Mechanical Reliability Engineer - NPI & Failure Analysis

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 105,050 - 161,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term/short term disability

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off and parental leave

11 paid holidays

Flexible paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Mechanical Reliability Engineer to lead reliability programs across Personal Systems quality. You will perform advanced failure analysis and root-cause work for products in development, manufacturing, and field operations.

This onsite Spring, TX role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and mentoring of junior engineers. Responsibilities include analyzing field data, developing new analysis tools, and supporting NPI reviews and CAD

Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems or related discipline.
• Typically 7-10 years of work experience in reliability modeling/analysis or a related field.
• Experience in failure analysis techniques (microscopy, X-ray, cross-sectioning, thermal imaging).
• Root cause analysis processes: 8D, Fishbone, etc.
• Risk assessments using FMEA and reliability-driven design.
• Proficiency with DOE for reliability optimization and DFM/Q/R initiatives during product development.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced failure analysis, root cause identification, and corrective actions for reliability concerns across development, manufacturing and field ops.
• Analyzes field quality data to prevent failures and improve issue detection.
• Develops acceleration techniques and tools for early problem identification in new products.
• Addresses customer reliability requests, coordinating with stakeholders for timely resolution.
• Advises product development on material selection and reliability test plans.
• Supports NPI phase through RFQ, CAD reviews, and DFX teardown analyses.
• Mentors less-experienced engineers in reliability.
• Contributes to Issue Prevention and NUD mitigation plans.

Skills

Mechanical Design/3D Modeling

Reliability Lab experience

Failure analysis techniques

Root cause analysis (8D, Fishbone)

FMEA

DOE for reliability optimization

DFM/Q/R initiatives

Education

Bachelor's or Graduate Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related discipline

Tools

CAD software (SolidWorks, etc.)

Microscopy and X-ray analysis tools

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Mechanical Reliability Engineer to lead reliability programs across Personal Systems quality. You will perform advanced failure analysis and root-cause work for products in development, manufacturing, and field operations.

This onsite Spring, TX role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and mentoring of junior engineers. Responsibilities include analyzing field data, developing new analysis tools, and supporting NPI reviews and CAD