Head of Reliability

Who We Are

We are an early-stage, maritime defense technology startup backed by top tier investors. Our team is designing and building autonomous and highly producible ships that can serve multiple missions on the open ocean.

Role Summary

We're 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. You'll collaborate closely with the Head of Engineering and Head of Software to ensure our ships operate reliably in the harshest ocean environments for months at a time.

This role is based in our Lexington, MA headquarters, or at our R&D facility located on the South Coast of Massachusetts. . You'll build reliability and quality systems from the ground up - establishing world-class standards while working within startup constraints.

What You'll Do

• 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

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