Lead Engineer- Reliability

## What you’ll do: ### Key Responsibilities * Work with Product SMEs to influence product design by introducing innovative ideas to mitigate reliability risks and optimize product performance. * Serve as an SME and independently deliver Design for Reliability (DfR) activities in electrical product development programs. * Develop short-term and long-term technology maturity roadmaps for Design for Reliability of electrical components. * Lead Physics of Failure (PoF)-based reliability assessments for electrical/electronic products, as well as cooling system solutions used in data centers. * Plan and conduct reliability life testing, leveraging Eaton’s internal test laboratories and external agencies as appropriate. * Develop data analytics–based solutions using test data from electrical/electronic products to support reliability life modeling. * Provide technical mentoring to new talent in handling critical issues and delivering project objectives. * Reduce warranty defects through optimized burn-in strategies in close collaboration with manufacturing plants, and drive the adoption of structured problem-solving methodologies such as FRACAS and Shainin Red X for new product development and existing product engineering initiatives. * * * #### A. Technology Responsibilities * Collaborate with business stakeholders to assess current reliability capabilities and identify opportunities for Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) and test optimization. * Develop short-term and long-term technology roadmaps to enhance existing reliability technologies and build new organizational capabilities. * Drive initiatives to implement risk mitigation strategies across the organization, including the application of structured problem-solving methodologies in new product development and product improvement programs. * * * #### B. Program Responsibilities * Provide technical leadership for the assigned business portfolio through effective stakeholder management and engagement. * Plan project milestones, execute deliverables, conduct technical reviews, communicate progress to stakeholders, and support team development through technical mentoring. * Create and/or update reliability deliverables, including Reliability Program Plans, Reliability Predictions, Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA), Highly Accelerated Life Tests (HALT), and Reliability Demonstration Tests (RDT) for new product development programs. * * * #### C. Extended Responsibilities * Lead reliability management (RM)-level initiatives and contribute through impactful value-added activities. * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers to ensure high-quality, first-time-right deliverables. * * * #### D. Individual Contributor Responsibilities * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute Design for Reliability (DfR) activities for new product development (NPD) programs, primarily focused on data center applications, ensuring the identification, assessment, and mitigation of reliability risks. * Understand project requirements and independently solve complex technical challenges through collaboration with local and global stakeholders. * Demonstrate innovative thinking and foster a culture of technical rigor to generate intellectual property, including patents, trade secrets, and technical publications. * Exhibit a continuous improvement mindset to deliver measurable value in terms of cost, quality, and schedule performance. ## Qualifications: Required: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, with relevant industry experience. Required: Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years of experience, in electrical and/or electronics product reliability engineering. ## Skills: ### Technical Competencies * Proficiency in Design for Reliability (DfR) processes, including system reliability modeling, reliability goal setting, allocation, prediction,...