Reliability Engineer
Our R&D engineers and scientists develop breakthrough technologies that change the way the world works, and industries do business. We constantly push the limits of convention, while retaining our focus on delivering quality products and solutions to our customers.
Power Electronics in Hitachi Energy has over 100 years of history, it's started from development and manufacturing of Mercury-Arc Valves; introduction of breakthrough technologies like HVDC; pioneering power semiconductor manufacturing; bringing electricity to transportation; and enabling Smarter, Stronger and Greener Power Grids.
Hitachi Energy has committed to Net-Zero in the 2050 strategy, focusing R&D development to deliver technologies which support achieving The Carbon-Neutral Future. The backbone for the grid transformation is Power Electronics, where we are developing new efficient solutions for: integrating renewables, providing energy storage, improving power quality, and enabling green transportation & eMobilty solutions.
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The Power Electronics team has being established in Krakow in 2021, as part of this team, you will be working in a small, cross-functional team of highly skilled engineers consisting of Power Electronics, Control Engineers, HW Electronics and Mechanical Engineers. You will develop a new breakthrough modular converter platform based on wide bandgap semiconductors (e.g. SiC) for a range of grid and DC applications. You are expected to push the technology boundaries in terms of efficiency, size and operational performance. If you are ready for the challenge, then join us.
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Your responsibilities
- Responsible for building blockchain reliability model and maintaining it as the design evolves
- Work closely with component engineers and system engineers to ensure design for reliability is always considered
- Plan, design, and execute (with component and system engineer support) any demonstrated reliability or ALT/HALT tests at the component, board, or system level
- Identify and address potential issues that could affect product reliability, durability and quality
- Define and document reliability goals and specifications for the product
- Identify potential failure modes and assess their impact on product reliability
- Develop and implement reliability tests methods and procedures
- Analyze test data to identify trends, patterns and failure modes
- Supporting R&D teams to assure designs are done according to requirements
- Develop and support methods for FMEA use (DFMEA, PFMEA), MTTF (MTBF)
- Perform design reviews to ensure that reliability considerations are integrated in the design
Your background
- Academic degree in Electronics or proven experience within reliability engineering and quality. Experience in power electronics design and reliability is a plus.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Reliability Engineering methods & approaches
- Communication skills, and ability to build trust on all levels of the organization
- Skills in common reliability engineering software or calculations
- Knowledge of FMEA (DFMEA, PFMEA)
- MTTF, MTBF knowledge is an advantage
- HALT and HASS testing experience is an advantage
- Familiarity within quality improvement processes and compliance is an advantage
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