Looking for a Reliability Engineer

Globally leading consumer technology company headquartered in Cupertino, CA is looking for a Reliability Engineer to join their team, where we collaborate with hardware development and Silicon packaging. The engineer will be responsible for leading board level reliability on products, development of new test procedures to quantify the reliability of a design, and failure analysis resulting from these tests.

Responsibilities include: 

• Preparing concise and detailed test plans and test reports.
• Development of new reliability tests procedures and specifications.
• Analyzing experimental data to provide in-depth understanding of design features.
• Research state-of-the-art technology to understand root causes of test failures.
• Providing design direction to multi-functional teams to improve product reliability.
• Interacting with a diverse and hardworking group of team members to communicate results and provide program direction.
• Prioritizing and completing tasks to meet deadlines.
• Interacting with a wide variety of individuals and teams to communicate results. 
  
  Key Qualifications: 
• Experience performing reliability testing including Mechanical
• Stress Tests, Shock/Drop/Vibration Testing, Environmental Testing
• Failure Analysis analytical techniques (Optical Microscopy, X-Ray, SEM/EDS, FTIR, XPS etc)
• Ability to use fundamental failure analysis methodology to derive a root cause of failure
• Knowledge of industry test Standards (JEDEC, ASTM, IEEE)
• Solid understanding of mechanical assemblies
• Application of DOE (design of Experiments)
• Application of FMEA (Failure Modes an Effects Analysis)
• MS or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent field desired.
• Consumer electronics experience is preferred  
• Job Type: Contract (W2)
  Duration: 6 months, with extension
  Location: Remote
  Pay range: $45.00 - $60.00/hr (DOE)