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Title: Reliability Engineer
Job Description:
Skyline is looking for a reliability engineer with experience developing test methods for evaluating tracker systems and inverter systems. You will lead and project manage the test plans you develop for these designs whether done internally or not. You will work closely with the engineering team in providing reliability insight to the design. You will also will establish good relationships with the suppliers and evaluate their reliability plans strengths and weaknesses and provide guidance.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and assemble appropriate testing methodologies for stimulating materials and assembly failure modes and mechanisms for trackers and inverters.
- Ability to develop and execute tracker and inverter reliability plan, including good project management skills, that may include developing reliability goals and test resources internally/externally for verifying reliability goals against plan.
- Experience in using reliability statistics for characterization.
- Assist in developing system electronics and mechanical reliability model for understanding where reliability efforts should be focused.
- Work with key suppliers and Skyline Engineering to ensure commodity reliability has been addressed adequately, and to work with supplier to develop and execute appropriate plans if any shortcomings.
- Ability to facilitate and develop FMECAs, and FTAs.
Qualifications:
- BS ME/EE/technical degree or equivalent experience with at least 5 years in a hands-on reliability engineering role on electronics or mechanical devices.
- Pragmatic reliability engineer who knows how to balance practical experimentation with some theory and has ability to be hands-on.
- Ability to creatively develop network of testing resources and ability to leverage existing industry subject matter experts and literature.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of reliability analysis software packages including Wiebull ++, Relex, etc.
- Ability to project manage multiple reliability and compliance tasks to development schedule.
- Knowledge of accelerated testing methodologies including HALT/HASS
Other desirable personal qualities and skills:
- Experience developing and executing reliability plan for tracker systems either in solar or satellite industries
- Reliability Engineering experience in Solar Industry
- ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer
To Apply:
Please reply with a brief informal e-mail describing your exceptional talents and attach your resume in either Microsoft Word, or an Adobe .pdf at careers@skyline-solar.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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