Sr Manager, Reliability Engineering

Company Overview Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems. We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale. And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance. We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment. Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers. Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world. Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company. With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale. Join us in building the power foundation of the future! About the Role The Sr. Manager of Reliability Engineering will be based at our test site in San Francisco Bay area, managing test operations across California and Nevada. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for an experienced reliability executive who thrives on designing new products for reliability, building new teams and labs from the ground up. This role owns reliability from R&D to mass production, build and scale world-class reliability test and failure analysis labs, and team to design reliable industry-leading power conversion systems, that meet the very high quality and reliability expectations from energy grid and hyperscaler customers. A successful leader for this role will combine deep engineering knowledge, testing operational excellence and team leadership to ensure products perform safely and reliably in critical infrastructure environments, where failure can have significant customer, financial and safety consequences. What you’ll do • Define reliability vision and roadmap, build and mentor a top-tier team, and embed reliability principles into design and development. • Drive DFMEA and fault-tree analysis, influence architecture decisions, and set supplier reliability standards. • Build Amperesand’s flagship reliability lab from the ground up. Establish test protocols and systems, partner with accredited labs for certifications. • Lead failure analysis, root-cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and leverage fleet data for predictive health insights. • Work closely with design, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and service teams to integrate reliability targets and feedback loops throughout development. What you’ll bring • Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Physics, or equivalent experience. • 6+ years of experience in Reliability Engineering. Power electronics and medium voltage industries highly preferred. • 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams. • Expertise in accelerated testing, physics-of-failure, and reliability statistics. • Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques and tools. • Delivered a high-volume product with field reliability matching demonstrated reliability. • Knowledge of electrical safety and handling of high-voltage hardware. • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments; manages competing priorities, hits deadlines, and follows through without losing composure • Detail oriented, data-driven decision-maker who leverages metrics, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving to drive outcomes • Clear, direct communicator, effective on the shop floor and in front of senior leadership; fluent in multi-cultural, multi-functional team environments • Proven ability to build teams and infrastructure for reliability excellence. Working Model Employment Type: • Full-time Location: San Francisco/Reno Work Model: • Onsite Onsite Collaboration Rationale: Given the highly collaborative and cross-functional nature of hardware, embedded systems, and product development, in-person partnership across engineering and product teams is critical to enabling rapid execution, technical alignment, and successful development outcomes. This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options. Travel up to 20% of the time to suppliers and customers in the USA and overseas. Why Join Amperesand • Work on next-generation power infrastructure systems • High ownership and visibility • Cross-functional collaboration • Opportunity to shape future products and infrastructure • Fast-moving startup environment Pay Disclosure & Benefits Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law. The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States. • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options • Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance • 401k retirement savings plan through Empower • Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays • Commuter Benefits • 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks) Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process. Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, or other confidential materials. Candidates should discuss their experience and accomplishments at an appropriate level and use only information and materials they are authorized to share. SF Pay Range $220,000—$240,000 USD Pay Disclosure & Benefits Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law. The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States. • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options • Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance • 401k retirement savings plan through Empower • Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays • Commuter Benefits • 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks) Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions. Equal Employment Opportunity Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.