Design Reliability Engineer (Power and Energy)

Location: Houston, TX; remote considered within the US, with regular site and vendor travel

Salary: $130,000–$200,000 USD base salary, plus potential bonus, equity, and/or commission

Company

Nscale develops sovereign generative AI infrastructure using high-performance GPUs and sustainable data centers across North America, Europe, and other markets.

What you will do

• Own campus-level availability models covering generation, electrical distribution, fuel supply, cooling, and the full path to GPU capacity.
• Allocate contractual SLA targets into subsystem availability budgets, redundancy requirements, MTTR assumptions, sparing, and maintenance strategies.
• Lead FMEA/FMECA programs for engines, generators, BESS, switchgear, transformers, fuel gas systems, and cooling infrastructure.
• Build the reliability core of the digital twin, including data structures, event capture, failure coding, downtime attribution, and run-hour tracking.
• Support commissioning, reliability runs, root cause analyses, corrective actions, design reviews, HAZOPs, and vendor evaluations.
• Direct RAM consultants, develop reliability standards, and communicate model confidence, sensitivities, and risks to executives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of reliability engineering experience in power generation, process environments, or mission-critical facilities, including ownership of RAM analysis for large redundant systems.
• Expertise in discrete-event simulation such as BlockSim or Raptor and closed-form analytical reliability methods.
• Experience leading FMEA/FMECA for rotating, electrical, or process equipment and using IEEE 493, OREDA, IEEE 3006, or similar data sources.
• Ability to allocate availability targets from commercial commitments to systems and defend the analysis to executives, customers, or insurers.
• Software capability with Python or similar tools, including scripting analyses and structuring reliability data for automation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Reliability Engineering, or a related field; regular travel to project sites and vendor facilities is required, typically 15–25%.

Nice to have

• Experience with digital twins, telemetry-driven reliability, or operational availability measurement.
• CRE certification or equivalent.
• PE license.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible workplace with autonomy and a collaborative, supportive environment.
• Competitive US compensation with base salary, bonus, and equity opportunities.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Generous paid time off and US federal holidays.
• Opportunity to join an early-stage, rapidly growing AI infrastructure company.