Sr. Reliability Engineer

The Product Development Engineer, Reliability will lead reliability engineering efforts throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring reliability requirements are integrated into new product development and sustaining initiatives. This individual will work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and field teams to drive Design for Reliability, product qualification, failure analysis, and continuous improvement.

• Influence the reliability strategy behind next-generation technology
• High-visibility role driving innovation from concept through release, * Lead reliability engineering activities throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept through commercialization.
• Define reliability requirements and qualification strategies based on customer expectations, product specifications, and application demands.
• Develop and execute reliability verification and validation plans supporting new product releases and engineering changes.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure Design for Reliability (DfR) principles are embedded into product development activities.

Analysis & Qualification

• Develop system reliability models and perform component-level thermo-mechanical analyses.
• Create and execute accelerated life testing, reliability growth testing, and other reliability assessments.
• Analyze performance data and reliability trends to identify product improvement opportunities.
• Utilize reliability and statistical analysis tools to evaluate performance and support decision making.

Failure Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Lead root cause investigations and failure analysis efforts to identify reliability concerns.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions through successful implementation and validation.
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and service organizations to improve product reliability and field performance.
• Evaluate engineering changes and determine potential impacts to product reliability.

Data & Reporting

• Establish and report key reliability metrics including MTBF, MTBFp, availability, and reliability growth trends.
• Gather and analyze reliability data from customers, manufacturing, quality, and field service organizations.
• Generate technical reports, reliability forecasts, and statistical analyses to support business and product decisions.
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders across multiple functions.

Customer & Supplier Support

• Partner with global customers, suppliers, and service organizations to address reliability challenges and implement improvements.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required to support reliability initiatives and customer needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline required.
• Minimum of 5 years of Reliability Engineering experience within a manufacturing or product development environment.
• Master’s degree in Engineering and/or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification preferred.
• Strong experience with reliability methodologies including DFMEA, accelerated life testing, reliability growth testing, and qualification processes.
• Hands-on experience utilizing reliability and statistical analysis tools such as Reliasoft, Windchill Reliability, and Minitab.
• Experience performing reliability modeling, data analysis, and failure investigations.
• Strong understanding of product development, manufacturing quality systems, and reliability engineering principles.
• Semiconductor capital equipment experience and familiarity with SEMI reliability standards strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and project leadership skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%.

• Competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $195,000.
• Work on cutting-edge technologies that power global innovation.
• Play a critical role in shaping product reliability from development through commercialization.
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineering and technical teams across the organization.
• Gain exposure to global customers, suppliers, and advanced manufacturing environments.
• Strong opportunities for technical growth, career advancement, and leadership development.

Our client is a global technology leader at the forefront of advanced manufacturing innovation, supporting some of the world’s most sophisticated products and industries. Known for its engineering excellence and collaborative culture, the company offers employees the opportunity to contribute to highly complex technologies that have a direct impact on the future of electronics and automation.