Why This Opportunity Is Different
Most reliability roles focus on testing. This role gives you ownership across:
✅ Product reliability strategy
✅ Accelerated life testing
✅ Weibull and life-data analysis
✅ New product introduction programmes
✅ Manufacturing transfers
✅ Root cause investigations
✅ Reliability performance analytics
✅ Influencing future product design
You will work directly with Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing and Quality leaders to ensure our products perform reliably in mission-critical customer applications.
What You will Be Doing
You will become the subject matter expert for reliability engineering and product performance across the business.
Key responsibilities include
Designing and executing reliability qualification strategies
Developing accelerated life testing methodologies
Performing Weibull analysis and life-data modelling
Analysing field, manufacturing and warranty performance data
Leading complex product failure investigations
Building reliability dashboards and predictive analytics tools
Supporting NPI programmes and manufacturing transfers
Providing reliability input into FMEA and risk management activities
Driving corrective actions that improve long-term product performance and customer satisfaction.
Experience with any of the following would be particularly valuable
Weibull Analysis
Accelerated Life Testing (ALT)
HALT/HASS
Minitab
JMP
Power BI
Statistical Modelling
FMEA
Root Cause Analysis
NPI Programmes
Manufacturing Transfers.
Apply today or reach out to Rebecca Pelham to discuss further.
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