Senior Reliability Engineer - Solar Tracker Systems

Array Tech, Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Array Tech, Inc. seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability activities across solar tracker products, advancing NPI and sustaining engineering.

You will drive reliability strategy, modeling, testing, and field data analysis to reduce failure risk and lifecycle costs. You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program Management to improve durability, safety, and product robustness in demanding outdoor environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Reliability Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in reliability, product development, validation, or quality within mechanical/electromechanical env.
• Experience with DFMEA, reliability modeling (MTBF, Weibull, RBD), RCA, validation testing, accelerated life testing.
• Structured NPI or stage-gate development experience.
• Familiarity with reliability testing methods and environmental qualification practices.
• Strong technical communication (reports, presentations, exec summaries).
• Experience analyzing field performance data to guide engineering decisions.
• Master’s degree preferred in engineering or related field.
• Experience in renewable energy, solar, heavy equipment, outdoor mechanical systems.
• Six Sigma (Green/Black) or CRE certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead DFMEA development and continuous improvement for new and existing products.
• Support Design for Reliability during product development and NPI.
• Develop and maintain reliability models (MTBF, Weibull, RBD).
• Define reliability requirements and targets at system, subsystem, component levels.
• Establish and monitor reliability KPIs (field failures, warranty trends).
• Participate in design reviews and provide risk-based reliability recommendations.
• Develop and execute reliability test strategies (HALT/HASS, ALT, environmental).
• Coordinate DVPRs and qualification planning; define sample sizes and confidence levels.
• Coordinate internal and third-party lab testing; analyze results for improvements.
• Lead or support 8D, FTA, Weibull RCA investigations; CAPA for recurring failures.
• Improve reliability processes, data collection, and reporting; develop dashboards.
• Support NPI and cross-functional collaboration; drive design robustness early.

Skills

DFMEA

Reliability modeling

NPI process

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional

Tech comm

Six Sigma/CRE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Eng.

Tools

Minitab

ReliaSoft

JMP

Job description

Array Tech, Inc. seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead reliability activities across solar tracker products, advancing NPI and sustaining engineering.

You will drive reliability strategy, modeling, testing, and field data analysis to reduce failure risk and lifecycle costs. You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program Management to improve durability, safety, and product robustness in demanding outdoor environments.