Reliability Engineer (5668)
SubCom

Description

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world's most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you're a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you're new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

Position Overview

Mechanical Engineer with reliability knowledge is responsible for providing reliability oversight of design activities including conducting technical risk assessments early in the design process, reviewing Qualification Test Plans and Qualification Test Reports in the development and validation phases, and reviewing the ability of manufacturing to meet the product design intent and providing the final Qualification Approval of release of new designs to manufacturing. The role will also provide supplier oversight, disposition of Supplier and Manufacturing non-conformances, and providing Subject Matter Expertise for new product development and Failure Mode Analysis activities.
Responsibilities

• Provide reliability support in Core Teams to assure adequate reliability for the product as designed.
• Develop strategies for selecting suppliers, and qualifying components, subsystems, and processes.
• Manage the interaction with key and strategic suppliers from reliability perspective.
• Manage reliability, supply, schedule jeopardies, as required.
• Perform modeling and analysis of failure modes in areas of technical expertise.
• Support the generation of responses to Requests for Quotation on new systems by supplying reliability information as appropriate.
• Develop initiatives to improve functionality, lead time or cost basis while maintaining reliability.
• Consistently ensures that business is always conducted with integrity and that behavior aligns with SubCom policies, procedures, and core values.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required
• Education and/or experience in Mechanical Engineering required
• 10 years' experience in related field preferred
• Knowledge of the Principles of Reliability Science is preferred
• Knowledge of the Physics of Failure of key components in area of technology expertise
• Ability to conduct a FIT Rate Analysis of SubCom products is preferred
• Ability to conduct a Technical Risk Analysis for a Design effort
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems, including quality tools and techniques is preferred
• Knowledge appropriate to the functions of the assigned processes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly, concisely, and persuasively
• Ability to work well in teams with persons of different organizations, job types and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to prepare customer-facing documentation and support at face-to-face meetings

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Our selection procedure is based on local, state and federal law.

Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.

BENEFITS

SubCom offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to: competitive salaries, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverages, FSA, HSA, generous vacation, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with generous company match. Additionally, some positions may be eligible for shift differential.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY

SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.

SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955.

SUBCOM'S CORE VALUES

Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation

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