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reliability engineer

A professional who analyzes preliminary engineering-design concepts of major product, such as aircraft, naval vessel, or electronic communication or control system to recommend design or test methods for attaining customer-specified operational reliability, using knowledge of reliability engineering and other technologies. Responsibilities include:

  • Analyzes preliminary plans and develops reliability engineering program to achieve customer reliability objectives.
  • Analyzes projected product utilization and calculates cumulative effect on final system reliability of individual part reliabilities.
  • Drafts $T3failure mode and effect analysis$T1 sheets or formulates $T3mathematical models,$T1 using computer-aided engineering equipment, to identify units posing excessive failure risks and support proposed changes in design.
  • Enters data to simulate electrical inputs, transient conditions, temperature, stress, and other factors to develop computer models, and analyzes and adjusts design to predict and improve system reliability.
  • Advises and confers with engineers in design review meetings to give reliability findings and recommendations.
  • Determines units requiring environmental testing and specifies minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data.
  • Reviews subcontractors' proposals for reliability program and submits evaluation for decision.
  • Reviews engineering specifications and drawings, proposing design modifications to improve reliability within cost and other performance requirements.
  • Observes conduct of tests at supplier, plant, or field locations to evaluate reliability factors, such as numbers and causes of unit failures.
  • Monitors failure data generated by customer using product to ascertain potential requirement for product improvement.
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