What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Engineer - Reliability Quality position at Rehlko?
Why Work at Rehlko
Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.
Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.
Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.
At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!
What We Offer
At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:
Rehlko Power Systems (formerly Kohler Energy) is one of the world’s leading power generator manufacturers and has delivered energy solutions globally since 1920. Rehlko Power Systems offers power generation equipment for industrial, residential, mobile, and marine applications, along with automatic transfer switches, switchgear, monitoring controls, and accessories.
As a Staff Engineer – Reliability Quality / Customer Quality Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert responsible for improving product reliability, customer experience, and warranty performance across existing products and New Product Development (NPD).
This role bridges hands‑on technical execution and strategic influence by leading complex problem‑solving efforts, mentoring engineers, and partnering cross‑functionally to proactively identify and mitigate reliability risks.
The Staff Engineer plays a critical role in driving preventive and corrective actions that reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), ensure achievement of reliability and warranty targets, and support robust product releases. This position is expected to independently lead high‑impact initiatives, coach others in reliability best practices, and influence engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams without direct authority.
Responsibilities
Reliability Engineering & Customer Quality Leadership
About Us
Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at http://www.rehlko.com/who-we-are.
In addition to the investment in your development, Rehlko offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with Rehlko matching, and more!?
Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, genetic information, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, caste, mental or physical disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political belief or affiliation, union membership status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, state, local, or other applicable laws.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
It is the policy of Rehlko to comply with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and corresponding national, state, local, or other applicable laws. Rehlko will not discriminate against any qualified associate or applicant with respect to any terms, privileges, or conditions of employment because of a person's physical or mental disability. Rehlko will provide a reasonable accommodation to associates or applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require an accommodation in the application process or during the course of employment, please contact EnergyJobs@rehlko.com. Rehlko is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Our Values
Curiosity – Seek, learn, share
Trust – Go farther together
Pace – Focus to go faster
Excellence – Find the win every day
Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.
Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.
Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.
At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!
What We Offer
At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Work-life flexibility
- Recognition and rewards
- Development and career opportunities
- A safe and inclusive workplace
Rehlko Power Systems (formerly Kohler Energy) is one of the world’s leading power generator manufacturers and has delivered energy solutions globally since 1920. Rehlko Power Systems offers power generation equipment for industrial, residential, mobile, and marine applications, along with automatic transfer switches, switchgear, monitoring controls, and accessories.
As a Staff Engineer – Reliability Quality / Customer Quality Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert responsible for improving product reliability, customer experience, and warranty performance across existing products and New Product Development (NPD).
This role bridges hands‑on technical execution and strategic influence by leading complex problem‑solving efforts, mentoring engineers, and partnering cross‑functionally to proactively identify and mitigate reliability risks.
The Staff Engineer plays a critical role in driving preventive and corrective actions that reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), ensure achievement of reliability and warranty targets, and support robust product releases. This position is expected to independently lead high‑impact initiatives, coach others in reliability best practices, and influence engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams without direct authority.
Responsibilities
Reliability Engineering & Customer Quality Leadership
- Lead reliability improvement initiatives addressing field, warranty, and customer issues with significant business or customer impact.
- Serve as a key member of the New Product Development (NPD) process, responsible for reliability test planning and closure of open incidents prior to product release.
- Assist Product Development Engineering in the identification of Critical‑to‑Quality (CTQ) characteristics and development of test plans.
- Drive reliability growth activities for NPD programs, including identification of new‑content risks and development of mitigation plans.
- Serve as a technical escalation point for complex reliability, warranty, and customer quality concerns.
- Support early warning processes by tracking new product field performance and leading containment and corrective actions as required.
- Lead and facilitate advanced problem‑solving efforts using structured methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, and related techniques.
- Drive reduction of internal and external failure costs related to design, process, supplier, or usage‑related issues.
- Ensure thorough root cause identification and implementation of sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Analyze warranty, field, and reliability test data to identify trends, prioritize improvement opportunities, and quantify business impact.
- Apply statistical methods including Pareto analysis, failure rate analysis, Weibull analysis, and basic reliability modeling.
- Support development of reliability targets, warranty estimates, and validation readiness for product releases.
- Actively participate in and influence design reviews, including DFMEA, serviceability, robustness, and safety.
- Develop and execute reliability test plans aligned with field usage, operating environment, and risk profiles.
- As a key member of the NPD process you will verify and document closure of open reliability and customer quality issues prior to production release.
- Lead cross‑functional teams including Design Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Quality, Field Service, and Operations to close out quality issues.
- Plan and manage multiple concurrent projects of moderate to high technical complexity.
- Mentor and coach Engineers and early‑career Reliability Quality team members.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Reliability Engineering processes, tools, and standard work.
- Support development, deployment, and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and best practices.
- Act as a quality proponent and change agent across the organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related) from an ABET‑accredited institution.
- 7–10 years of applicable experience in Reliability, Quality, Design, or Manufacturing Engineering.
- 2–5 years of direct reliability or customer quality experience in industrial, automotive, engine, generator, or heavy‑equipment environments.
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Structured problem‑solving methodologies (8D, DMAIC, 5‑Whys)
- Reliability concepts, test planning, and data analysis
- Warranty and field failure analysis
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical presentations to leadership.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI).
About Us
Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at http://www.rehlko.com/who-we-are.
In addition to the investment in your development, Rehlko offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with Rehlko matching, and more!?
Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, genetic information, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, caste, mental or physical disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political belief or affiliation, union membership status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, state, local, or other applicable laws.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
It is the policy of Rehlko to comply with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and corresponding national, state, local, or other applicable laws. Rehlko will not discriminate against any qualified associate or applicant with respect to any terms, privileges, or conditions of employment because of a person's physical or mental disability. Rehlko will provide a reasonable accommodation to associates or applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require an accommodation in the application process or during the course of employment, please contact EnergyJobs@rehlko.com. Rehlko is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Our Values
Curiosity – Seek, learn, share
Trust – Go farther together
Pace – Focus to go faster
Excellence – Find the win every day
Salary : $98,900 - $125,600