Senior Reliability Engineer

Company : Wing
Location : Palo Alto, CA, 94306
Posted Date : 15 September 2025
Job Details
Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing's fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on three continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.
About the Role:
Wing is looking for a Senior Reliability Engineer to join our Hardware Reliability team based in Palo Alto, CA . The ideal candidate has strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals, experience with failure modes of hardware in harsh environments, test design and documentation skills, the passion to derive simple solutions from complex data, and the ability to deliver results as part of a dynamic, cross-functional team. As Reliability Engineer, you will play a key role in enabling new technologies in the early stages of development. You will work closely with the product management and design engineering teams to define standards, specify tests, execute tests, and perform failure analysis. Your strong interpersonal and communication skills will be key to ensuring adoption of your technical recommendations.
What You'll Do:
- Define and execute design verification test plans for electronic and mechatronic flight hardware
- Collaborate with development teams to improve hardware reliability based on experience, standards and best practices, test data, and/or analysis
- Analyze lab test data and field data to calculate failure rates and recommend design improvements
- Write or adapt computer scripts to perform tests and analyze data
- Perform root cause analysis and failure analysis
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline, M.S or PHD will be preferred
- 8+ years of experience in hardware reliability, design, or failure analysis
- Familiarity with consumer, automotive, and/or aerospace reliability test standards and methods
- Extensive experience with reliability engineering principles, including component derating, FMEA, and accelerated life modeling and fatigue prediction
- Proficient in wide range of reliability test methodologies, including HALT, HASS, vibration testing, and thermal cycling
- Experience working with external testing labs to define and complete testing
- Experience partnering with engineering and manufacturing teams to identify issues, troubleshoot, and solve problems
- Hands-on experience assembling, disassembling, inspecting, and modifying hardware
- Working knowledge of a programming language (preferably Python) with the ability to write and modify scripts
- Ability to create and update reliability models
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to explain test plans, results, and recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders
- Organizational skills to plan and ensure follow through on complex test plans
$196,000-$208,000 USD
Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.
If you have a need that requires accommodation during the interview process due to a disability or special need, please let us know by completing our Candidate Accommodations Request Form.
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