Principal Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Drive the reliability strategy, standards development, and validation strategies for new notebook and desktop architectures.
• Lead standards development for internal reliability benchmarks to ensure alignment with industry requirements and Design-for-Reliability (DFR) principles.
• Design and oversee accelerated and environmental stress testing protocols, including thermal/stress testing, HALT, and HASS.
• Provide expert failure analysis and root cause analysis for complex electrical and mechanical issues discovered during development or in the field.
• Utilize numerical and statistical analysis methods (Weibull, Lognormal, Exponential distributions) to predict field failure rates and manage warranty risks.
• Lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with ODMs to negotiate design options and ensure hardware adheres to reliability standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• 10+ years of experience in reliability modeling, hardware validation, or product engineering.
• Proven track record of delivering high-volume consumer or commercial electronics.
• Expertise in life modeling using Arrhenius (thermal stress), Coffin-Manson (thermal fatigue), and other models.
• Advanced proficiency in statistical design of experiments (DOE), specifically Taguchi methods.
• Ability to conduct Confidence Interval testing and Regression Analysis to validate reliability claims.
• Deep familiarity with PC-specific environmental stressors including mechanical shock, temperature, vibration, humidity, and EMI.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in establishing and revising reliability standards and procedures.
• Experience in process creation and documentation.
• ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) certification.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Long term and short term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance program and flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance.
• Generous time off policies, including 4-12 weeks of fully paid parental leave based on tenure.
• 11 paid holidays.

About the Company

At HP, you’ll have a chance to create tools, technology, and solutions that reshape the way the world works in the future. Operating in over 170 countries, HP is always creating new services, products, and capabilities giving you more opportunities to advance your career. We foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect where every voice matters.