Reliability Engineer — Ultrafast Lasers & Optics

IPG Photonics; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with Company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Paid vacation

Job summary

IPG Photonics in Marlborough, MA seeks a Reliability Engineer to ensure long-term performance of ultrafast and UV laser systems. You will lead reliability plans, life testing, failure analysis and cross-functional collaboration with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and field service.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering and 3–8+ years of reliability/laser experience, familiarity with HALT/HASS, Weibull analysis, and industry standards, plus strong problem-solving and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 3–8+ years of experience in reliability engineering or laser/optical systems.
• Experience with ultrafast lasers (ps/fs fiber or solid-state), UV laser systems and frequency conversion stages.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliability plans for ultrafast and UV laser products.
• Define reliability requirements and qualification criteria.
• Perform reliability allocation and prediction (MTBF, FIT rate).
• Develop reliability growth plans and tracking metrics.
• Design and execute accelerated life tests (ALT, HALT, HASS).
• Conduct environmental testing (thermal cycling, humidity, vibration, shock).
• Develop stress screening procedures for optical, electronic, and optomechanical assemblies.
• Lead RCA for field returns and production failures.
• Work with suppliers to address component-level reliability issues.
• Collaborate with R&D during product development to improve thermal management, mechanical stability, UV lifetime, and conversion efficiency.
• Analyze field/test data using statistical tools; perform Weibull/life data analysis; maintain reliability dashboards.
• Support field service teams and analyze warranty trends; provide reliability performance reports.

Skills

Ultrafast lasers

UV lasers

Optical coatings

Nonlinear crystals

Weibull analysis

Minitab

JMP

ReliaSoft

HALT/HASS

Root Cause Analysis

RCA

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electrical/Physics/Optical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Weibull

Minitab

JMP

ReliaSoft

Job description

IPG Photonics in Marlborough, MA seeks a Reliability Engineer to ensure long-term performance of ultrafast and UV laser systems. You will lead reliability plans, life testing, failure analysis and cross-functional collaboration with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and field service.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering and 3–8+ years of reliability/laser experience, familiarity with HALT/HASS, Weibull analysis, and industry standards, plus strong problem-solving and data