[Hiring] Design Reliability Engineer @Nscale

Role Description

We are hiring a Design Reliability Engineer to own the analysis that proves our systems will hit their availability targets, and the discipline that makes those numbers real.

Nscale's Power and Energy group develops behind-the-meter generation colocated with our data center campuses:

• Fleets of hundreds of reciprocating engines
• Battery energy storage
• Medium- and high-voltage distribution operating as islanded microgrids

This role owns the availability quantity, end to end, across power and mechanical scopes together rather than in silos.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role built for someone who runs with minimal oversight. You will:

• Own the availability model of record for each campus
• Direct the RAM consultants and reliability data work supporting the portfolio
• Challenge methodology on its merits
• Put analysis in front of executives that they can bet commercial commitments on

You will sit within the Power and Energy technology organization, working alongside:

• Electrical, controls, mechanical, and pipeline engineering managers
• Commissioning and operations teams

You will be the owner's technical authority on reliability, directing the work of consultants rather than simply accepting it.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of reliability engineering experience on power generation, process, or mission-critical facilities
• Deep RAM modeling capability across both discrete-event simulation and closed-form analytical methods
• Proven FMEA/FMECA leadership on major rotating, electrical, or process equipment
• Experience allocating availability targets from commercial commitments down to systems
• A sharp eye for common-mode and dependent failure mechanisms
• Working software capability: comfort scripting analyses (Python or similar)
• Experience feeding reliability analysis into live design processes on major capital projects
• Demonstrated ability to run a scope with minimal oversight
• Exposure to digital twin, telemetry-driven reliability, or operational availability measurement programs is a strong advantage
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Reliability Engineering or a related field; PE license or CRE preferred

Requirements

• Willing and able to travel to project sites and vendor facilities regularly (typically 15–25%, higher during commissioning campaigns)

Benefits

• Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Generous PTO plus US federal holidays
• A career-defining opportunity to be an early member of one of the fastest growing AI infrastructure companies in the world
• A human-first approach: We treat you as humans first