Optical Reliability Engineer - Next‑Gen WSS & Testing

Molex

Bridgewater (MA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

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Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Infertility assistance

Job summary

Molex in United States (Bridgewater area) seeks a Reliability Engineer to support the development of next-generation Wavelength Selective Switch products for advanced optical networks. You will craft reliability strategies and qualification plans across concept to production, applying accelerated life testing, failure analysis, and statistical methods to ensure field performance.

The role requires hands-on lab work, strong collaboration with optics, mechanics, electronics, manufacturing and

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, physics, optical engineering or related field.
Experience in product reliability engineering and new product development.
Experience planning and executing environmental and accelerated life testing.
Experience performing root cause investigations with structured problem solving.
Strong statistical analysis and experimental design skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration.
Ability to influence design reviews from a reliability perspective.

Responsibilities

Develop reliability and qualification strategies for new optical products from concept to production release.
Create test plans based on customer needs, Telcordia standards, and risk assessments.
Lead accelerated life and environmental stress testing and de-risk activities.
Identify reliability risks early and define validation plans to mitigate them.
Collaborate with optical, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, process and quality teams to implement DfR.
Lead FMEA and reliability reviews throughout development.
Perform root cause investigations on failures using structured problem solving.
Develop statistical models for life testing and reliability prediction.
Coordinate lab failure analyses and drive CAPA with cross-functional teams.
Translate data into actionable engineering decisions and communicate findings.