Senior Reliability Engineer

Job Title

Senior Reliability Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Manufacturing team to own reliability, qualification and life-testing across semiconductor-based hardware development programs. You will define reliability requirements, develop and execute qualification plans, analyse life-test data, and ensure issues are resolved before products reach the field.

This senior individual contributor role works closely with engineering, product, manufacturing and external partners. The role is UK-based and requires international travel to suppliers and partners in Asia, the US and Europe.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting requests significant industrial experience in semiconductor, electronics or hardware reliability; no specific years of experience are stated.

Responsibilities

Accountable for planning, executing and reporting reliability and qualification activities across product lifecycle.

• Develop and maintain reliability and qualification plans for semiconductor-based hardware.
• Define component, assembly and product-level reliability tests and acceptance criteria.
• Plan, oversee and manage life-test and qualification campaigns.
• Analyse reliability and life-test data; identify trends and likely failure mechanisms.
• Translate test results into clear, actionable engineering recommendations.
• Produce professional reliability reports for internal and customer-facing use.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing and failure-analysis teams to resolve reliability issues.
• Work with external suppliers, test houses and manufacturing partners on test execution, corrective actions and audits.
• Support supplier visits, technical reviews and supplier audits of reliability work.
• Improve reliability processes, methodologies and reporting standards.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to specialist and non-specialist stakeholders.
• Own reliability activities from planning through final review and acceptance.

Requirements

Summary of must-have and nice-to-have qualifications for the role.

Must-have

• Significant industrial experience in semiconductor, electronics or hardware product reliability.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor devices, electronics and packaging.
• Proven experience developing and executing reliability, life-test and qualification plans.
• Ability to analyse complex datasets and draw practical engineering conclusions; identify trends and failure mechanisms.
• Experience working with external suppliers, manufacturing partners or test houses and reviewing/auditing their reliability work.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills, including producing professional reports.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder-management and organisational skills; able to work independently and own projects.

Nice-to-have

• Experience in semiconductor product qualification and high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience working directly with OSATs or outsourced manufacturing partners.
• Familiarity with recognised semiconductor/electronics reliability standards and supplier auditing.
• Background in failure analysis or root-cause investigation.
• Experience building reliability programmes or processes and supporting customer reliability requirements.
• Exposure to data-centre, communications or other high-performance electronics environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally to suppliers and partners.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Salience Labs

Headquarters: Oxford, United Kingdom

Salience Labs develops integrated photonics technologies and solutions, focusing on experimental characterisation, device development and engineering for advanced optical and photonic systems. They work across photonic design, manufacturing and system testing, supporting R&D and product development.