Reliability & Test Engineer

Position: STAFF RELIABILITY & TEST ENGINEER
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. ​Job Overview Why you should join

As part of the Digital Data Networks (DDN) business unit at TE Connectivity, you will play a key role in designing high-speed connectivity solutions across connectors, cable assemblies, and wireless infrastructure—supporting next-generation data centers and communication networks. In this role, you will collaborate with best-in-class development teams and work closely with customers to define and execute robust reliability strategies. You will contribute to products developed through a structured stage-gate process, ensuring reliability is built in from early design through validation.

You will define and implement reliability test strategies across key project phases—from design verification to product validation—leveraging advanced methods such as Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and Highly Accelerated Stress Testing (HAST). Through data analysis and cross-functional collaboration, you will identify design and process weaknesses and drive effective corrective actions. Working alongside material and component experts, you will support continuous improvement initiatives, including stress screening and accelerated testing techniques, to enhance product robustness.

You will apply structured methodologies such as Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and robust design principles, utilizing reliability data, stress acceleration models, accelerated life testing (ALT), and test-to-failure analysis. Your work will enable data-driven decisions and ensure DDN products meet the highest reliability standards and customer expectations.

Job Requirements Your main tasks

Design and drive reliability for Data and Device Network (DDN) products from concept through production

Contribute to requirement engineering by analyzing load conditions and deriving internal stresses

Develop and execute reliability plans aligned with environmental conditions, usage scenarios, and business impact

Analyze test data and utilize appropriate data acquisition methods and systems

Apply accelerated testing models and test-to-failure strategies to identify failure modes and determine reliability limits

Perform initial FIT estimations using standards such as Siemens Norm SN-29500, and calculate final FIT values based on test data Evaluate customer requirements, application needs, and mission profiles to define optimal validation strategies

Lead corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes to address reliability issues

Support or manage centralized databases for reliability test plans, models, and field data to enable reuse and faster decision-making

Present reliability performance, risks, and recommendations to leadership to influence design decisions

Leverage accelerated testing methods to assess design margins and support concept selection

Define sample size and test duration using reliability statistics

Promote a reliability-driven culture across cross-functional teams with a proactive, data-driven approach

Analyze validation test results to calculate reliability metrics such as MTTF and identify risks or failures

Support definition and implementation of mitigation and corrective action plans for identified risks and failure modes

Collaborate with customer reliability experts and communicate analysis results effectively

Participate in design reviews and lead the reliability section of the review process

What your background should look like Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline (Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or related field)7–10 years of experience in reliability engineering for automotive electronics or…