Senior Product Reliability Engineer

Dotson; Bessemer (AL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with employer match

Bonus potential

Job summary

Royal Switchgear Manufacturing, LLC in Bessemer, AL is seeking a Product Reliability Engineer to improve reliability, durability, and performance of switchgear products. You will lead life-data analysis, design and run test campaigns, and work with design, validation, and manufacturing to ensure robust product releases.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3+ years in reliability/test engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Reliability Engineering, or related discipline.
• 3+ years’ experience in product reliability, test engineering, or design validation—preferably with switchgear, breakers, relays, or power distribution equipment.
• Experience designing test apparatus, fixtures, and reliability test rigs.
• Strong knowledge of reliability methods (FMEA, RCM, Weibull) and related testing standards.
• Hands-on proficiency with data acquisition systems, instrumentation, environmental chambers, and test automation.
• Ability to interpret electrical/mechanical drawings and prototype fixtures.
• Strong analytical skills and clear test reporting.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead product reliability strategy: set targets, perform FMEA, Weibull and life-data analysis for switchgear products.
• Design test programs for components and assemblies (HALT/HASS, accelerated life tests).
• Specify, design, and build custom test apparatus and fixtures.
• Set up and operate test rigs, data acquisition, and environmental equipment.
• Develop test procedures and pass/fail criteria with traceability and calibration.
• Execute tests, analyze data, and translate findings into design changes.
• Lead root-cause analysis on failures and field returns with recommended fixes.
• Collaborate with design, validation, and manufacturing to apply DfR/DfM practices.
• Maintain reliability documentation for product sign-off.
• Support new product introduction with reliability verification and test campaigns.
• Train lab technicians on test setups and data collection.
• Manage external test labs and third-party testing contracts.

Skills

FMEA

Weibull

Data acquisition

Test automation

Excel

Minitab

Python

LabVIEW

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Reliability Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Minitab

Test automation tools

Job description

Royal Switchgear Manufacturing, LLC in Bessemer, AL is seeking a Product Reliability Engineer to improve reliability, durability, and performance of switchgear products. You will lead life-data analysis, design and run test campaigns, and work with design, validation, and manufacturing to ensure robust product releases.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3+ years in reliability/test engineering.