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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Engtal LLC
- **Location:** Franklin Park, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Reliability Engineering, Software Reliability Testing, Test Data
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0af14d5c36948f15

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
 * 2+ years of Reliability Engineering experience
 * Experience with:
 * Reliability testing
 * Reliability validation
 * Failure analysis
 * Root cause analysis
 * FMEA
 * Reliability test planning
 * Experience supporting products throughout the product development lifecycle
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 * Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred

 * Experience with electromechanical products
 * Exposure to accelerated life or environmental testing
 * Familiarity with reliability engineering methodologies
 * Manufacturing environment experience
 * Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) is a plus

## Description

They are seeking a Reliability Engineer to join their growing engineering team and help drive product reliability across new and existing product lines. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with hands-on reliability engineering experience who wants to continue building their technical expertise while supporting products from development through production.

Working alongside Product Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality, you'll play a key role in reliability testing, failure analysis, validation, and continuous product improvement.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Plan and execute reliability testing for new and existing products
 * Perform failure analysis and root cause investigations on field and laboratory issues
 * Develop and support reliability validation plans throughout the product lifecycle
 * Participate in FMEA activities and recommend corrective actions
 * Analyze test data to improve product reliability and performance
 * Partner with Product Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality throughout development
 * Support continuous improvement initiatives related to product durability and reliability
 * Document findings and communicate recommendations across engineering teams


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