at Starkey Laboratories, Inc. in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
Job Description
Description
Starkey is a world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced hearing technologies. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. Our teams come to work each day focused on ensuring people everywhere have the products and services they need to hear better and live better.
Founded in 1967 by Bill Austin, Starkey is known for our cutting-edge hearing health innovations, industry-leading research and development, and not being afraid to push the edge of what's possible.
We are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have over 5,000 employees in 29 facilities across the globe, and do business in more than 100 markets worldwide.
Watch this video to see more of what sets Starkey apart.
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JOB SUMMARY DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOB
The Reliability Engineer, under general supervision, is responsible for performing product failure analysis & product design risk mitigation for standard and/or custom products. The Reliability Engineer will champion design for reliability and risk mitigation topics within product development teams. S/He must possess the communication ability, technical knowledge, creativity, and internal drive to create designs that are recognized as best- in-class in the hearing aid industry. The Reliability Engineer I must be able to work well in a team environment and have a passion for continuous improvement.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/RESULTS
Evaluate design risks both analytically and quantitatively
Ability to assess design failure modes through failure analysis
Ability to quantify failure risk by evaluating aggregate failure rates
Familiarity with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for understanding a system or design risk
Enable continuous improvement in quality and reliability
Quality and reliability are built-in to product
Perform reliability testing
Understand relationships between system and component failure modes and approaches for stress testing
Propose new testing approaches to isolate design areas of focus
Compile testing results into reports
Advise & consult with other work groups desired testing approaches to evaluate designs
Perform failure analysis
Hands on approach to learning the product system
Understand interplay between environmental factors, applications, and design factors to determine potential failure modes
Ability to troubleshoot circuits is highly desirable
Integrate with project teams to help identify areas of design risk and how to address through testing, design and/or manufacturing improvements, and/or design controls
Coordinate and facilitate risk evaluations as required.
Determine risk mitigation tasks and provide input into project timelines and schedules.
Provide project status updates at team meetings as required.
Collaborate with other cross-functional team members to create and maintain DFMEA documentation which ensures that all key areas of potential failure have been considered and addressed.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Education, Certification and Experience Requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical engineering or related field or equivalent work experience required.
Experience
2-3 years in product development or product facing role required; hearing or medical device industry experience preferred.
Knowledge / Technical Requirements
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in MSOffice Standard.
Basic knowledge of product risk assessment best practices (i.e., DFMEA, DOE, etc.)
Basic understanding of consumer electronic failure modes is highly desirable.
Intermediate experience with statistical modeling highly desirable
Competencies, Skills & Abilities
Proven ability to work well in a team environment
Ability to work well with numbers required.
Ability to work independently to make decisions and report progress.
Personal communication and conduct skills at a professional level.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Starkey Hearing Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Vet/Disabled.
