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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** 1ST AVENUE POWER LLC
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $210,000.0 - $265,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, Data Centers, Firmware, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Minitab, Reliability Engineering, JMP (Statistical Software), Data Analytics
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/sr-reliability-engineer-1st-avenue-power-9746722

## About the Role

* BS or MS in Electrical, Mechanical, Reliability Engineering or related discipline.
 * 8+ years in reliability engineering for renewable energy, power electronics, industrial power systems or electrification.
 * Experience with accelerated life testing, statistical reliability and failure analysis.
 * Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, DRBFM and root cause methodologies.
 * Strong communication and technical leadership.

Nice to Have:

 * ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE).
 * Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.
 * Utility-scale solar or BESS experience.
 * Knowledge of SiC-based power electronics.
 * Experience with ReliaSoft Weibull++, JMP, Minitab, MATLAB or Python.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Reliability Engineer to define and lead the reliability strategy for next-generation renewable energy products, including utility-scale photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS), power conversion systems (PCS), high-voltage power electronics, intelligent energy management systems, and supporting infrastructure. This individual will own reliability engineering from architecture through field deployment, ensuring products meet aggressive performance, availability, warranty, and 20+ year lifetime objectives.

The successful candidate will partner with Hardware, Firmware, Systems, Validation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Field Service teams to proactively eliminate failure mechanisms, develop accelerated qualification plans, improve product robustness, and drive continuous reliability growth using data-driven engineering practices., Reliability Strategy & Product Development

 * Own the reliability strategy across the complete product lifecycle.
 * Define quantitative reliability requirements, availability targets and warranty objectives.
 * Develop mission profiles representing utility-scale solar, BESS, microgrid and data-center applications.
 * Lead reliability design reviews and reliability sign-off before production., * Lead structured root cause investigations using 8D, Fishbone, 5-Why and FTA.
 * Coordinate SEM, EDS, X-ray, CT scanning, cross-sectioning and thermal imaging.
 * Drive corrective/preventive actions and verify effectiveness., * Standards: UL 1741, UL 62109, UL 9540, UL 9540A, IEEE 1547, IEC 62477, IEC 60068, IEC 62093.
 * Test equipment: power analyzers, oscilloscopes, thermal chambers, vibration systems, environmental chambers, DAQ.
 * Design tools: MATLAB, Python, JMP, Minitab, Weibull++, Altium (preferred).


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