Reliability Engineer – Cold Storage Product Development

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Parkersburg (WV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is seeking a Reliability Engineer to own reliability planning for temperature-controlled electromechanical equipment in an R&D setting. The role involves DFMEA leadership, test development, and collaboration with R&D engineers and labs to ensure product reliability aligned with standards.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5+ years of relevant experience, with on-site work in Marietta, OH and relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of experience in product reliability, validation, verification testing, or related function.
• Experience with designing and developing complex mechanical/electromechanical products.
• Experience leading or contributing to DFMEAs and translating risks into verification or test coverage.
• Hands-on experience developing test methods, protocols, stress profiles, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with accelerated-life, durability, environmental, or combined-stress testing.
• Experience investigating failures, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and verifying improvements.
• Experience supporting product approval or certification testing through a standards organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and execute reliability plans aligned with requirements and standards.
• Lead DFMEA activities and translate risks into verification methods and test coverage.
• Collaborate with R&D to run mechanical, electrical, thermal, environmental, and accelerated-life tests.
• Create test methods reproducing operating conditions and environmental exposures.
• Analyze data to identify failure trends and opportunities for product improvement.
• Lead structured failure investigations and verify corrective actions through retesting.
• Support product approval and certification testing with applicable standards.
• Coordinate testing and documentation with labs and certification bodies.
• Create and maintain reliability procedures, design guidance, and test protocols.
• Communicate findings to engineering, quality, and program stakeholders.

Skills

DFMEA leadership

Reliability planning

Testing development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Reliability Engineering

Job description

Yoh is hiring a direct-hire Reliability Engineer for an expanding Research and Development organization in Marietta, Ohio.

This engineer will own reliability planning for laboratory cold-storage products and other complex temperature-controlled electromechanical equipment. The role spans design-risk analysis, verification strategy, accelerated and environmental testing, failure investigation, corrective design verification, and product approval.

Work arrangement: Fully onsite Monday through Friday in Marietta, Ohio.

Relocation: Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Schedule: Primarily standard business hours, with occasional flexibility for collaboration with international engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and execute product reliability plans aligned with design requirements, program milestones, and applicable product standards.
• Lead Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) activities and translate identified risks into appropriate verification methods, stress conditions, test coverage, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with R&D engineers and laboratory technicians to develop and execute mechanical, electrical, thermal, environmental, and accelerated-life testing.
• Develop test methods that reproduce expected operating conditions, foreseeable misuse, transportation stresses, and relevant environmental exposures.
• Analyze test and field-performance data to identify failure trends, reliability risks, and opportunities for product improvement.
• Lead structured failure investigations, determine root causes, recommend corrective design actions, and verify their effectiveness through controlled retesting.
• Support product approval and certification activities involving applicable UL, CSA, ETL, IEC, NSF, Energy Star, DIN, or similar requirements.
• Coordinate testing and technical documentation with internal laboratories, external test facilities, and product-certification organizations.
• Create and maintain standardized reliability procedures, design guidance, test protocols, and technical reports.
• Communicate reliability findings and recommendations to engineering, quality, product management, and program stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of experience in product reliability, product validation, verification testing, product approval, or a closely related engineering function.
• Experience supporting the design and development of complex mechanical or electromechanical products.
• Demonstrated experience leading or materially contributing to DFMEAs and converting identified failure risks into verification or reliability test coverage.
• Hands-on experience developing test methods, protocols, stress profiles, and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Experience with accelerated-life, durability, environmental, or combined-stress testing.
• Demonstrated experience investigating failures, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and verifying the resulting product improvement.
• Experience supporting product approval or certification testing through an NRTL, certification agency, or applicable standards organization.
• Ability to work effectively across mechanical, electrical, controls, quality, and laboratory engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with refrigeration, HVAC/R, laboratory freezers, commercial appliances, thermal-management systems, or other temperature-controlled products.
• Knowledge of compressors, refrigerants, sealed systems, sensors, controls, electrical components, or related refrigeration subsystems.
• Experience with UL, CSA, ETL, Intertek, TÜV, IEC, NSF, Energy Star, DIN, or comparable testing and approval requirements.
• Experience with data-acquisition systems, test automation, statistical analysis, or reliability-analysis tools.
• Familiarity with Lean, Practical Process Improvement (PPI), or similar continuous-improvement methods.
• Reliability engineering certification or advanced reliability coursework.

Compensation

The anticipated base salary target for this position is $80,000–$85,000. Candidates with particularly strong and directly relevant experience may be considered above the target range. Final compensation will depend on the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, internal equity, and client approval.

What’s In It for You?

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description.

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