Hardware Reliability Test Engineer

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sensus

Hardware Reliability Test Engineer

Morrisville, NC
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. The Company’s products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced infrastructure analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities. The Company’s more than 16,500 employees bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on identifying comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York with 2017 revenue of $4.7 billion, Xylem does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands.

    The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all – that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

    Sensus, a Xylem brand, helps a wide range of public service providers – from utilities to cities to industrial complexes and campuses – do more with their infrastructure to improve quality of life in their communities. We enable our customers to reach farther through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications technologies, data analytics and services. Learn more at sensus.com and follow @SensusGlobal on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

    THE ROLE:  Sensus is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer to develop and execute test plans for determining the reliability of components, products, and systems. Products include transceiver equipped Water, Gas and Electric meters, Automatic Meter Infrastructure (AMI) smart points, in-home-displays, street-lighting controls, network communication cabinets and more. The candidate will also work closely with hardware, mechanical and firmware developers to insure the full integration of quality products.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    • Work closely with Research and Development teams to determine/predict component and system life in defined indoor and outdoor operating environments to ensure product reliability and extended operating life of the product
    • Develop test methods, systems and fixtures for a diverse product portfolio
    • Work with cross functional teams (e.g.: Sales and Marketing) to understand customer usage and expectations and use the data to continuously improve test and analysis practices
    • Testing of products to North American and international/global certification standards
    • Use of Six Sigma techniques to define critical performance parameters, develop test strategies and analysis of performance data to determine impacts on long-term product reliability
    • Coordinate with external test-houses to conduct testing and analysis when necessary
    • Participation in DFMEA of electrical and mechanical systems and board level trouble-shooting
    • Develop subassembly/system level reliability test plans (including sample size, test duration time, test stress and measurement methodology) and utilize test automation where applicable.
    • Analyze failure data and author defect tracking items and reliability test reports
    • Determine acceleration factors for reliability testing of critical subassemblies and systems to use with HALT and ALT testing and Weibull life prediction tools.
    • Determine calculated MTBF/MTTF of critical subassemblies and systems and develop correlation with field return failure rates and drive product reliability improvement
    • Utilization of statistical and reliability software tools (i.e. Minitab, Reliasoft or Relex) and MS Office tools; MS Project experience helpful
    • A team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Effective time management skills a must

     

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    • BS Degree (Electrical or Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent (combination of Associates Degree / military training and relevant work experience)
    • 1-4 years of related test and verification work experience preferred
    • Experience testing of electro-mechanical products helpful; international product testing a plus
    • Expertise in hardware testing over various environmental stresses ( ex. temperature, humidity, vibration, voltage, current, drop/shock, salt fog, etc...) a plus

    PREFERRED:

    • Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma experience
    • Test automation programming experience; experience with C#, Java, or C++ programming languages, but not a requirement
    • Hands-on experience operating environmental, electrical and/or mechanical stress test equipment is beneficial
    • Knowledge of test methods (Mil-Std-810; Telcordia/NEBS, ETSI, UL/CSA, ASTM, IEC and ANSI C12.1 or C12.20 standards) is helpful

    EOE/FEMALES/MINORITIES/PROTECTED VETERANS/DISABLED