Reliability Engineer II

Sub-Zero Group•Madison, WI

About The Position

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances is a longstanding, family-owned company in the Madison area. Icons of design and paragons of performance and quality, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove are the refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing specialists found in world’s most luxurious homes. We look for team members who are driven by innovation and excellence, striving to serve our customers by doing what is right—with integrity, teamwork, and accountability. Growth and development are important aspects of this position. Whether you aspire to be a leader or a technical expert, this position will set you up for success in the future. Primary Responsibilities: As a Reliability Engineer II, you are responsible for defining and driving design assurance and reliability requirements to ensure our products meet customer expectations of quality and performance through the product life cycle. The specific responsibilities, experience, and knowledge requirements are as follows:

Requirements

Alternative techniques to evaluate reliability beyond unit life testing
Experience in Reliability fundamentals, Acceleration factors for life testing
Experience with Electrical circuit reliability
Experience with HALT/HASS, Accelerated Life Testing
Experience with Design of Experiments
Experience with statistics and reliability analysis techniques such as Weibull analysis, Reliability Block Diagrams, FMEAs, Derating, and Reliability Allocation
Experience with field failure / warranty data analysis and tracking
Experience in appliance industry or mass-produced consumer products
Experience in Engineering (Design / Reliability / Quality)
Bachelor's in engineering or relevant experience

Nice To Haves

ASQ CRE (Certified Reliability Engineer)
Experience with National Instruments LabVIEW

Responsibilities

Provide reliability engineering input as a member of new product development teams
Work with new product development teams to establish reliability test plans, verification and validation test requirements
Create reliability improvement plans by reviewing previous generation product warranty claims and call center data to mitigate field losses
Integrate reliability analysis techniques into product or program design objectives
Conduct/Lead effective Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis
Design and redesign electro-mechanical systems in cooking, cleaning and refrigeration products for our brands
Work with Purchasing, Quality Engineering, and component suppliers to drive reliability improvement into purchased components
Generate test plans and requirements working with test lab technicians to evaluate product and component testing results