Senior Reliability Engineer | NPD & Field Testing Leader

Pentair; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 95,500 - 177,300; Full time

Job summary

Pentair in Apex, NC is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to drive reliability across all phases of new product development. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to set targets, develop test plans, and ensure continuous improvement in product performance.

Responsibilities include DFMEA and DVP&R preparation, translating warranty goals into failure rate targets, building a system-level reliability model, and planning field testing with surveys to capture insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in reliability engineering or related fields.
• Experience leading reliability improvement initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; formal reliability training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability tasks across all five NPD phases to ensure deliverables.
• Translate warranty goals into hardware failure-rate targets with data.
• Define mission profiles and develop DFMEA and DVP&R with suppliers.
• Develop and maintain test procedures and track failures through phase gates.
• Build system-level reliability models and plan field testing.

Skills

Project management

DFMEA

Weibull data analysis

Electromechanical systems

Firmware familiarity

Leadership

Communication

Reliability processes

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Weibull++

Job description

Pentair in Apex, NC is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to drive reliability across all phases of new product development. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to set targets, develop test plans, and ensure continuous improvement in product performance.

Responsibilities include DFMEA and DVP&R preparation, translating warranty goals into failure rate targets, building a system-level reliability model, and planning field testing with surveys to capture insights.