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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Amphenol TCS
- **Location:** Valley Green, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Centers, Decision Support Systems, Reliability Engineering, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b1ef3a6b5061b662

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
 * 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering, validation, or failure analysis for cable assemblies, connectors, or high-speed interconnects.
 * Strong understanding of high-speed electrical performance and how it degrades over time and stress.
 * Hands-on experience with mechanical and environmental testing of cable assemblies.
 * Proven experience diagnosing intermittent and mixed electrical-mechanical failures.
 * Proficiency with reliability statistics and life data analysis (Weibull, ALT correlation).
 * Strong cross-functional communication and technical leadership skills.

Additional Qualifications

 * Experience with AI data center or hyperscale infrastructure.
 * Familiarity with high-speed copper and hybrid cable technologies (DAC, AOC, internal high-speed harnesses).
 * Working knowledge of SI/PI concepts (eye margin, BER, impedance control) as they relate to reliability.
 * Familiarity with relevant standards (IPC, IEC, Telcordia, MIL-STD, or equivalent).
 * Ability to travel internationally and domestically, up to 20%.

Key Competencies

 * Systems-level thinking across electrical, mechanical, and environmental domains
 * Strong lab-based troubleshooting and root cause analysis
 * Data-driven decision making under ambiguity.
 * Ability to balance performance, reliability, cost, and deployment speed.
 * Clear, concise technical communication

## Description

Test, Validation & Qualification

 * Develop and execute reliability and qualification test plans specific to AI-scale cable assemblies, including:
 + Thermal cycling and thermal aging
 + Temperature/humidity bias (THB)
 + Vibration and mechanical shock
 + Flex, bend, torsion, and pull testing
 + Connector mating/unmating durability
 + Accelerated life testing (ALT) with combined stresses

Failure Analysis & Root Cause

 * Lead complex electrical-mechanical failure analysis for cable assemblies, including:
 + Intermittent opens and shorts
 + Signal degradation over life
 + Connector fretting, corrosion, or plating wear
 + Crimp, weld, or termination failures.
 * Apply structured root cause methods (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) supported by:
 + Electrical probing and TDR
 + X-ray and micro sectioning
 + Optical and SEM analysis (as applicable)

Reliability Modeling & Data Analytics

 * Build life and reliability models (Weibull, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson, Miner's rule) appropriate for cable and connector failure mechanisms.
 * Correlate accelerated test results with field data to validate models and confidence levels.
 * Analyze FRACAS, RMA, and deployment data to identify systemic risks across large-scale AI infrastructure.
 * Understanding of FIT and MTBF software

Technical Leadership & Documentation

 * Author reliability reports, qualification summaries, and launch readiness documentation suitable for executive and customer review.
 * Clearly communicate reliability risks and tradeoffs in high-performance AI systems.