Sr Reliability Engineer

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Sr Reliability Engineer with our medical device client in Mounds View, MN. This is an 8-month contract with a potential for extension. Pay: $50.00 - $60.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship. Description: Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:Develops, coordinates and conducts technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (DOE) constructs.Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability.Completes risk analysis studies of new design and processes.Compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics; investigates and analyzes relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes.Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards.Analyzes preliminary plans and develops reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives.May develop mathematical models to identify units, batches or processes posing excessive failure risks.As necessary, proposes changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data. SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty.Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results.May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals.The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education (typically University). DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy:Seasoned individual contributor.Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties .Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.Analysis provided is indepth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decisionmaking.Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product . Required Knowledge and Experience:Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.May have practical knowledge of project management.Requires a University Degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience. Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 4+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or Quality OR Advanced degree in Engineering, Science or technical field with 2+ years of work experience in Engineering and/or QualityBachelors or Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other related engineering degree strongly preferred.Experience in medical device design and application of test standards.Experience in application statistical methods to design reliability and process capability.Certified Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or equivalent desired.Strong oral and written communication skills.Cross-functionally and an effective team player.Excellent presentation skills.Must be able to handle multiple tasks/projects and manage priorities accordingly.Working knowledge of appropriate industry standards.Must be able to work in a team environment and exert influence without alienating others.Knowledge/basic understanding of specification development, industry standards, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), etc. Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at info@primarytalentpartners.com #PTPJobs