Quality and Reliability Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Quality and Reliability Engineer to lead environmental stress testing, product reliability validation, and failure analysis for PC systems and related hardware. The candidate will drive reliability improvements through DOE, DFx methodologies, and in-depth root cause analysis using 8D across electrical and mechanical domains. This role is responsible for leading overall reliability program for cross-functional projects and teams, offering guidance to product development architecture teams on reliability test plans, and proactively addressing customer requests related to reliability.

The role develops design-for-reliability programs and provides advanced failure analysis, root cause identification, and corrective actions for reliability issues across various stages. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams, and actively promotes reliability activities.

Key Responsibilities

Reliability & Validation

Develop and execute environmental stress tests (thermal, humidity, vibration, shock, HALT/HASS, etc.)

Design product validation plans for PC systems, system boards, and power adapters

Conduct reliability studies including MTBF, Weibull analysis, life data analysis, and field return analysis

Define reliability requirements and qualification criteria

Design for Reliability (DFR / DFx)

Lead DOE (Design of Experiments) for reliability optimization

Drive DFx initiatives (DFR, DFM, DFA, DFT) during product development

Perform risk assessments including FMEA/FMECA

Work closely with design teams to improve product robustness

Failure Analysis & Root Cause

Conduct in-depth electrical and mechanical failure analysis

Perform board-level and system-level debugging

Identify root cause and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)





Analyze failures in system boards, power adapters, connectors, and critical components

Interface with suppliers for component-level failure investigations

Environmental Test Development

Develop test protocols for environmental qualification

Establish accelerated stress testing methods

Correlate lab test results with field reliability performance

Required Qualifications

Bachelors or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering

5+ years of experience in product reliability engineering (PCs or similar electronic systems preferred)

Robust hands-on experience in environmental stress testing

Proficiency in DOE, reliability modeling, and statistical tools

Deep understanding of system boards, power electronics, and electromechanical assemblies

Experience in failure analysis techniques (microscopy, X-ray, cross-sectioning, thermal imaging, etc.)

Knowledge of reliability standards (JEDEC, IEC, MIL-STD preferred)

Technical Skills

Reliability prediction and life testing methodologies

Weibull analysis & statistical reliability tools (JMP, Minitab, Reliasoft, etc.)

Root cause analysis (8D, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis)

Environmental test chambers and instrumentation

Electrical debugging and schematic analysis

Component derating and stress analysis

Preferred Certifications • Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)

Preferred Skills

Experience in industrial reliability tests ; Environmental, Dust stress tests

Thorough in concepts of engineering that can be applied to perform product reliability tests and experiments.

Supplier quality and reliability management

Knowledge of regulatory and safety requirements –

Thorough hands-on and theoretical experience in Industrial X-ray, Digital microscopes, SEM, advanced electrical equipment.

Strong documentation and presentation skills

📌 Quality & Reliability Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 BoldTek
📍 Bengaluru