Reliability Engineer

Amphenol ICC

• $90K — $120K *
Raleigh, NC 27610In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering for cable assemblies and connectors.
  • Strong understanding of high-speed electrical performance degradation.
  • Hands-on experience with mechanical and environmental testing.
  • Proven expertise in diagnosing intermittent and mixed electrical-mechanical failures.
  • Proficiency in reliability statistics and life data analysis (Weibull, ALT correlation).
  • Strong communication and leadership skills within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute reliability and qualification test plans for AI-scale cable assemblies.
  • Lead complex electrical-mechanical failure analysis for cable assemblies.
  • Apply structured root cause methods supported by various analysis techniques.
  • Build life and reliability models appropriate for cable and connector failures.
  • Correlate accelerated test results with field data to validate reliability models.
  • Analyze deployment data to identify risks in AI infrastructure.
  • Author technical documentation for reliability reports and qualification summaries.

Benefits

  • Participation in a dynamic team focused on AI-scale innovation.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology in hyperscale infrastructure.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional experts in various domains.
  • Flexibility in work location and travel options.
Full Job Description
Position: Reliability Engineer

Location: Raleigh, NC

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Test, Validation & Qualification
  • Develop and execute reliability and qualification test plans specific to AI-scale cable assemblies, including:
    • Thermal cycling and thermal aging
    • Temperature/humidity bias (THB)
    • Vibration and mechanical shock
    • Flex, bend, torsion, and pull testing
    • Connector mating/unmating durability
    • Accelerated life testing (ALT) with combined stresses

Failure Analysis & Root Cause
  • Lead complex electrical-mechanical failure analysis for cable assemblies, including:
    • Intermittent opens and shorts
    • Signal degradation over life
    • Connector fretting, corrosion, or plating wear
    • Crimp, weld, or termination failures.
  • Apply structured root cause methods (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) supported by:
    • Electrical probing and TDR
    • X-ray and micro sectioning
    • Optical and SEM analysis (as applicable)

Reliability Modeling & Data Analytics
  • Build life and reliability models (Weibull, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson, Miner's rule) appropriate for cable and connector failure mechanisms.
  • Correlate accelerated test results with field data to validate models and confidence levels.
  • Analyze FRACAS, RMA, and deployment data to identify systemic risks across large-scale AI infrastructure.
  • Understanding of FIT and MTBF software

Technical Leadership & Documentation
  • Author reliability reports, qualification summaries, and launch readiness documentation suitable for executive and customer review.
  • Clearly communicate reliability risks and tradeoffs in high-performance AI systems.


QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering, validation, or failure analysis for cable assemblies, connectors, or high-speed interconnects.
  • Strong understanding of high-speed electrical performance and how it degrades over time and stress.
  • Hands-on experience with mechanical and environmental testing of cable assemblies.
  • Proven experience diagnosing intermittent and mixed electrical-mechanical failures.
  • Proficiency with reliability statistics and life data analysis (Weibull, ALT correlation).
  • Strong cross-functional communication and technical leadership skills.


Additional Qualifications
  • Experience with AI data center or hyperscale infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with high-speed copper and hybrid cable technologies (DAC, AOC, internal high-speed harnesses).
  • Working knowledge of SI/PI concepts (eye margin, BER, impedance control) as they relate to reliability.
  • Familiarity with relevant standards (IPC, IEC, Telcordia, MIL-STD, or equivalent).
  • Ability to travel internationally and domestically, up to 20%.


Key Competencies
  • Systems-level thinking across electrical, mechanical, and environmental domains
  • Strong lab-based troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Data-driven decision making under ambiguity.
  • Ability to balance performance, reliability, cost, and deployment speed.
  • Clear, concise technical communication


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