A Good Reliability Engineer

Abstract

Kirk and Fred discuss a simple question of what being a practical and sound reliability engineer means.

Key Points

Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the different aspects of reliability engineering and what they need to be a good reliability engineer

Topics include:

• The results of effective reliability development for a new product may take years to emerge from field data. Few will remember what contributed to its success if it is proven reliable.


• A skilled reliability engineer will ask many questions about why a product failed, tracing back through the manufacturing processes and use conditions to determine the root cause. Understanding material science and the history of past products is also crucial for identifying the cause of failure.


• Companies do not design products solely for marginal or exceptional use cases; instead, by creating a product that meets the fundamental strength limit with standard materials and processes, they achieve a robust design that is more tolerant of marginal use conditions.


• A proficient reliability engineer can effectively communicate the reliability risks, potential solutions, and cost savings associated with modifying a product to enhance its robustness.


• Gaining insight into the product, its usage, the manufacturing process, customer expectations, past failure mechanisms, and stress testing results is essential to becoming a competent reliability engineer.

Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can join friends as they discuss reliability topics. Join us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches.

Show Notes

Please click on this link to access a relatively new analysis of traditional reliability prediction methods article from the US ARMY and CALCE titled “Reliability Prediction – Continued Reliance on a Misleading Approach”. It is in the public domain, so please distribute freely. Attempting to predict reliability is a misleading and costly approach to use for developing a reliable system.

You can now purchase the most recent recording of Kirk Gray’s Hobbs Engineering 8 (two 4 hour sessions) hour Webinar “Rapid and Robust Reliability Development 2022 HALT & HASS Methodologies Online Seminar” from this link.

For more information on the newest discovery testing methodology here is a link to the book “Next Generation HALT and HASS: Robust design of Electronics and Systems” written by Kirk Gray and John Paschkewitz.

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