About the job
As a reliability engineer, you will make an important contribution to creating new consumer electronics products that meet high standards of reliability and performance. You will work closely with design engineering and product management teams to establish standards, specify testing procedures, then oversee the testing process and analyze failures. At the same time, you will need to apply deep technical expertise and skillfully use statistical methods in the new product design process. Strong communication and presentation skills are critical factors to ensure that the technical proposals you put forward will be implemented.
Partnering with Google in its mission to organize the world's information, the Devices and Services team will combine the best of Google's AI technology, software and hardware to create superior helpful experiences. In this mission, the Pixel phone system reliability team delivers superior durability and hardware quality throughout the lifecycle of Pixel products.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally useful and accessible. Our Devices and Services team combines the best of Google's AI technology, software and hardware to create superior helpful experiences for users. We research, design and develop new technologies and hardware to deliver users faster, more seamless and more powerful computing experiences. Whether finding new ways to capture and recognize the world around us, improving device design or innovating how people interact, the Devices and Services team is committed to improving people's lives through technology.
Responsibilities
- Translate reliability objectives from product management into appropriate and testable goals.
- Conduct statistical data analysis, accelerated life testing (ALT) and modeling, as well as risk assessment.
- Maintain critical relationships with contract manufacturers (CM), test labs and internal teams.
- Drive failure analysis processes for all failures detected during reliability testing, leading internal and external cross-functional teams to manage this process.
- Develop and implement test plans, plan and manage resources (e.g., internal and external resources and equipment), and compile and present reports. Manage product reliability from the prototype phase through end of life.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in hardware engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in consumer hardware product development.
- 2 years of experience in hardware product testing.
Preferred qualifications:
- 2 years of experience applying reliability design assurance techniques.
- Knowledge of industry testing standards (JEDEC, ASTM, IEEE).
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, with the ability and commitment to complete work on schedule with high accuracy.
- Effective communication skills and a proactive attitude.
- A meticulous engineer with excellent problem-solving ability.
