Principal Reliability Engineer

is preferred. This position requires a strong team player who is a self-starter, inquisitive, and a fast learner. This role will be pivotal in ensuring the development of medical devices that meet reliability requirements.

may include the following, as well as other duties that may be assigned.

• ◆Participate in cross-functional development teams, providing mechanical and/or electrical reliability engineering expertise.
• ◆Write reliability plans and identify reliability activities during product development to achieve company, customer, or agency reliability objectives
• ◆Perform reliability testing that includes HALT, ALT and other discovery tests
• ◆Support test method validation and verification activities, including the development and approval of test plans, protocols, and final reports.
• ◆Collaborate with R&D to design and implement mechanical and/or electrical reliability tests to identify design weaknesses early in development.
• ◆Support R&D in selecting materials and components to achieve defined reliability and performance

• ✓Perform electrical and/or thermal de-rating analysis as applicable
• ✓Conduct reliability predictions, modeling and data analysis to assess product reliability and risk
• ✓Provide post-market reliability engineering support, including analysis of field performance and failure data
• ✓Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and industry standards, including FDA

and ISO/IEC standards (e.g., 14971, 13485, 62304, FDA Part 820, IEC 60601).

• ✓Maintain thorough, accurate, and compliant documentation of all reliability engineering activities, including test data, analyses, and reports.
• ✓Lead and mentor teams in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the reliability processes and standards.
• ✓Partnering with software reliability and software development teams as part of mission reliability.
• ✓Collaborate with cross-functional teams, to define and implement engineering and statistical processes that ensure product reliability and compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

• ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Reliability Engineering or similar engineering degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical or Reliability Engineering or similar engineering degree with 5 years of relevant experience.

• ✓ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), design for reliability and manufacturing, Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent certification,
• ✓AAMI design control certification.
• ✓Experience in Reliability engineering field.
• ✓Regulatory Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of regulations and other relevant standards.
• ✓Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to conduct thorough root cause analysis.
• ✓Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and present complex information to stakeholders.
• ✓Leadership: Proven leadership and project management skills with the ability to lead teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Able to work independently
• ✓Industry Experience: Medical device/Automotive/Aerospace industry.
• ✓Technical Skills: Proficient in quality management systems, risk management, regulatory compliance, and statistics.
• ✓ReliaSoft software experience
• ✓LabVIEW experience
• ✓Sherlock experience.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the

of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required

and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the

section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical

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