Power Electronics Reliability Engineer
The Client is looking for a Power Electronics Reliability Engineer with hands‑on experience performing DFMEA and MTBF analysis on power electronics products . This is much more of a reliability‑focused role than a traditional validation or test engineering position. 5+ years of experience. Needs demonstrated power electronics experience not HIL or software test.
Key Requirements: Experience leading or performing DFMEA (Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) on power electronics products.
Experience developing MTBF/MTTF reliability calculations and models .
Ability to review power electronics designs and identify potential failure modes and downstream impacts.
Strong understanding of power electronic components including: IGBTs
Capacitors
Resistors
Ability to analyze what happens when components fail (shorts, opens, over‑current, over‑voltage, thermal events, noise susceptibility, etc.).
Comfortable reviewing schematics, component datasheets, and stress/derating conditions to identify reliability risks before product release.
Examples of the Type of Experience Needed: Determining what happens if a SiC MOSFET or IGBT shorts and understanding the impact on downstream components.
Identifying scenarios where excessive current through a resistor could create a thermal or fire risk.
Evaluating capacitor voltage stress, electrical noise susceptibility, and other reliability concerns.
Using DFMEA findings to drive design improvements and validation testing.
Additional Experience Desired: Power conversion products such as drives, inverters, DC/DC converters, motor controls, or similar power electronics systems.
Reliability testing, validation, root cause analysis, and field failure investigations.
Experience with standards‑based reliability methods (MIL-HDBK-217, Telcordia, Physics-of-Failure, etc.).
Target Candidate: Someone who has spent years performing DFMEA and MTBF analysis on power electronics hardware and can quickly identify failure mechanisms, component stress issues, and reliability risks within a design.
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