Reliability & Failure Analysis Engineer

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11 months ago
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Are you a Reliability & Failure Analysis Engineer looking for a 4 day working week position based in Middlesex?

The Reliability & Failure Analysis Engineer job combines the responsibilities of conducting failure analysis and ensuring product reliability to enhance performance and longevity. The Failure Analysis and Reliability Engineer will play a crucial role in maintaining high-quality and reliable products and systems, making this position highly rewarding and impactful within a fast-developing company.

This position is working a 4 day week - 34.5 hours a week!

Other responsibilities include

Conduct detailed investigations to understand the failure of product, component, or system.
Conduct and design tests to assess the reliability of products and systems under various conditions.
Utilize reliability statistical tools and methods to analyse failure data and trends and predict future failures.
Develop, propose and implement solutions to prevent failures and extend product life.
Maintain records of failure analysis, data trends, tests which supported with the enhancement of the product or system
Provide input on design for reliability (DFR) principals for R&D team to ensure robustness in product development
Contribute to ongoing improvement initiatives to enhance product and process quality.
Work closely with design, manufacturing, service and quality teams to implement design modifications and process improvements which will enhance the reliability of the products and systems

This Reliability & Failure Analysis Engineer, based in Middlesex, will have experience in a similar role and have:

A degree in Engineering (or related field) /HNC/HND and min 5 years' experience in a related position
Proficient with analytical tools, reliability techniques and reliability testing
Knowledge of the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD) processes
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

This position is working a 4 day week - 34.5 hours a week!

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