Lead Reliability Engineer

Quantinuum

. Define and lead reliability strategies for new technologies with limited historical data, evolving architectures, and unproven materials or processes .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeBroomfield • Colorado • United StatesSenior💰 $161,000 - $218,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in reliability engineering with a focus on optical and photonic technologies, including the development of reliability analyses, failure models, and stress testing methodologies. Proficient in collaborating with design teams to ensure reliability-centric requirements are met throughout the product lifecycle.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Reliability EngineeringOptical SystemsMean Time Between Failure (MTBF)Failure Mode and Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA)Physics of Failure

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Hard Skills

Reliability AnalysisStatistical AnalysisReliability Prediction ToolsDesign-for-Reliability MethodologiesEnvironmental Stress MethodsHighly-Accelerated Life TestingData AnalysisComponent Reliability TestingRoot Cause AnalysisReliability Metrics

Tools & Technologies

Reliability Test EquipmentAccelerated Stress Testing

Industry Keywords

PhotonicsLasersAdvanced MaterialsOptical SensorsCryogenic Cooling SystemsExtreme-High Vacuum Components

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead reliability strategies for new technologies with limited historical data, evolving architectures, and unproven materials or processes
Address reliability of optical and photonic technologies, extreme-high vacuum components, and cryogenic cooling systems
Develop system- or product-level reliability analyses using subassembly/component reliability tests and published reliability results
Work with component and discipline subject matter experts to develop physics of failure models
Create accelerated stress test plans, characterization methods, reliability metrics, and prediction methods for first-of-kind technologies
Collaborate with design teams on reliability-centric requirements and design decisions, including derating, margin analysis, redundancy strategies, and component selection
Analyze early prototypes and test results to identify root causes, quantify reliability risks, and propose design or process improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum bachelor’s degree
Minimum 8+ years of professional experience in reliability engineering roles (6 years with master’s, 5 years with PhD)
Experience must include reliability of products or systems incorporating photonics, lasers, advanced materials, optical sensors, and/or optical systems
Candidates must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless also a U.S. citizen
Must be a U.S. Person: U.S. citizen, permanent resident or green card holder, or worker granted asylum or refugee status
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
Experience with quantitative reliability analysis of complex products or systems incorporating optical and electronic technologies
Experience producing Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), failure rate, and probability of mission success analyses
Experience participating in failure mode and effects criticality analysis (FMECA)
Hands-on experience with reliability test equipment, environmental stress methods, highly-accelerated life and stress testing, and data analysis
Experience with reliability studies of new technologies and/or first-generation product introduction
Proficiency in physics of failure, statistical analysis, reliability prediction tools, and design-for-reliability methodologies
Safety-sensitive applicants must submit to a pre-employment drug test

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology
Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match and student loan repayment benefit
Equity opportunities
Generous paid time off, sick leave, and 12 paid holidays annually
Paid parental leave
Employee discount programs
Bonus eligible