Global SME Electronics Reliability and Failure Analysis​

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Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead and govern global reliability engineering activities from RFQ and design phase through field performance.​

   

• Assess mission profiles, define assumptions, and reliability/ confidence level targets to support business and customer
  decisions.​

   

• Oversee life data analysis, accelerated testing correlation, and product risk assessment based on field and warranty data.​

   

• Support virtual validation reliability analysis to assess the correlation with physical testing​

   

• Be the technical authority for complex, safety relevant, or high impact failure analysis cases.​

   

• Lead root cause investigations, failure hypothesis definition, and controlled failure signature reproduction activities.​

   

• Represent Lear in senior level technical discussions with customers and suppliers during escalations.​

   

• Develop, mentor, and lead the Reliability & Failure Analysis team, including succession planning and skills development.​

   

• Promote a culture of data driven, risk-based decision making across the organization​

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Skills

Experience Requirements

Master’s degree in Electronics, Materials Science, Physics, or equivalent
Extensive experience in automotive electronics reliability and failure analysis
Strong expertise in reliability modeling, life data analysis (e.g., Weibull), and testing correlation
Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams and technical experts
Solid knowledge of automotive standards and strong stakeholder communication skills

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Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.