Staff Reliability Engineer at Danaher Corporation

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, Diagnostics, Medical DevicesIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Biomedical Engineering with 5+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Biomedical Engineering with 3+ years of experience in reliability or life testing of medical capital or consumer equipment and instruments
  • Demonstrated proficiency in designing, validating, executing, and documenting reliability test methods and protocols including HALT, HASS, and Accelerated Life Testing
  • Proficient in statistical analysis

Responsibilities

  • Work with product development and sustaining teams to ensure highly reliable products through application of Danaher reliability tools (e.g., Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis, structured problem solving, reliability modeling, reliability predictions)
  • Support assessment and improvement in final product reliability
  • Work closely with mechanical and electrical design, software, firmware, and manufacturing engineers to characterize and demonstrate design improvements through testing and simulations
  • Make/review/improve/execute plans for systems/subsystems reliability testing, including design, procurement, and automation of systems/subsystems throughout the reliability tests
  • Support design team efforts for bench testing critical components and subsystems
  • Define and implement functional and reliability requirements of systems/subsystems to plan reliability/life tests that evaluate short/long term compliance with specifications
  • Provide reliability predictions, along with test plans and methods to assess and drive product reliability to desired levels
  • Develop & present methods of correlating reliability test results with actual field performance
  • Interact and work closely with ME, EE, SW, FW, IT, PM engineering groups and suppliers to ensure desired reliability using Design for Reliability (DfR) approaches including FMEA and DoE
  • Work with R&D, Manufacturing, Customer Care, and Quality groups to resolve customer complaints/manufacturing issues during early commercial stages by performing reliability prediction of failure mechanisms on products under development and in the field
  • Own product and engineering design reviews, assessing reliability budget of products/designs and inspiring changes to improve product reliability
  • Articulate needed design changes to improve product reliability and influence/align cross-functional stakeholders on those recommendations

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Reliability EngineeringFMEAFailure Mode Effects Criticality AnalysisReliability ModelingReliability PredictionsStructured Problem SolvingReliability TestingTest AutomationMechanical DesignElectrical DesignSoftware EngineeringFirmwareManufacturing Engineering

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this position remote or does it require working from an office?

This position is located in Bengaluru, IDC, India, and is part of the Reliability team there.

What are the main responsibilities of the Staff Reliability Engineer?

The role involves working with product development and sustaining teams to ensure highly reliable products using Danaher reliability tools, supporting assessment and improvement in product reliability, and collaborating with mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, and manufacturing engineers.

What skills or experiences are required for this role?

Key skills include applying Danaher reliability tools like FMEA, structured problem solving, reliability modeling, predictions, testing, simulations, Design for Reliability (DfR), and DoE, along with close collaboration with ME, EE, SW, FW engineering groups.

What is the company culture like at Cepheid?

Cepheid fosters an environment that supports career growth and development, with associates involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics from ideation to delivery, making an immediate impact on global health challenges within the Danaher Diagnostics community.

What makes a strong candidate for this Staff Reliability Engineer position?

A strong candidate has experience with reliability engineering tools like FMEA, DoE, and Danaher methods, can collaborate across ME, EE, SW, FW teams, and excels in planning and executing reliability tests and simulations.

Danaher Corporation

Water quality, diagnostics, and identification solutions

About Danaher Corporation

Danaher Corporation operates in key markets such as water quality, product identification, and diagnostics. The company provides precision instruments and advanced purification technologies for analyzing and managing water, ensuring its safety in various environments. In product identification, Danaher specializes in laser marking, coding, and packaging solutions that help maintain product freshness and accurate labeling throughout the supply chain. In the diagnostics sector, Danaher offers tools and software that enhance diagnostic confidence, enabling healthcare providers to deliver effective care. What sets Danaher apart from competitors is its unique Danaher Business System, which focuses on continuous improvement and empowers employees to drive change. The company's goal is to consistently deliver high-performance products and solutions while maintaining leadership in its markets.

Washington, District of ColumbiaHeadquarters
1969Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
Industrial & Manufacturing, Healthcare, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition from Roche and Abbott in AI-driven diagnostics.
Potential regulatory challenges in the EU for water quality sector.
Supply chain vulnerabilities affecting precision instruments sourcing.

Differentiation

Danaher's Danaher Business System drives continuous improvement and superior financial performance.
The acquisition of Cytiva enhances Danaher's capabilities in the biopharmaceutical sector.
Danaher's advanced purification technologies meet increasing demands for sustainable water management.

Upsides

Danaher's investment in AI-driven healthcare solutions boosts its diagnostics capabilities.
Cytiva acquisition expands Danaher's market share in the biopharmaceutical sector.
Point-of-care testing demand drives growth for Danaher's diagnostic tools and software.

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