Senior​/Reliability Engineer

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >
Reliability Development Engineering

We are seeking a highly motivated Reliability Engineer to lead reliability strategy, qualification execution, risk assessment, and reliability improvement initiatives across advanced semiconductor and hardware products. This role partners with cross-functional teams spanning technology development, design, product engineering, manufacturing, test, quality, and suppliers to ensure robust product reliability throughout the development lifecycle.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Material Science, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Reliability Engineering (e.g., reliability analysis, stress testing) experience or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Material Science, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Reliability Engineering (e.g., reliability analysis, stress testing) experience or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Material Science, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Reliability Engineering (e.g., reliability analysis, stress testing) experience or related work experience.
• 1+ year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports. (applies only to positions with direct reports)

• PhD with 1+ years, Master's degree with 4+ years, or Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience in Reliability Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality Engineering, Test Engineering, or a related field.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Reliability Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in product reliability qualification, reliability execution, and validation methodologies.
• Expertise reliability risk assessment techniques such as DFMEA, PFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), or similar approaches.
• Strong understanding of reliability physics, failure mechanisms, degradation models, acceleration factors, and lifetime prediction methodologies.
• Experience with statistical reliability analysis, Weibull analysis, accelerated life testing, survival analysis, reliability modeling, and data-driven decision making.
• Experience with industry standards such as JEDEC, IEC, Telcordia, MIL-STD, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with reliability testing including HTOL, HAST, THB, temperature cycling, thermal shock, vibration, mechanical shock, ESD, latch-up, and package qualification.
• Experience with semiconductor, packaging, PCB, module, or electronic system technologies.
• Knowledge of intrinsic technology reliability, semiconductor device reliability characterization, and technology-level failure mechanisms is a strong plus.
• Experience using analytical and modeling tools such as JMP, Relia Soft, Python, MATLAB, Minitab, or equivalent.

• Understanding of reliability engineering principles, qualification methodologies, and reliability execution.
• Expertise in reliability risk assessment, statistical modeling, and reliability prediction.
• Knowledge of intrinsic technology reliability, reliability physics, and product failure mechanisms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to influence technical decisions and drive cross-functional alignment in a fast-paced development environment.
• Proven track record of leading complex reliability programs and mentoring engineers.

This position offers the opportunity to shape reliability strategy, influence next-generation technologies, and drive reliability excellence from technology development through product deployment.

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