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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Hiarc, LLC - **Location:** Merrimack, NH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Databases, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Minitab, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, JMP (Statistical Software), Performance Testing, Reliability of Systems, Data Analytics - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f3ef8f0d0ae72915 ## About the Role * A bachelor's degree or master's degree, preferred, in electrical engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field * 12 or more years of engineering experience, including at least 5 years in reliability engineering * Highly skilled with reliability analysis tools (Weibull, Minitab, JMP, ReliaSoft, etc.) * Familiarity with HALT/HASS methodologies * Strong root cause analysis skills * Systems Engineering Simulation and Modeling concepts * Systems Engineering methods and procedures * Demonstrated skill preparing documents of high quality for customer submittal * Ability to work to program schedule requirements * Effective in mentoring junior engineers * Strong communication skills to influence change cross-functionally ## Description At HiArc, we believe clients don't need another vendor; they need a strategic partner who gets it. One who listens harder, thinks deeper, and builds smarter-around their needs, products, and goals. HiArc engineers and manufactures complex medical technologies with one goal in mind: creating the perfect fit for our clients. No off-the-shelf thinking. No compromises. Just a tailored, high-performance solution our clients need, the way they need it. That's why HiArc is the most client-centered partner in the market. We fuse design, engineering, and manufacturing into a seamless, collaborative process-crafted entirely around our clients. We operate as an extension of our clients' teams, de-risking their processes and accelerating their path to market. And the result is a solution you won't find anywhere else. Join our team! We hire experts in hardware and software design, robotics, optics, fluidics, chemistry integration, motion and thermal control, risk management, supply chain management, performance testing, advanced manufacturing techniques, finance, human resources, sales, and marketing., Staff Reliability Engineer: Senior-level engineering role focused on ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of medical diagnostic systems and infrastructure. Responsible for designing and implementing reliability strategies, conducting failure analysis, and collaborating with development and operations teams to improve system resilience. Leads initiatives to automate monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis, aiming to minimize downtime and enhance overall system stability. Often mentors junior engineers and contributes to reliability best practices across the organization., Reliability Strategy & Planning * Define and own the organization's reliability strategy for medical instrumentation, establishing expert-level frameworks, standards, and long term reliability roadmaps. * Develop advanced reliability requirements and qualification criteria informed by deep knowledge of customer use cases, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices. * Lead complex reliability allocation and prediction modeling (MTBF, FIT, life modeling), leveraging innovative analytical methods to improve predictive accuracy. * Establish reliability growth strategies and metrics; provide strategic recommendations that guide product architecture and long term sustainment plans. * Direct high complexity reliability studies such as FMECAs, maintainability modeling, and testability assessments, ensuring cross team adoption of best practices. Lifetime & Environmental Testing * Architect and oversee accelerated life testing methodologies (ALT, HALT, HASS) at module and system levels; introduce new techniques to optimize stress conditions and uncover emerging failure modes. * Lead environmental test campaigns (thermal, humidity, vibration, shock) and interpret complex multi factor degradation behaviors. * Develop and maintain enterprise-level environmental stress screening strategies for electronic and electromechanical assemblies. * Establish advanced degradation monitoring frameworks that support predictive maintenance and reliability forecasting. Failure Analysis & Root Cause Investigation * Lead resolution of the most complex and high impact failures across development and production, driving structured methodologies (FMEA, 8D, Weibull) to closure. * Serve as the organization's expert on failure physics, guiding cross-functional teams and suppliers through deep root cause investigations. * Influence supplier reliability performance by defining and enforcing advanced component level reliability requirements and corrective-action frameworks. Design for Reliability (DfR) * Partner with R&D as the technical authority to embed reliability principles into product architecture, including thermal systems, mechanical robustness, and component selection. * Recommend strategic design modifications and materials innovations that significantly extend product lifetime and reduce long term failure risk. * Influence design decisions across multiple disciplines using expert level knowledge of reliability engineering and system interactions. Data Analysis & Reliability Modeling * Lead the creation and interpretation of complex statistical models using field, warranty, ALT, and HALT data, identifying trends with broad impact on product strategy. * Provide expert level Weibull, life data, and multi variable analyses to guide design teams, quality engineering, and executive decision makers. * Maintain and evolve enterprise reliability databases; champion data-driven reliability insights that shape functional strategy. Customer & Field Service Support * Serve as the organization's expert resource for diagnosing and resolving the most challenging field failures, guiding global service teams. * Analyze warranty trends to identify systemic reliability risks; recommend actions that impact product roadmaps and cost-of-quality initiatives. * Deliver expert-level technical reports and insights that influence business strategy, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction initiatives., This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not an employment contract. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. 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