AI Infrastructure Reliability Engineer

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions and related products. The Reliability Engineer will develop and execute reliability tests for AI-scale cable assemblies in Raleigh, NC, leading root-cause analyses and data-driven assessments of life data.

The role requires collaboration across engineering disciplines and travel up to 20% for field validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering, validation, or failure analysis for cable assemblies, connectors, or high-speed interconnects.
• Strong understanding of high-speed electrical performance and how it degrades over time and stress.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical and environmental testing of cable assemblies.
• Proven experience diagnosing intermittent and mixed electrical-mechanical failures.
• Proficiency with reliability statistics and life data analysis (Weibull, ALT correlation).
• Strong cross-functional communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute reliability and qualification test plans specific to AI-scale cable assemblies, including thermal cycling, THB, vibration, and other tests.
• Lead complex electrical-mechanical failure analysis for cable assemblies, including intermittent opens/shorts and connector issues.
• Apply standard root cause methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) supported by electrical probing, X-ray, and SEM analysis.
• Build life and reliability models (Weibull, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson) and correlate results with field data.
• Author reliability reports, qualification summaries, and launch readiness documents.

Skills

Reliability testing

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional communication

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Weibull analysis

Statistical life data analysis

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions and related products. The Reliability Engineer will develop and execute reliability tests for AI-scale cable assemblies in Raleigh, NC, leading root-cause analyses and data-driven assessments of life data.

The role requires collaboration across engineering disciplines and travel up to 20% for field validation.