Principal Reliability Engineer

About the Role

A Principal Reliability Engineer at MKS will support Power Solutions reliability and test programs, including product development, design for reliability, design for manufacturability, and advanced reliability testing. This role involves improving and developing new design processes to enhance reliability, interfacing with internal design engineering and manufacturing groups, and collaborating externally with customers on key reliability programs and issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability plans, including design, validation, qualification, and assessment methods to support new Power Solutions product introductions.
• Provide technical support throughout the product lifecycle for ongoing sustaining activities.
• Interface with design engineering and marketing organizations to establish internal reliability testing conditions representative of customer applications.
• Perform various Design for Reliability (DfR) techniques, including leading product qualification testing (functional, reliability, and durability testing such as HALT, HASS, ALT), and owning reliability test equipment and predictions (modeled and field MTBF).
• Conduct reliability allocation, Design FME(C)A, Weibull Analysis, warranty collation, and reporting to meet company and customer reliability objectives.
• Support and drive Power Solutions reliability improvement activities, including best practice adoption, custom hardware development, and tool automation.
• Perform root cause analysis for failures in reliability testing and field applications.
• Participate in cross-functional team efforts during product design reviews, focusing on reliability concerns, critical components, and potential wear-out failure modes.
• Generate reliability analysis reports for internal and external customers according to industry standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with peer engineering experts in other MKS business units.
• Identify improved instrumentation (e.g., data collection) to support reliability assessments of subassemblies and components, quantifying characteristics critical to overall system reliability.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Semiconductor Material Sciences, or a related field (M.S. is a plus).
• ASQ CRE certification preferred.
• 8+ years of reliability engineering experience in electronic systems and/or component failure analysis.

Skills

• Experience in thermal measurement and device characterization techniques.
• Ability to interpret results from failure analysis tools, including X-ray, Acoustic Microscopy, Material Cross Sectional analysis, SEM/EDX, and Emission Microscopy.
• Understanding of PCBA and electronic component failure mechanisms and physics of failure.
• Experience in Design for Reliability techniques, approaches, and methods.
• Proficiency in reliability modeling techniques and tools to identify potential wear-out modes (e.g., Telcordia Prediction, Weibull).
• Experience in HALT testing approaches, HASS profile design, and ALT test methods.
• Experience in data collection techniques and statistical analysis; applied machine learning is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present analysis, results, and drive key decisions across cross-functional audiences.
• Potential travel time (5%).

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Requires good manual dexterity and coordination.
• Occasionally moves/positions objects up to 50 lbs.
• Frequently positions self to perform tasks and positions objects below, at, and above shoulder level.
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas effectively.
• Operates in professional office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• Ability to observe documents and details at close range.
• Dedication to safety to mitigate hazards, including handling mechanical and electrical hardware, high voltage, gas, water, and heat.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually average.

Pay

Salary Pay Range: $109,750 - $182,900 per year.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision).
• 401(k) with company match.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Sick time and 15 paid vacation days.
• 6 weeks fully paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
• Eligibility for discretionary annual bonus.
• Participation in stock programs and potential signing bonus.

This position is eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.