Senior Reliability Engineer – AI Data Center Interconnects

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions is seeking a Reliability Engineer in Etters, PA to lead test, validation and qualification activities for AI-scale cable assemblies and high-speed interconnects.

You will develop life and reliability models, perform root‑cause analyses, and communicate risks and tradeoffs to stakeholders while partnering with engineering, manufacturing and R&D teams to ensure robust product readiness for demanding data center environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/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 how it degrades over time and stress.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical and environmental testing of cable assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute reliability and qualification test plans for AI-scale cable assemblies and high-speed interconnects.
• Lead complex electrical-mechanical failure analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) with probing, X-ray, SEM as applicable.
• Build life and reliability models (Weibull, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson, Miner's rule) for failure mechanisms.
• Correlate accelerated test results with field data to validate models and confidence levels.
• Analyze FRACAS, RMA, and deployment data to identify systemic risks across large-scale AI infrastructure.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Validation testing

Root cause analysis

Data analytics

Cross-functional comms

High-speed interconnects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Tools

X-ray analysis

TDR

Weibull analysis

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions is seeking a Reliability Engineer in Etters, PA to lead test, validation and qualification activities for AI-scale cable assemblies and high-speed interconnects.

You will develop life and reliability models, perform root‑cause analyses, and communicate risks and tradeoffs to stakeholders while partnering with engineering, manufacturing and R&D teams to ensure robust product readiness for demanding data center environments.