Amperesand
Staff/Sr Staff Reliability Engineer - Power Electronics
Amperesand, Reno, Nevada, United States, 89550
Company Overview:
Amperesand is disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems. Solid State Transformer systems are much more than a transformer replacement, enabling numerous advanced features to unlock solutions for data centers, EV charging, renewables, microgrids, and industrial installations. We are seeking mission-driven team members who are passionate about making amazing products for worldwide electrification at maximum acceleration. Amperesand is building a global company and looking for talent across our geographies.
Role:
At Amperesand, you will lead the reliability lifecycle from concept through design, testing, manufacturing, and field deployments, while ensuring the product meets stringent reliability requirements to support the world's critical infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
* Lead reliability efforts across the product lifecycle—from concept to field deployment for SSTs. Develop robust reliability design guidelines and research failure mechanisms to ensure durability and accelerate time to market. * Apply reliability models (e.g., Fault Trees, block diagrams) and lead Design FMEAs to identify risks early, influence engineering decisions, and shape test coverage. * Champion reliability in design reviews by clearly communicating risks to all stakeholders and mitigation plans at each phase of development. * Specify and execute reliability test plans using physics-of-failure principles, defining system vs component-level testing with defined sampling and durations. * Analyze accelerated life tests and field performance to refine reliability models, predict product longevity, and implement corrective actions. Resolve failures through root cause analysis using advanced diagnostic techniques. * Grow and mentor a reliability engineering team to support development and continuous improvement. * Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to define reliability targets, assess program risks, and embed feedback into future iterations. * Influence supplier selection by setting clear reliability validation standards. * Monitor fleet usage and operating conditions to enable predictive health insights, reduce field failures, and refine long-term reliability strategies. * Travel to different facilities worldwide, collaborating with teams and deploying our solutions.
Qualifications :
* Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. * Deep expertise in power electronics fundamentals, focusing on high voltage and high power systems. * Proficiency in accelerated testing methods, including governing equations and physics of failure for electrical and mechanical failure mechanisms. * Strong understanding of reliability statistics, including Weibull distribution, Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Bayesian methods, and Monte Carlo analysis. * Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques, such as optical microscopy, SEM, CSAM, X-ray, cross-sectioning, and EDX. * Expertise in reliability tools such as ReliaSoft Synthesis Platform (Weibull++, BlockSim, ALTA, RGA, xFMEA) or equivalent. * Experience integrating electronic CAD and mechanical CAE data into 3D finite element models (e.g., using Sherlock or similar tools). * Proven experience shipping high-volume products, with a strong understanding of reliability challenges in scaled manufacturing and deployment. * Proficiency in programming languages for data analysis and reliability modeling. * Proven leadership experience in building and managing high-performing engineering teams. * Excellent communication skills to articulate reliability risks and requirements to cross-functional teams and suppliers
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* Lead reliability efforts across the product lifecycle—from concept to field deployment for SSTs. Develop robust reliability design guidelines and research failure mechanisms to ensure durability and accelerate time to market. * Apply reliability models (e.g., Fault Trees, block diagrams) and lead Design FMEAs to identify risks early, influence engineering decisions, and shape test coverage. * Champion reliability in design reviews by clearly communicating risks to all stakeholders and mitigation plans at each phase of development. * Specify and execute reliability test plans using physics-of-failure principles, defining system vs component-level testing with defined sampling and durations. * Analyze accelerated life tests and field performance to refine reliability models, predict product longevity, and implement corrective actions. Resolve failures through root cause analysis using advanced diagnostic techniques. * Grow and mentor a reliability engineering team to support development and continuous improvement. * Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to define reliability targets, assess program risks, and embed feedback into future iterations. * Influence supplier selection by setting clear reliability validation standards. * Monitor fleet usage and operating conditions to enable predictive health insights, reduce field failures, and refine long-term reliability strategies. * Travel to different facilities worldwide, collaborating with teams and deploying our solutions.
Qualifications :
* Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. * Deep expertise in power electronics fundamentals, focusing on high voltage and high power systems. * Proficiency in accelerated testing methods, including governing equations and physics of failure for electrical and mechanical failure mechanisms. * Strong understanding of reliability statistics, including Weibull distribution, Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Bayesian methods, and Monte Carlo analysis. * Hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques, such as optical microscopy, SEM, CSAM, X-ray, cross-sectioning, and EDX. * Expertise in reliability tools such as ReliaSoft Synthesis Platform (Weibull++, BlockSim, ALTA, RGA, xFMEA) or equivalent. * Experience integrating electronic CAD and mechanical CAE data into 3D finite element models (e.g., using Sherlock or similar tools). * Proven experience shipping high-volume products, with a strong understanding of reliability challenges in scaled manufacturing and deployment. * Proficiency in programming languages for data analysis and reliability modeling. * Proven leadership experience in building and managing high-performing engineering teams. * Excellent communication skills to articulate reliability risks and requirements to cross-functional teams and suppliers
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