Reliability Engineer, Energy Storage
Location
San Francisco, CA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Materials & Manufacturing
Type
Salary
$112,000 - $152,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-09-30
Responsibilities
- Define and own the reliability strategy for hardware products with complex PCBAs and electromechanical assemblies
- Plan and execute reliability tests such as HALT, thermal cycling, vibration, drop, humidity, ingress protection (IP) testing, and power cycling
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design-for-reliability (DfR) requirements and drive root cause analysis for test failures
- Track reliability KPIs and deliver reliability insights to guide design improvements and product decisions
- Develop accelerated life test models and support FMEA and DFMEA processes
- Analyze reliability data using Weibull, log-normal, and other statistical models to predict field performance
- Support failure analysis (FA) efforts using tools like X-ray, cross-sectioning, and SEM/EDX to identify failure mechanisms in PCBAs
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
- >5 years of experience in hardware reliability engineering, preferably in energy, EV, consumer electronics, or aerospace
- Deep knowledge of electronic and mechanical failure mechanisms
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools (e.g., Minitab, JMP, or Python)
- Experience with reliability lab equipment and test setup design
- Knowledge of reliability warranty analysis and reliability prediction methods
- Working knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM, CSAM, X-ray, cross-sectioning, and EDX
