Senior Sensor Reliability Engineer
Location
San Francisco, CA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Consumer Electronics
Type
Salary
$150,000 - $180,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-06-21
Responsibilities
- Own the sensor reliability function, ensuring sensor systems meet performance and durability requirements.
- Apply Design for Reliability (DfR) practices to identify and mitigate failure risks in sensor designs.
- Develop and execute test strategies to uncover failure modes and validate components in sensor systems.
- Translate FMEA-identified risks into sensor-specific test procedures with defined objectives.
- Plan and execute Design of Experiment (DOE) campaigns to mitigate failure mechanisms.
- Design and refine test setups for evaluating sensor reliability under various stress conditions.
- Collaborate with teams to integrate reliability findings into sensor design and manufacturing.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in reliability or quality engineering, focusing on sensor systems.
- Hands-on experience with developing and validating sensor systems.
- Strong knowledge of failure physics for electronic and optoelectronic components.
- Experience designing sensor test setups for environmental and operational stress conditions.
- Familiarity with reliability techniques like FMEA, Weibull Analysis, and Statistical Process Control.
- Proficiency in automating sensor testing processes and defining test conditions.
