Senior Reliability Engineer - Power Electronics

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EngineeringReliability Engineer

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Sr. Reliability Engineer Reliability Engineers at Lunar Energy will be responsible for ensuring product reliability throughout the entire lifecycle of our revolutionary home energy products.

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EngineeringReliability Engineer

Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers during hardware design to establish and refine component and system level reliability targets for our power electronics and battery systems.
Provide Design for Reliability (DfR) inputs during new product development.
Drive Design Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (DFMEA) for various systems to capture
performance risks and implement appropriate mitigation activities.
Develop ALT Reliability Test Plans for components and subsystems using identified risks, reliability targets, and physics of failures methodology to demonstrate the required product reliability throughout its design life.
Track field reliability performance for various metrics like part replacements, customer complaints, fault codes. Identify opportunities for continuous product improvement and reliability growth. Collaborate with the finance team to provide insights into our warranty program.
Drive failure analysis of reliability test and/or field returns to determine root cause and drive product improvement through containment and corrective actions.

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics or
Equivalent.
Proven track record of solving complex power electronics reliability failures
Working knowledge in theory of operation of common power converter topologies (inverter, buck boost converter…etc)
Deep understanding of physics of failure and common failure mechanisms for PCBAs and power electronics components (MOSFETs, capacitors, inductors…etc)
Working knowledge of failure analysis techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM, CSAM, X-ray, cross-sectioning and EDX - know which technique to recommend given a specific failure
Experience with accelerated life testing models and the governing equations, specifically for
PCBAs, battery storage, and relevant mechanical structures.
Understanding of reliability statistics

What We Offer

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We’re dedicated to creating a remarkable employee experience. At Lunar, competitive base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Lunar employees also have the opportunity to become Lunar shareholders by getting equity in a fast-growing company and participating in our employee stock program.

Additional benefits include:

✓Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents

✓Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays

✓Tax deferred 401(k) plan

✓Paid parental leave for all full time employees including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non-birthing parent

✓Subsidized EV charging and pre-tax commuter benefits