Staff Reliability Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to join our SPAN engineering team. In this vital role, you will leverage your expertise to ensure the reliability and performance of our products through systematic analysis and testing. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement reliability engineering processes, contributing to the overall quality and resilience of our energy management systems. Responsibilities: Review new product BOMs to ensure all electrical and mechanical component datasheet ratings meet or exceed the product operating conditions. Write test and reliability reports to summarize product performance outcomes as a result of reliability testing, pre-certification testing, and product performance testing. Inform product design through early component HALT and Sherlock simulations with the goal to mitigate reliability risks in final product. Develop and implement reliability testing plans, methodologies, and metrics to assess product performance and durability over time. Conduct Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and root cause analysis to identify potential design issues and ensure corrective actions are taken. Collaborate with design engineers to evaluate product reliability through simulated environments and real-world data, providing feedback for design improvements. Participate in product development reviews and provide expertise on reliability criteria and best practices. Lead Failure Analyses (eg 8D) on issues discovered during testing in order to inform product design with recommended changes and improvements to the product hardware. Create and maintain reliability documentation, including reliability reports, plans, and data analyses, to support continuous improvement efforts and inform product reliability risks to internal support services. Code-driven analysis of publicly available datasets and secure fleet-level datasets to evaluate the covariance of weather conditions, home power usage, solar loading, and load distributions in order to define and test product mission profiles. Provide training and mentorship to junior engineers on reliability principles and practices. Work closely with manufacturing and quality assurance teams to ensure product consistency and reliability throughout the lifecycle. Potential Projects: Evaluating the reliability of new energy-efficient systems and components during development and production. Statistically analyze field performance data to identify trends and opportunities for product improvement. Collaborating with external partners on reliability testing and validation of new technologies. About You Required Qualifications Youd be a great fit for this role if you: Hold a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics and Controls Engineering, or a related field. Have 7+ years of experience in reliability engineering, preferably in hardware products. Understand material degradation mechanism in response to environmental and operating stresses. , know how to design the experiments to get related acceleration parameters for reliability lifetime modelling Demonstrate proficiency in reliability analysis tools and methodologies, including FMEA, 8D report and fault tree analysis. Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Have flexibility and willingness to accommodate meetings with SPAN US-based colleagues Knowledge of statistical analysis tools and software for reliability data analysis. Bonus Qualifications we'd love it if you also have: Familiarity with industry standards and practices for reliability, such as MIL-STD, ISO 9001, UL, ANSI, ASTM standards or similar. Experience in high and low voltage electro-mechanical systems and their reliability evaluation. Python experience in automated testing, live data acquisition, live data analysis, and automating system alerts