Senior Reliability Engineer – AI Data Center Cabling

Amphenol Corporation; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Corporation, based in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Reliability Engineer to lead test plans, failure analysis, and life-data modeling for high-speed interconnects. You will drive root-cause investigations, correlate accelerated-test outcomes with field data, and communicate risks to executives and customers.

Focus areas include AI-scale cable assemblies, reliability statistics, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of reliability engineering, validation, or failure analysis for cable assemblies, connectors, or high-speed interconnects
• Strong understanding of high-speed electrical performance and degradation over time
• Hands-on mechanical and environmental testing of cable assemblies
• Proven experience diagnosing intermittent and mixed electrical-mechanical failures
• Proficiency with reliability statistics and life data analysis (Weibull, ALT)
• Strong cross-functional communication and technical leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute reliability and qualification test plans for AI-scale cable assemblies
• Lead complex electrical-mechanical failure analysis for cable assemblies
• Build life and reliability models (Weibull, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson)
• Correlate accelerated test results with field data to validate models
• Analyze FRACAS, RMA, and deployment data to identify systemic risks
• Author reliability reports, qualification summaries, and launch readiness documentation

Skills

Reliability engineering

Failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

FRACAS

RMA systems

TDR

X-ray

SEM analysis

Weibull software

Job description

Amphenol Corporation, based in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Reliability Engineer to lead test plans, failure analysis, and life-data modeling for high-speed interconnects. You will drive root-cause investigations, correlate accelerated-test outcomes with field data, and communicate risks to executives and customers.

Focus areas include AI-scale cable assemblies, reliability statistics, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering teams.