Reliability Manager

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Coordinate allocation and readiness of burn-in hardware in alignment with the reliability master schedule, test plan requirements, device configuration, and project priority.
• Facilitate training programs for maintenance and operations staff to enhance understanding of reliability principles.
• Develop and maintain controlled Standard Operating Procedures that define reliability lab workflows, task ownership, process controls, equipment-use requirements, documentation standards, and revision-controlled execution criteria.
• Plan and schedule burn-in chamber capacity based on reliability test duration, temperature profile, voltage bias conditions, lot priority, and equipment availability.
• Optimize oven and chamber utilization by consolidating compatible products, test conditions, soak durations, package types, and reliability stress requirements within qualified operating limits.
• Manage procurement, inventory control, and traceability of bill-of-material components required for in-house reliability hardware, fixtures, sockets, burn-in boards, and associated lab infrastructure.
• Maintain controlled inventory, storage, labeling, revision tracking, and availability of in-house PCBs used for reliability stress testing and production-support activities.
• Coordinate external PCB fabrication and assembly builds, including vendor communication, technical documentation review, build status tracking, delivery schedules, and quality follow-up.
• Track external reliability testing activities, including sample shipments, test conditions, vendor status updates, milestone completion, data return, and project closure documentation.
• Manage daily and weekly team task assignments based on reliability lab workload, production-support priorities, equipment constraints, test readiness, and schedule commitments.
• Monitor and reconcile monthly reliability lab expenses, including purchase orders, vendor invoices, consumables, hardware builds, service charges, and budget-impacting procurement activity.

• Manage completed reliability projects with appropriate documentation, test records, hardware disposition, vendor deliverables, procurement history, and project closure status.
• Maintain cross-functional technical competency in assigned reliability lab processes, equipment operation, hardware handling, and production-support activities as business needs require.
• Manage external suppliers, U.S. and Asia-based vendors, and cross-site collaborators across time zones to support procurement, PCB builds, reliability testing schedules, technical issue resolution, and urgent weekend coverage when required.
• Lead reliability hardware development for NPI products by defining test hardware requirements, coordinating schematic and PCB design inputs, supporting fixture and burn-in board readiness, validating build configurations, and driving hardware release to support qualification execution.
• Maintain reliability lab equipment, tooling, fixtures, and instrumentation in an operationally ready state by verifying calibration status, preventive maintenance compliance, functional performance, asset traceability, and readiness prior to reliability stress execution.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics:

• Demonstrated capability to perform effectively in a high-growth, fast-paced semiconductor engineering environment with evolving reliability lab priorities, resource constraints, and execution timelines.
• Self-driven technical contributor with the initiative to expand knowledge in reliability engineering practices, semiconductor test methods, lab processes, and hardware-support workflows.
• Ability to execute assigned reliability lab activities independently with limited repetitive instruction while maintaining alignment to defined procedures, technical requirements, and project deliverables.
• Ability to dynamically reprioritize workload based on changing reliability schedules, sample availability, equipment constraints, production-support needs, and cross-functional escalation priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent reliability lab demands, prioritize technical tasks, track execution risks, and coordinate deliverables across multiple active projects.
• Working knowledge of engineering lab workflows, including reliability stress setup, equipment scheduling, sample handling, documentation control, data handoff, and operational process flow.
• Maintains ownership of assigned technical activities by ensuring execution accuracy, documentation integrity, follow-through on corrective actions, and accountability for reliability lab deliverables.
• Reliable cross-functional support resource capable of assisting with reliability lab operations, hardware readiness, equipment coordination, sample logistics, and urgent production-support activities as business needs require.
• Ability to address technical PCB procurement questions related to fabrication notes, assembly requirements, material specifications, revision control, Gerber package review, BOM alignment, vendor clarification, and build readiness.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline; or 15+ years of hands-on experience managing semiconductor reliability lab operations, equipment readiness, qualification support, and reliability stress execution.
• Working knowledge of applicable JEDEC and AECQ semiconductor qualification standards and reliability test methodologies, including stress-condition definition, sample-size requirements, acceptance criteria, test documentation, and qualification data review for device-level reliability validation.
• Strong technical organizational skills with the ability to manage reliability schedules, equipment capacity, test hardware readiness, procurement status, inventory traceability, and project documentation across multiple active programs.
• Demonstrated technical leadership capability to coordinate reliability lab personnel, cross-functional engineering stakeholders, external vendors, and production-support priorities while maintaining execution discipline and schedule alignment.
• Ability to safely lift and handle lab hardware, fixtures, burn-in boards, equipment accessories, and material movement tasks up to 25 lbs. unassisted in accordance with lab safety practices.