront of humanoid robotics, redefining how robots interact with and navigate the human world. Our cutting-edge robots rely on advanced hardware systems, including actuators, motor controllers, sensors, PCBAs, limbs, and end effectors, to perform complex tasks in dynamic and demanding environments. Role Overview: We are seeking a Senior Staff Reliability Engineer with 15+ years of experience to join our team in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this hybrid role, you will serve as the technical leader for humanoid robot reliability. This role is critical to ensuring the performance, safety, and durability of our products throughout their lifecycle. Leveraging your deep expertise in reliability engineering, you will lead efforts to establish reliability standards, conduct advanced analyses, and drive improvements across key hardware components and systems. Key Responsibilities: Reliability Strategy Lead the overall hardware reliability strategy across the full humanoid robotic system including actuators, motor controllers, PCBAs, sensors, limbs, and end effectors Define reliability metrics, lifecycle-stage goals, and test protocols from design through production Drive Design for Reliability practices (FMEA/DFMEA, stress analysis, reliability growth modeling) and integrate reliability into cross-functional engineering design workflows Develop reliability standards and targets, documentation, and best practices to scale future hardware development Reliability Testing Analysis Develop and execute reliability validation plans including HALT, HASS, vibration, thermal cycling, and environmental stress testing Design accelerated testing approaches that extract meaningful insights from small sample sizes using statistical methods and engineering judgment Apply component derating principles and perform thermal, electrical, mechanical, and Coffin-Manson fatigue analyses to predict lifecycle and identify failure risks Failure Analysis Continuous Improvement Lead hardware failure RCA efforts, implementing corrective and preventative actions Analyze prototype, production, and field data to identify trends and drive reliability improvements Partner with suppliers to ensure sourced components meet reliability and quality standards Communicate reliability insights to engineering leadership and executives, and mentor junior engineers to build a strong reliability culture. Qualifications: Experience: Minimum of 15 years of experience in reliability engineering for complex hardware systems Strong preference for candidates with experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or other high-reliability industries Technical Expertise: Extensive experience with reliability engineering principles, including component derating, FMEA/DFMEA, and Coffin-Manson analysis for fatigue prediction Proficiency in reliability testing methods such as HALT, HASS, vibration, and thermal cycling Strong understanding of mechanical systems, electronic components (PCBAs, motor controllers), sensors, and materials science Skills: Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on data-driven decision-making Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, capable of working with cross-disciplinary teams and suppliers Proven ability to le ... (truncated, view full listing at source)