Reliability Engineering Manager — Product Quality Leader

Harley-Davidson Motor Company; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance

401k plan

Onsite fitness centers

Employee discounts

Job summary

Harley-Davidson Motor Company in Wisconsin seeks a Manager, Reliability Engineering to lead the reliability quality function within Product Quality, driving strategies, risk reduction activities, and data-driven improvements across the product lifecycle.

You will partner with Product Development, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Service teams to design robust validation plans, apply DFMEA and DV/PV methods, analyze test and warranty data, and mentor the reliability engineering team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of engineering experience with reliability/quality focus.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and problem solving.
• Strong knowledge of reliability principles and DFMEA/DV/PV.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineering activities across development, validation, launch and field performance.
• Define reliability requirements, targets, metrics and validation strategies.
• Apply DFMEA, risk assessment, root cause analysis and reliability growth.
• Coordinate DFMEA/DVP&R and PFMEA activities with internal and supplier teams.
• Analyze reliability test, manufacturing quality data and warranty performance to mitigate risks.
• Develop validation plans and ensure reliability requirements before production release.
• Improve reliability metrics, dashboards and reporting; mentor the team.
• Maintain safety plans and drive continuous improvement of reliability processes.

Skills

DFMEA

DV/PV

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Statistical methods

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

APQP

AIAG-VDA FMEA

Job description

Harley-Davidson Motor Company in Wisconsin seeks a Manager, Reliability Engineering to lead the reliability quality function within Product Quality, driving strategies, risk reduction activities, and data-driven improvements across the product lifecycle.

You will partner with Product Development, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Service teams to design robust validation plans, apply DFMEA and DV/PV methods, analyze test and warranty data, and mentor the reliability engineering team.