Sr Reliability Engineer, Quality

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Quality Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring medical devices meet lifetime, safety, and performance expectations through rigorous testing, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. This role focuses on identifying early-life failures, improving product robustness, and supporting design and manufacturing teams with data-driven reliability insights.

Responsibilities

• Execute reliability engineering activities across the product lifecycle, including Design for Reliability (DfR) in R&D and post‑market support.

• Perform early‑life testing using engineering methodologies to identify components at risk of premature failure.

• Conduct reliability tests such as environmental, thermal, shock, vibration, and lifecycle testing; develop test methods as needed to evaluate component and system durability.

• Apply statistical techniques (e.g., Weibull analysis, regression, capability analysis) to evaluate failure modes, interpret test results, and support product quality improvements.

• Collaborate with R&D, product quality, and supplier teams to assess reliability risks, review test data, and ensure components meet performance and robustness requirements.

• Analyze large datasets and apply data‑driven approaches, including self‑learning or automated analytics, to convert raw reliability data into actionable insights.

• Serve as a technical resource for data interpretation, supporting consistent understanding of reliability results across engineering and product teams.

• Ensure all reliability activities, documentation, and test execution comply with FDA cGMP, ISO 13485, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

• Support cross‑functional initiatives related to reliability improvement, corrective actions, and risk reduction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Electrical, or Reliability Engineering (Master’s preferred).

• 5–10+ years of reliability engineering experience in a regulated medical device or high‑technology R&D/manufacturing environment.

• Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles, including HALT/HASS, accelerated life testing, and failure analysis.

• Proficiency with reliability analysis tools (e.g., ReliaSoft, Minitab).

• Familiarity with data analytics tools such as Tableau.

• Strong collaboration, communication, and technical problem‑solving skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally to support product development and continuous improvement activities.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Coaching, Consistency, Controls Compliance, Critical Thinking, Data Savvy, Engineering, Financial Competence, Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP), ISO 9001, Lean Supply Chain Management, Leverages Information, Process Improvements, Quality Control (QC), Quality Standards, Quality Systems Documentation, Quality Validation, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technologically Savvy

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$94,000.00 - $151,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and sav