Position: Reliability Manager

Location: Markham, ON

Work Type: In-Office

Job Description:

The Reliability Manager leads the Reliability Engineering function supporting New Product Introduction for the I/O Connectors Business Unit. The role is accountable for product reliability planning, qualification testing, failure analysis, and reliability risk management from product concept through production release.

Working closely with Development Engineering, Mechanical Integrity Engineering, Program Management, NPI Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, suppliers, and customers, the Reliability Manager ensures that new products meet customer requirements, internal Quality Test Plans, applicable industry standards, and long-term performance expectations. The role leads and develops the Reliability Engineering team while advancing testing capabilities, technical standards, and continuous-improvement initiatives. The Reliability Manager will be responsible for ensuring that products, systems, or processes perform their intended function consistently and without failure over specific periods of time, under defined conditions.

Job Description:

The role leads reliability engineering for new I/O connector products throughout the NPI lifecycle, including developing reliability strategies, qualification plans, and testing requirements. It oversees product validation, failure analysis, root-cause investigations, laboratory operations, and continuous improvement while ensuring customer and industry standards are met. The position works closely with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers to identify risks, support design decisions, and ensure successful product launches. It also provides technical leadership, develops the Reliability Engineering team, and drives innovation and reliability improvements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead reliability engineering, product qualification, and validation activities for new and existing products.
• Develop and execute reliability test plans, qualification strategies, and methodologies based on customer, industry, certification, and internal requirements.
• Lead failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective-action activities for product and process issues.
• Apply CRAM, ERAM, FMECA, DFMEA, PFMEA, root cause analysis, and corrective-action methodologies to identify and mitigate product and process risks.
• Analyze reliability, quality, and manufacturing data using SPC, Six Sigma tools, statistical methods, and other engineering techniques.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams and projects, providing technical direction and ensuring successful execution.
• Review and interpret simulation, testing, and failure-analysis results and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Present complex technical information, testing results, simulations, and failure-analysis conclusions to customers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support product development and manufacturing processes involving high-speed stamping, injection molding, precious metal plating, and connector manufacturing.
• Apply GD&T principles and statistical engineering methods to support product design and manufacturing decisions.
• Perform and/or oversee FEA simulations and engineering analyses using SolidWorks and ANSYS.
• Drive continuous improvement and corrective actions to improve product reliability, quality, and manufacturing performance.
• Make advanced technical and business decisions with accountability for project and product outcomes.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in Reliability Engineering, Product Qualification, or New Product Introduction within electronics or connector manufacturing.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in a technical or engineering environment.
• Experience with reliability testing, failure analysis, root cause investigation, and qualification methodologies.
• Knowledge of industry testing standards, statistical analysis, and quality engineering principles.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret customer, industry, certification, and internal Quality Test Plan requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to analyze process and product problems using SPC, Six Sigma tools, and related methodologies.
• Knowledge of GD&T principles and statistical engineering methods.
• Experience and proficiency with SolidWorks and FEA simulation software; ANSYS preferred.
• Knowledge of high-speed I/O connectors, electromechanical products, data-center applications, or similar interconnect technologies preferred.
• Experience in high-speed stamping, injection molding, precious metal plating, or connector manufacturing preferred.
• Advanced decision-making capability with responsibility and accountability for outcomes.

The base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 annually. In determining the rate of pay, Amphenol considers a variety of nondiscriminatory factors, including but not limited to geographic location, relevant industry experience, qualifications, skills, and education. It would be rare for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for a given role. Base salary is one facet of Amphenol's total rewards package which includes participation in our comprehensive benefits program with medical, dental, and vision benefits, vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, life insurance, short/long term disability, and membership in our Defined Contribution Pension Plan.