Reliability Engineer

Job TitleEstablish and maintain controls and document procedures related to NPI product quality and reliabilityAid Development and Production teams in introducing new productsDefine and execute initiatives to permanently eliminate quality and reliability issuesDevelop product performance dashboard metrics and maintain them for the first 12 months after product launchSupport executive level product quality and reliability reporting enabling product quality and reliability reviewsProvide reliability inputs for quarterly business and quality reviews with suppliersProvide technical support for failure analysis, for corrective & preventive action processes, as well as for statistical analysis such as sampling plans and comparing actual with expected outcomesProvide technical support for electrical, electronic & mechanical component's quality and reliability standardsAct as a technical resource supporting root cause analysis down to chemistry and physics of failuresBachelor's Degree or higher in an applied science or engineering field 10 to 12 years progressive experience in reliability engineering or reliability centered quality work for networking productsCreating credible failure rate predictions for components from their operational descriptions is a plusHas worked successfully directly with hardware, software and mechanical development teamsStrong statistical, data analysis, investigative and problem-solving skillsDesign for reliability processes and quality improvement methodologiesExperience with Quality Management Systems is a plusProficient with Reliasoft Lambda PredictWillingness to travel when requiredExcellent problem-solving and analytical skillsHardware product MTBF prediction experience highly desiredWorking knowledge of Reliability and Quality Engineering tools such as Reliasoft tool suite or equivalentFamiliar with reliability testing such as HALT, HAST, ORT and Fault Insertion TestingUnderstanding of Design for Excellence methodologiesHas been involved with process development, documentation and implementation including, but not limited to, NPI, DVT, DFx, ORT, HALT, Reliability & Risk Assessment, Failure Analysis, Root Cause & Corrective Action, etc.