Senior Reliability & Testing Engineer

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Break down high-level Reliability and Validation Strategies into detailed, executable test plans; define test sequencing, sample allocation, logistics, and schedule alignment.
• Coordinate with internal R&T labs, shared labs, suppliers, and third-party test houses for test execution.
• Manage test readiness including sample build status, configuration control, and documentation completeness.
• Coordinate sample logistics, shipment, and handling with manufacturing, suppliers, and test labs.
• Support PO release, cost tracking, and budget adherence for validation and reliability testing.
• Maintain accurate test status, schedules, costs, and results in the project management system.
• Create, maintain, and issue detailed test plans, validation/reliability test reports, and complete auditable documentation packages.
• Ensure traceability between test requirements, execution, and reported results.
• Interface with Reliability Engineers, PDE, MPDE, Quality, Manufacturing, and Procurement teams.
• Proactively identify risks, schedule constraints, and execution gaps; escalate as needed.

Requirements:

• 3–6 years of experience in test coordination, validation testing, reliability testing, or engineering project support.
• Solid understanding of reliability and validation test environments (environmental, mechanical, electrical).
• Experience coordinating with internal labs, external test houses, and suppliers.
• Strong organizational and project tracking skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tests and priorities simultaneously.

Preferred / Nice to Have:

• Hands-on background in reliability or validation testing.
• Familiarity with industry standards: EIA, IEC, IPC, ISTA, or customer-specific validation requirements.
• Experience with project management or test tracking systems.
• Background supporting data center power, cable, or connector products.