Reliability Engineer Resume Samples

Description :

1. Directly Responsible Individual for development and sustainment of force touch and haptic technology in trackpads for MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro products.
   
2. Responsible for test development and reliability of the thinner butterfly mechanism keyboards in MacBook.
3. Executed development projects from start to completion, which involved achieving milestones and objectives by executing complex experiments focused on results.
4. Worked with a core group of cross-functional engineers and interfacing with process development, product design, and human interface design groups to publish and present reliability issues & risk level/assessment.
5. Defined projects, aligned necessary resources, and facilitated technical development by efficient test development and planning which enabled technicians to complete demanding and time-sensitive goals.
6. Defined reliability requirements by performing user studies, and implemented them by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
7. Expertise in algorithm development, electro-mechanical modeling and simulation, signal processing, data analysis, and machine learning.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Description :

1. Responsible for providing engineering support to the Product Engineering Division for Microsoft hardware development groups.
2. Worked on multiple projects, prioritizing tasks and closely collaborating with cross-function teams in concept, design, testing, and manufacturing phase to ensure quality deliverables in a timely manner.
3. Developed and perform Accelerated Reliability Test Protocols such as HALT, HASS, HASA, and various other tests to predict and improve product/component reliability.
4. Used techniques such as FMEA, strain analysis, DOE to improve electronic product/component reliability.
5. Used Physics of Failure technique to understand the failure modes & failure mechanisms to improve product performance and predict reliability.
6. Designed multiple testers and fixtures to perform various mechanical testing of hardware devices by new, innovative methods to accommodate new specifications and to adhere to relevant ASTM standards.
7. Provided ramp-up training for both new engineers and new technicians to provide a comprehensive understanding of current and past methods and procedures.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Description :

1. Coordinated the machine alignment program, using a Leica Total Station, to do precision alignments on equipment throughout the plant.
2. Developed machine alignment procedures for all plant equipment as well as repeatability alignment checks to be performed by maintenance personnel.
3. Developed alignment record sheets for maintaining a history of maintenance alignment work.
4. Managed and continually improved the oil analysis and vibration analysis programs by establishing machine criticality levels and determining appropriate levels of required proactive maintenance.
5. Accomplished this by establishing a procedure for maintaining test records, trending patterns within the machines, and implementing filtration improvements.
6. Incorporated the use of thermography/infrared and the use of ultrasonics into the predictive technologies program for a more complete condition-based monitoring system.
7. Worked on engineering projects, based on predefined project scopes, requiring appropriate planning and scheduling of obtaining vendor quotes and getting capital funds approved.
8. Managed the installation of equipment through the use of contractors.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Master Of Science

Description :

1. Carried out reliability studies on existing equipment and recommended needed improvements to Operations management in the areas of equipment philosophies, strategies and best practices for asset productivity.
2. Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis investigation teams to examine equipment failures and evaluate equipment performance in order to develop standard operating procedures and maintenance practices.
3. Analyzed equipment trends and historical data to recommend and justify improvements to obtain lowest life cycle cost on different classes of equipment.
4. Developed Predictive and Preventative Maintenance plans and evaluated established plans for criticality and effectiveness.
5. Wrote and reviewed pressure vessel, storage tank and piping inspection briefs for multiple assets across the Circleville site.
6. Worked with contract inspection group to ensure pressure vessels, storage tanks and piping systems were inspected and repaired as needed per regulatory standards.
7. Inspected pressure vessels as an API 510 Certified Pressure Vessel Inspector.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Description :

1. Performed troubleshooting of system failures to establish or assist in establishing the root cause.
   
2. Entered FRACAS records (Failure Recording and Corrective Action System) in real-time for all system failures and system not available time events.
3. Prepared for and attended Reliability Analysis Team meetings and investigated FRACAS records when requested.
4. Assisted in lab housekeeping and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
5. Maintained system log sheets and maintenance logs in compliance with applicable protocols.
6. Complied with all applicable quality system requirements and prepared for internal and external audits.
7. Adhered to all applicable industry and government standards regarding the safe handling of biohazardous materials and complied with all company safety policies.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Molecular Biology

Description :

1. Responsible for continuous operation and troubleshooting of equipment in several manufacturing processes including two continuous and three batch operations.
2. Maintained process uptime data and other key performance indicators for process units.
3. Responsible for prioritization of critical equipment and spare parts as well as preventive maintenance on equipment.
4. Led and participated in root cause analyses for equipment failures using Six Sigma and Lean methodologies.
5. Regularly used SAP and PI Datalink software to identify and resolve problems.
6. Planned and led small and large capital improvement projects that targeted process deficiencies in area, from project conception to start-up and operation.
7. Managed process changes in regards to SOP, drawings, and other documentation updates.
8. Regularly attended global manufacturing meetings and presented technical information to peers about equipment best practices.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Bachelor Of Science

