Electrical Reliability Engineer - Data Center Interconnects

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions is seeking a Reliability Engineer (Electrical Engineering) to lead reliability, signal-integrity validation, and product qualification for cable backplane assemblies used in AI and hyperscale data centers. The role develops scalable test strategies and automated systems, characterizes high-speed channels, and drives root-cause resolution with design and process improvements.

The position is based in Etters, PA or Raleigh, NC with approximately 20% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronics, or reliability engineering with an electrical focus; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years in electrical reliability, product validation, signal-integrity testing, or automated test-system development; interconnect experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of circuit fundamentals, transmission lines, differential signaling, impedance, grounding, shielding, power integrity, and electrical failure mechanisms.
• Hands-on experience developing automated test systems, interpreting schematics and interconnect drawings, and troubleshooting intermittent or mixed-mode failures.
• Working knowledge of reliability statistics, DOE, MSA, sampling methods, data analysis, and cross-functional project execution.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% to manufacturing sites, laboratories, suppliers, and customer locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical reliability and validation strategies, test plans, acceptance criteria, and coverage across the product life cycle.
• Architect and validate automated electrical test systems, fixtures, breakout boards, and loopback setups for laboratory and manufacturing use.
• Characterize signal and electrical performance using TDR, VNA, BERT, oscilloscopes, source-measure units, and related equipment.
• Evaluate channel, power, ground, shielding, continuity, resistance, and dielectric performance before, during, and after environmental and accelerated-life testing.
• Apply DOE, MSA, reliability statistics, and data analysis to ensure test capability and identify degradation trends and failure thresholds.
• Lead electrical failure analysis and document results, risks, and recommendations for design, qualification, manufacturing, and customer decisions.

Skills

Circuit fundamentals

Transmission lines

Differential signaling

Impedance

Grounding

Shielding

Power integrity

Electrical failure mechanisms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Reliability Engineering

Tools

Automated test systems

Schematics interpretation

Interconnect drawings

Troubleshooting

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions is seeking a Reliability Engineer (Electrical Engineering) to lead reliability, signal-integrity validation, and product qualification for cable backplane assemblies used in AI and hyperscale data centers. The role develops scalable test strategies and automated systems, characterizes high-speed channels, and drives root-cause resolution with design and process improvements.

The position is based in Etters, PA or Raleigh, NC with approximately 20% travel.