Senior HW Reliability Engineer

Nokia; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia in Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior HW Reliability Engineer to ensure the long-term performance of silicon photonics hardware. You will define and analyze reliability specifications, support early product development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate models and drive design improvements.

The role focuses on failure rate data, MTBF, useful life, and field data analysis to identify risks and improve product robustness through data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Experience defining and analyzing reliability specifications for hardware.
• Ability to analyze field data and drive design improvements based on stats.
• Strong data-driven decision making and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and analyze reliability specifications for Nokia Silicon Photonics hardware; drive reliability tasks end-to-end.
• Collaborate with packaging, architecture, design and other engineers to validate models and recommend improvements.

Skills

Reliability analysis

Failure rate modeling

MTBF calculation

Data analysis

Job description

As a Senior HW Reliability Engineer, you will play an important role in ensuring the reliability and long-term performance of Nokia Silicon Photonics products. You will support early product development and co-operate with product development teams by defining and analyzing reliability specifications while also evaluating products already in the field through failure rate, MTBF, useful life, and field data analysis.
In this role, you will collaborate with packaging development engineers, architects, designers, and other engineering stakeholders. You will drive reliability-related tasks, reporting, and recommendations through the process, helping teams identify risks, validate reliability models, and make design improvements based on data.