1. Deep Reliability Engineering Expertise
- Minimum 8+ years of hands‑on experience in reliability engineering, covering:
- Reliability modeling and prediction
- Reliability strategy and planning
- Accelerated and destructive reliability testing
- Reliability failure analysis and corrective action
- Reliability calculations such as FIT, MTTF, MTBF
- Statistical analysis (e.g., Weibull analysis, chi‑square methods, basic Bayesian concepts)
- Strong ability to connect test data, field data, and engineering judgment to drive data‑based reliability decisions.
2. Reliability Strategy & Test Plan Ownership
- Independently define and lead end‑to‑end reliability strategies aligned with:
- Product architecture, materials, and operating environments
- Customer Reliability Requirements and mission profiles
- Industry standards and best practices
- Create and own reliability test plans (e.g., HALT, HAST, ALT, Test‑to‑Failure) that balance technical risk, development timelines, cost, and business impact.
3. New Product Development (NPI) Lifecycle Knowledge
- Strong understanding of structured new product development processes.
- Ability to tailor reliability activities to each development phase, including:
- Concept and feasibility
- Design verification
- Product validation
- Release to manufacturing
- Define appropriate test coverage, sample size, duration, and success criteria at each stage.
4. Cross‑Functional & Customer Engagement
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Effectively partner with customers to align on reliability expectations, test strategies, and risk assessments.
- Influence and collaborate with cross‑functional teams including:
- R&D / Design Engineering
- Manufacturing & Process Engineering
- Quality & Supplier Quality
- Product/Project Management
- Clearly communicate reliability risks, trade‑offs, test results, and recommendations to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
