| Job Title |
Reliability Engineer |
| Job Description |
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: 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 Failure Mode And Effect
Analysis Sheets Or Formulates Mathematical Models, 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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