Description :

1. Responsible for maintenance reliability improvements.
2. Provide leadership to drive out repetitive maintenance problems, reduce maintenance costs, and improve equipment reliability.
3. Champions for the safe operation of the mill and be involved in safety activities that move the mill to an injury free environment.
4. Developing and optimizing preventive maintenance systems, coordinating quarterly and annual shutdowns, conducting failure analysis, improving predictive maintenance systems, utilizing Cause For Loss system, and implementing maintenance improvement projects to eliminate recurring problems.
5. Work with both operations and maintenance to develop cost effective solutions to maintenance issues in the department.
6. Work on projects that drive the department toward world class results.
7. Coordinate activities with the other departments to provide the effective use of the mill wide maintenance resources.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Business Administration

Description :

1. Applied engineering, technical, project management, and leadership expertise to effectively oversee the maintenance rule program for a nuclear power plant.
2. Identified and resolved causes for circuit breaker failures, conclusively supporting and documenting evidence and results and presenting findings and recommendations to senior leaders.
3. Implemented a tracking database for MR equipment failure monitoring and evaluation.
4. Consulted with System Managers on corrective actions and monitoring goals for deficient equipment.
5. Contributed to identifying and resolving operational issues.
6. Efficiently managed the daily activities of evaluating condition reports, tracked equipment failures and reported these in monthly report.
7. Supported special projects during plant outages, completing them safely and on time.
8. Developed equipment status list for equipment not meeting performance goals.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Bachelor Of Science

Description :

1. Engineered process and equipment reliability improvement projects plant-wide in conjunction with maintenance and contracted resources.
2. Promoted to the cast house mechanical reliability engineer.
3. Worked closely with maintenance and contracted resources to engineer innovative solutions to safety, quality, and reliability issues.
4. Completed numerous process improvement projects with excellent ROI and was the process safety manager for chlorine/chlorine related equipment within the facilities.
5. Responded to emergencies and daily problems to troubleshoot and engineer safe and reliable solutions while improving overall system performance.
6. As a member of the plant-wide energy conservation team, worked closely with plant personnel, developing methods to reduce energy consumption.
7. Maintained current CAD drawings for any and all changes in my assigned areas.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Bachelor Of Science

Description :

1. Developed and deployed data mining and machine learning-based approaches to harvest the knowledge in the rotating machinery database for machine fault detection, diagnostics and prognostics purposes.
2. Developed and designed machine fault diagnostics and prognostics algorithms for machines operating in a real industrial environment.
3. Developed, evaluated and tested advanced signal processing and feature extraction methods for complex rotating machinery fault detection and diagnostics.
4. Developed data-driven and pattern recognition based methodology on automatic fault detection for online condition monitoring systems such as wind turbine transmission system.
5. Developed vibration signal based model for various rotating machinery for machine fault diagnostic purposes.
6. Vibration analysis for rotating machinery fault detection and diagnostics.
7. Provided daily operations support, troubleshooting, and optimization for fixed and rotating equipment in the acid plant.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Ph.D

Description :

1. Measured DC/RF behaviors for evolving diode, field-effect transistor (FET) and heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) processes.
   
2. Extracted and validated models based on obtained measurements to support fab process selection and microwave integrated circuits (IC) design.
3. Enhanced thermal characterization algorithms.
4. Performed tests on HBT devices and extracted model thermal resistance to understand process impact on transistor thermal performance.
5. Built new capabilities to existing software toolkits to increase device measurement efficiency and competency.
6. Reliability characterization of semiconductor diode and transistor metal interconnect.
7. Calculated stress conditions for accelerated life testing.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Electrical Engineering

Description :

1. Designed run to failure tests, procured test units, and ran printheads and associated fluidics devices through environmental stress tests until units failed.
2. Test results were analyzed, summarized and reported to business partners worldwide.
3. Designed and implemented efficient reliability tests for new products and applied test result data to estimate warranty return rates and ultimately printer service and replacement costs for managed services contracts.
4. Statistical analysis of reliability data mined from proto test units used to predict customer reliability performance.
5. Provided technical inputs on the design of ink devices and package test units.
6. Designed and executed tests to identify failure mechanisms.
7. Applied to test data used to predict product spec change impact to customer use cases.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Bachelor Of Science