Reliability Engineer

Akkodis; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary benefits

EAP program

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Reliability Engineer for a 2-year W2 contract in Greensboro, NC. The role focuses on product reliability for fueling hardware through failure analysis, validation, issue resolution, and reliability testing, collaborating with design, test, manufacturing, quality, and field service teams.

Responsibilities include evaluating hardware reliability across the lifecycle, leading root cause analyses, planning tests, reviewing field data, and documenting findings for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Materials Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of hardware/reliability experience.
• Experience with electromechanical products or embedded hardware.
• Experience with new product and agile development processes.
• Experience leading FMEA analyses for design and process.
• Experience with reliability tools and methods such as RCA, failure analysis, test planning, and corrective action support.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware reliability evaluations throughout the product lifecycle, including development, release, and field performance review.
• Assist with root cause analysis of hardware issues using structured problem-solving, data review, teardown analysis, and test evidence.
• Plan and execute reliability tests, qualification support, and environmental or stress testing in coordination with engineering peers.
• Review field returns, complaint data, and service trends to identify recurring failure modes and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare clear technical summaries, test results, and investigation findings for internal stakeholders.
• Work with design and manufacturing teams to support design changes, process improvements, and verification of corrective actions.
• Contribute to reliability metrics, risk reviews, and lessons learned activities for assigned products or subsystems.
• Support and implement continuous improvement in Design for Reliability, Lab, and Test processes.
• Support cross-functional teams by tracking actions, following issues through closure, and communicating status in a timely manner.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Weibull++

Minitab

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical writing

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Weibull++

Minitab

Reliability software tools

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Reliability Engineer for a 2-year W2 contract position in Greensboro, NC. This role supports product reliability for fueling hardware through failure analysis, validation, issue resolution, and reliability testing. This position collaborates with design, test, manufacturing, quality, and field service teams to improve product durability, serviceability, reliability, and long-term performance.

Pay Range: $50.00 to $60.00 per hour on W2; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Reliability Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Support hardware reliability evaluations throughout the product lifecycle, including development, release, and field performance review.
• Assist with root cause analysis of hardware issues using structured problem-solving, data review, teardown analysis, and test evidence.
• Plan and execute reliability tests, qualification support, and environmental or stress testing in coordination with engineering peers.
• Review field returns, complaint data, and service trends to identify recurring failure modes and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare clear technical summaries, test results, and investigation findings for internal stakeholders.
• Work with design and manufacturing teams to support design changes, process improvements, and verification of corrective actions.
• Contribute to reliability metrics, risk reviews, and lessons learned activities for assigned products or subsystems.
• Support and implement continuous improvement in Design for Reliability, Lab, and Test processes.
• Support cross-functional teams by tracking actions, following issues through closure, and communicating status in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in hardware engineering, reliability engineering, test engineering, validation, quality, or related function.
• Experience working with electromechanical products, industrial equipment, embedded hardware, or other complex hardware systems.
• Experience with new product and agile development processes.
• Experience leading FMEA analyses for design and process.
• Experience using reliability software tools such as Weibull++ and Minitab for statistical analysis.
• Working knowledge of reliability tools and methods such as root cause analysis, failure analysis, test planning, and corrective action support.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and test documentation.
• Experience with Design for Reliability tools and field trial planning.
• Experience with cost out and VAVE projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical findings clearly.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and field support organizations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with fuel dispensing, retail fueling, payment hardware, industrial controls, or outdoor electronic equipment.
• Exposure to reliability standards, accelerated life testing, environmental stress testing, or product qualification methods.
• Hands‑on experience with hardware teardown, lab testing, data analysis, or instrumentation.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis tools, reliability tracking, or engineering software used for investigation and reporting.
• Experience supporting product launches, field issue resolution, or manufacturing problem-solving.

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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