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# Staff Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** RCM TECHNOLOGIES INC
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $106,080.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Programming, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Minitab, Reliability Engineering, Software Reliability Testing, JMP (Statistical Software), Reliability of Systems, Statistics Packages
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-reliability-engineer-irvine-ca--8a0533db-34c6-4c85-ba2f-399340b4a5ab

## About the Role

Reliability Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Reliability Testing, Catheterization, Process Improvement, Product Lifecycle, Capital Equipment, Reliability Analysis, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, * Bachelor's degree in Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Systems, Reliability, Materials, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.

 * 2-4 years of experience in reliability, test, quality, or product development engineering in a regulated or safety-critical industry (medical device, aerospace, automotive, defense, or similar).
 * Hands-on experience planning and executing reliability or life tests and analyzing the results.
 * Working knowledge of reliability statistics, including Weibull analysis, confidence intervals, and sample-size determination.
 * Experience with FMEA and root cause analysis methods.
 * Proficiency with statistical tools such as Minitab or JMP.
 * Strong technical writing and communication skills., * Medical device experience, especially cardiovascular, electrophysiology, catheter-based devices, or electromechanical capital equipment.
 * Experience with ReliaSoft (Weibull++, ALTA, BlockSim, RGA, or Lambda Predict) or similar reliability software.
 * Exposure to HALT/HASS, accelerated aging, reliability growth, or FRACAS processes.
 * Familiarity with design controls, risk management (ISO 14971), and FDA quality system regulations.
 * Programming experience in Python, R, or MATLAB.
 * Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma certification, or progress toward either.

## Description

The Reliability Engineer II will execute reliability engineering activities across the product lifecycle for electrophysiology (EP) catheters, accessories, and capital equipment, from development through verification, design transfer, commercialization, and post-market. Working with senior and staff reliability engineers, you'll own reliability tests and analyses for assigned products, investigate failures, and turn data into well-supported design and process improvements.

This isn't just a test-execution role. You'll connect product risks and physical failure mechanisms to measurable requirements and statistically sound evidence, and partner with R&D, Systems Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Post-Market teams to drive improvements.

Responsibilities:

 * Execute elements of Reliability Program Plans for EP catheters, accessories, and capital equipment, including reliability requirements, test plans, and reports.
 * Design and run reliability tests independently, including characterization, test-to-failure, accelerated life testing, degradation, and accelerated aging studies.
 * Perform reliability and statistical analyses, including Weibull analysis with censored data, B-life estimates, confidence bounds, sample-size justification, and DOE.
 * Contribute to and help facilitate FMEA/FMECA, fault tree analyses, and design reviews, applying design-for-reliability principles such as design margins and derating.
 * Investigate failures through FRACAS: gather lab, manufacturing, supplier, complaint, and field data, perform root cause analysis, and verify corrective actions.
 * Evaluate catheter failure mechanisms such as articulation, torque, flex, fatigue, bonds, insulation, sterilization, aging, and simulated use.
 * Support capital equipment reliability assessments across electronics, PCB assemblies, power supplies, sensors, pumps, motors, and cables, including MTBF and reliability prediction.
 * Author test protocols, reports, and technical documentation in compliance with design controls and quality system requirements.
 * Present test results, risks, and recommendations to engineering teams; support and train associate engineers and technicians.