Senior Reliability Engineer - Semiconductor - Peabody, MA

Join a leading engineering team responsible for driving product reliability across complex, next-generation semiconductor equipment platforms. This role combines reliability engineering, new product development, qualification testing, failure analysis, and cross-functional leadership to ensure world-class product performance throughout the product life cycle.

Client Details

Our client is a globally recognized technology company whose products enable innovations powering the world's most advanced electronics. With a strong culture of engineering excellence and innovation, they continue to invest heavily in next-generation technologies and product development.

Description

• Lead reliability engineering activities throughout the entire product development life cycle.
• Define and execute qualification strategies to support new product releases.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate Design for Reliability (DfR) methodologies and best practices.
• Develop reliability plans, DFMEAs, reliability growth programs, and accelerated life test strategies.
• Design and execute reliability verification and validation testing.
• Build reliability models and conduct thermo-mechanical simulations at the component and system levels.
• Analyze field, manufacturing, quality, and customer data to establish key reliability metrics.
• Drive root cause investigations, failure analysis efforts, and corrective action implementation.
• Evaluate engineering changes and assess their impact on product reliability.
• Collaborate with global service teams, suppliers, and customers to improve product performance and reliability.
• Generate reliability forecasts and metrics including MTBF, availability, and reliability growth performance.
• Support worldwide customer and supplier engagements as needed.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of reliability methodologies, reliability testing, and statistical analysis.
• Hands-on experience with reliability software tools such as ReliaSoft, PTC Windchill, and/or Minitab.
• Experience developing reliability plans, DFMEAs, and qualification strategies.
• Background in reliability modeling and data-driven reliability improvement programs.
• Strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively within engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customer-facing teams.
• Semiconductor capital equipment experience is highly preferred.
• CRE certification and/or an advanced engineering degree is a plus.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% globally.

Job Offer

• Opportunity to shape reliability strategy for industry-leading technology.
• Direct influence on new product development and commercialization.
• Exposure to highly complex engineering challenges and cutting-edge innovation.
• Strong visibility across engineering, manufacturing, and executive leadership teams.
• Career growth within a globally respected semiconductor technology organization

Desired Skills and Experience Reliability Engineering

Failure Analysis

Design for Reliability (DfR)

FMEA / DFMEA

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Reliability Testing

Statistical Data Analysis

Product Development

Semiconductor Manufacturing

Reliability Prediction & Modeling

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.