Staff Reliability Quality Engineer

Staff Reliability Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA
Job Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability test strategies for complex systems and components.
• Design and write new testing algorithms using Python and C to support reliability validation and analysis.
• Perform advanced statistical reliability analyses, including Weibull Analysis, MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) calculations, and other reliability modeling techniques.
• Analyze product performance data, identify failure trends, and recommend design improvements to enhance system reliability.
• Collaborate with design, quality, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership by evaluating reliability data from a holistic systems perspective and presenting strategic recommendations to engineering leadership.
• Guide laboratory technicians by defining test methodologies, reviewing results, and directing reliability validation activities rather than performing routine laboratory work.
• Ensure reliability testing complies with applicable regulatory and industry standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience in Reliability Engineering within a highly regulated industry.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python and C , with the ability to develop and implement testing algorithms.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with:
• • Weibull Analysis
  • MTBF calculations
  • Statistical reliability modeling
  • Technical data analysis
• Ability to evaluate complex engineering systems from a broad, strategic perspective and translate analytical findings into actionable engineering improvements.
• Experience leading reliability initiatives and collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Medical Device industry is highly desirable.
• Candidates with experience in other highly regulated industries such as Aerospace or Automotive are also encouraged to apply.
• Strong understanding of regulated product development environments and industry compliance requirements.

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