Product Reliability Manager - Royal Switchgear
Listed on 2026-09-04
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Engineering
Quality Engineering, Test Engineer
Headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Mac Lean Power Systems (MPS) is a leading manufacturer of mission-critical and engineered components for the electric utility, telecommunications, and civil markets. Established in 1986 as a subsidiary of a larger parent company, MPS has grown substantially and now operates as a standalone company. A dedicated workforce of over 2,000 team members worldwide, MPS is renowned for its commitment to quality, responsiveness, and safety.
Our focus on vertical integration ensures the highest standards across our product lines. We operate seventeen production facilities across North America and continually invest in our manufacturing capabilities to better serve our customers.
At MPS, we strive to create a workplace that embodies respect, openness, collaboration, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. We are committed to achieving excellence in Environmental, Health & Safety through our Mission Zero initiative.
Royal Switchgear, an MPS Company. Take your next career step with Royal Switchgear Manufacturing a Maclean Power Systems Company, a leader in engineering, design, and manufacturing of critical electrical infrastructure solutions. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a Product Reliability Manager who is responsible for focusing on improving product reliability, durability, and performance of Royal Switchgear products. The successful candidate will be a results-oriented team player with strong analytical skills, a process improvement mindset, detail orientation, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
Location
Onsite - Bessemer, Alabama
What You’ll Do- Lead product reliability strategy: set reliability targets, perform FMEA, Weibull and life-data analysis (MTBF/MTTR) for switch gear products and components.
- Design test programs for components and complete assemblies (HALT/HASS, accelerated life test, thermal cycling, vibration, electrical endurance, dielectric/insulation tests).
- Specify, design, and build custom test apparatus, fixtures, and jigs required to replicate field stresses and validation scenarios.
- Set up, commission, and operate test rigs and instrumentation (data acquisition, environmental chambers, power supplies, relays, load banks).
- Develop test procedures, protocols, and pass/fail criteria; ensure repeatability, traceability, and calibration of test equipment.
- Execute tests, capture and analyze test data, produce detailed test reports, and translate findings into actionable design changes.
- Lead root-cause analysis on product failures and field returns; recommend design, material, or process changes and verify fixes via testing.
- Collaborate closely with design engineering, product validation, and manufacturing to incorporate DfR/DfM practices and plan design verification.
- Maintain reliability documentation: test plans, life-cycle predictions, reliability databases, and validation evidence for product sign-off.
- Support new product introduction with reliability verification, test campaigns, and acceptance criteria.
- Train engineering and lab technicians on test setups, safety, and data collection best practices.
- Manage external test labs and vendor testing when needed; oversee third-party test contracts and coordinate sample logistics.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Reliability Engineering, or related discipline.
- 3+ years’ experience in product reliability, test engineering, or design validation—preferably with switch gear, breakers, relays, or power distribution equipment.
- Proven experience designing test apparatus, fixtures, and setting up/operating reliability test rigs.
- Strong knowledge of reliability methods (FMEA, RCM, Weibull), environmental and electrical testing standards.
- Hands-on proficiency with data acquisition systems, instrumentation, environmental chambers, and test automation.
- Ability to interpret electrical/mechanical drawings, specify components, and prototype fixtures.
- Strong analytical skills (Excel, Minitab, or equivalent) and experience writing clear test reports.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience with HALT/HASS,…
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