Reliability and Test Engineering Manager
18 days ago
Yocumtown
Job Description Position Summary: Reliability and Test Engineering Manager Location: Valley Green, PA Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. We are currently seeking an experienced Reliability and Test Engineering Manager to join our Product Development team. The position will be located in Valley Green, PA. RESPONSIBILITIES: As the Reliability and Test Engineering Manager you will provide the lead in supporting the development and validation of new products through testing and analysis of data and designs. Reliability Strategy & System Definition • Define and own reliability requirements and strategies for cable assemblies used in AI hardware systems, including rack-level and system-level interconnects., • Establish mission profiles covering temperature, airflow, vibration, handling, insertion/removal cycles, bend radius, and field service conditions., • Partner with cable and connector design teams to influence:, • High-speed signal integrity over life (insertion loss, return loss, crosstalk, skew, BER degradation), • Mechanical robustness (strain relief, jacket materials, crimp integrity, retention features), • Connector interfaces (fretting corrosion, plating wear, contact normal force, mating durability), • Thermal and airflow interactions in dense AI racks, • Drive design decisions that mitigate failure mechanisms such as:, • Micro-motion-induced intermittents, • Conductor and shield fatigue, • Connector contact wear and oxidation., • Jacket cracking, creep, or abrasion, • Develop and execute reliability and qualification test plans specific to AI-scale cable assemblies, including:, • Thermal cycling and thermal aging, • Temperature/humidity bias (THB), • Vibration and mechanical shock, • Flex, bend, torsion, and pull testing, • Connector mating/unmating durability, • Accelerated life testing (ALT) with combined stresses, • Define electrical performance monitoring during stress, including:, • Insertion loss and impedance drift, • Eye diagrams and BER under stress, • Intermittent detection during vibration and thermal cycling, • Lead complex electrical-mechanical failure analysis for cable assemblies, including:, • Intermittent opens and shorts, • Signal degradation over life, • Connector fretting, corrosion, or plating wear, • Crimp, weld, or termination failures., • Apply structured root cause methods (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) supported by:, • Electrical probing and TDR, • X-ray and micro sectioning, • Optical and SEM analysis (as applicable), • Build life and reliability models (Weibull, Arrhenius, Coffin-Manson, Miner’s rule) appropriate for cable and connector failure mechanisms., • Correlate accelerated test results with field data to validate models and confidence levels., • Partner with manufacturing teams to define process controls, screening, and ESS strategies for cable assemblies., • Work directly with cable and connector suppliers to:, • Review materials, processes, and reliability data., • Audit manufacturing controls., • Resolve field and production issues., • Author reliability reports, qualification summaries, and launch readiness documentation suitable for executive and customer review., • Mentor junior engineers and promote reliability best practices across cable, hardware, and systems teams., • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)., • 7+ years of experience in 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., • Proven experience diagnosing intermittent and mixed electrical-mechanical failures., • Proficiency with reliability statistics and life data analysis (Weibull, ALT correlation)., • Experience with AI data center or hyperscale infrastructure., • Familiarity with high-speed copper and hybrid cable technologies (DAC, AOC, internal high-speed harnesses)., • Working knowledge of SI/PI concepts (eye margin, BER, impedance control) as they relate to reliability., • Familiarity with relevant standards (IPC, IEC, Telcordia, MIL-STD, or equivalent)., • Systems-level thinking across electrical, mechanical, and environmental domains, • Strong lab-based troubleshooting and root cause analysis, • Data-driven decision making under ambiguity., • Ability to balance performance, reliability, cost, and deployment speed., • Cable assembly reliability risks are identified early and mitigated before large-scale AI deployment., • Electrical performance remains stable over life in dense, high-power AI environments., • Intermittent and field-driven failures are rapidly resolved with verified fixes., • Field return rates and system downtime attributable to interconnects are significantly reduced