Reliability Engineer- Product Testing

Amphenol ICC; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corporation, seeks a Reliability Engineer (Product Testing) to lead validation of cable backplane assemblies for AI data centers. Based in Etters, PA or Raleigh, NC, you will design scalable test systems and automate testing to reduce risk and accelerate launches.

You will work with design, manufacturing, quality, and external partners to translate requirements into robust test solutions, with roughly 5+ years in related roles and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, reliability, manufacturing, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years in product testing, validation, reliability engineering, or test-system development.
• Experience architecting and commissioning test systems, fixtures, and data acquisition.
• Hands-on with electrical, mechanical, and environmental lab equipment; failure diagnosis.
• Able to read drawings and specifications; travel ~20% to sites and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute reliability strategies, test plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Define modular test-system architectures with hardware, fixtures, and sensors.
• Design and validate electrical/mechanical test fixtures and automated setups.
• Conduct electrical, mechanical, thermal, vibration, and environmental testing.
• Apply DOE, MSA, and statistical analysis for test capability and repeatability.
• Troubleshoot test systems and lead root-cause investigations.
• Document architectures, test results, risks, and recommendations.

Skills

Reliability testing

Test-system development

Data acquisition

Electrical testing

Mechanical testing

DOE statistics

Root-cause analysis

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

MATLAB

TDR/VNA/BERT

PLC programming

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

The Reliability Engineer (Product Testing) will lead product validation and reliability testing for cable backplane assemblies used in AI and hyperscale data centers. This role will define scalable test-system architectures, develop test methods and plans, design and validate fixtures, execute electrical, mechanical, and environmental testing, and analyze results to identify failure mechanisms and improve product robustness. Working closely with design, manufacturing, quality, and external test partners, the engineer will translate product requirements into safe, repeatable, and automated test solutions that reduce technical risk and improve launch readiness. This position is based in Etters, PA; or Raleigh, NC.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and execute product-level reliability and validation strategies, test plans, methods, acceptance criteria, and coverage across the product life cycle.
• Define modular test-system architectures, including hardware, fixtures, instrumentation, sensors, controls, data acquisition, software interfaces, safety, and scalability requirements.
• Design, build, commission, and validate electrical and mechanical test fixtures and automated test setups for laboratory and manufacturing use.
• Conduct electrical, mechanical, thermal, vibration, shock, durability, and environmental testing using laboratory equipment and automated systems.
• Apply DOE, MSA, Gage R&R, correlation studies, and statistical analysis to ensure test-system capability, repeatability, and reproducibility.
• Troubleshoot test systems and product failures, leading structured root-cause and failure-analysis investigations.
• Document system architectures, fixture designs, test procedures, results, risks, and recommendations for consistent execution and clear stakeholder decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, reliability, manufacturing, or systems engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in product testing, validation, reliability engineering, or test-system development; cable, connector, or high-speed interconnect experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and commissioning test systems, designing fixtures, and integrating instrumentation, sensors, controls, and data acquisition.
• Hands-on experience with electrical, mechanical, and environmental laboratory equipment and mixed-mode failure diagnosis.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, tolerances, and product performance requirements.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% to manufacturing sites, laboratories, suppliers, and customer locations.
• Working knowledge of reliability statistics, DOE, MSA, sampling methods, data analysis, technical documentation, and cross-functional project execution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with HALT, HASS, ALT, ORT, ESS, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, and mechanical durability testing.

• Proficiency with CAD, machining, rapid prototyping, or additive manufacturing for fixture development.
• Experience developing automated test systems using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, PLCs, or comparable control and data-acquisition tools.
• Experience with signal integrity and high-speed electrical characterization using TDR, VNA, or BERT equipment.
• Knowledge of AI data centers, hyperscale infrastructure, or high-speed copper and hybrid cable technologies.
• Familiarity with IPC, IEC, Telcordia, or MIL-STD test standards; Certified Reliability Engineer or comparable certification is a plus.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/