Hardware Reliability Engineer, Boards and Systems

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Plan HALT, HASS, thermal cycling and vibration testing for boards.
• Build reliability predictions and derating analyses.
• Track field failure rates and Weibull trends.
• Define screening and burn-in strategies.
• Assess solder joint, connector and capacitor wear-out risks.
• Present reliability readiness at release gates.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Run failure analysis on returns with design and supplier teams.

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • Reliability test plan and results
   • Reliability prediction and derating report
   • Field failure analysis reports
   • Release readiness summary
2. Support programsGeneral
   • Agree what each program needs
   • Deliver in time for milestones
3. Manage issuesGeneral
   • Track requests to closure
   • Escalate risks

Function

1. Run the functionGeneral
   • Maintain policies and processes
   • Keep records and controls
2. ImproveGeneral
   • Report performance
   • Lead improvement work