Manufacturing Design Reliability Engineer

Job Overview

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Manufacturing Design Reliability Engineer
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• Job Title: Manufacturing Design Reliability Engineer
• Job Location: Milpitas, CA
• Work Schedule: Onsite
• Pay Rate: $63.37/hr, Based on experience.

• Create, edit and validate Reliability Block Models, using Reliasoft Applications, including Weibull, Block Sim, Xfracas.
• Evaluate, from a reliability standpoint, the materials, properties and techniques used in production.
• Advise design engineering on selection, application and test of electronic components and systems.
• Recommend design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability.
• Determine reliability requirements of components and systems to achieve company, customer and any governmental agency reliability objectives.
• Develop new acceleration techniques and analytical tools to assure the early identification of potential problems with new products, packaging, processes, and product reliability.
• Make recommendations for changes in the selection and application of components and systems.
• Propose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.

The client’s reliability engineer role is different from traditional reliability roles. The candidate must be proactive, not a passive data reporter. Must seek out data, collaborate closely with teams, and not wait for information to be provided.

Reliability best practices; failure physics, mechanical/electrical engineering, materials science; accelerated testing; scientific basis for test design; reliability test plans; FMEA; reliability block modeling.

E-beam (electron beam) technology (strong preference). Reliability tools such as Relia Soft, or equivalent; not required but beneficial. Experience in design – electrical or mechanical or both. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with electron beam (e‑beam) technology Weibull. Attend design reviews. Good understanding of engineering, physics. At least 5 years of experience with reliability. Embedded with design team.

We work more on product development.

• Strong communication skills.
• Comfortable influencing others without direct authority.
• Ability to drive design teams toward reliability improvements.
• Ability to present to executives (with support as needed).
• Outgoing, collaborative, strong teamwork mindset.

• Formal reliability degree not required.
• Strong preference for engineering degrees (electrical, mechanical, physics).
• Minimum 5 years practical experience preferred.
• Experience more important than advanced degrees (though many on the team have PhDs).

• E-beam tools
• Relia Soft (Weibull, Block Sim)
• Other reliability modeling applications
• Understanding of applied failure physics and manufacturing reliability.

• Candidates should be able to engage in technical discussions and design reviews.
• May not perform hands‑on failure analysis personally, but must understand physics and mechanisms.

• Embedded with design engineers.
• Support ~3–4 programs.
• Attend design reviews, reliability planning meetings.
• Drive testing, improvements, and documentation.
• Potential executive presentations depending on skill.

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award‑winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long‑term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Manish Rajput ( / ) for more details.