Outset Medical, Inc. · 3 months ago
Senior Reliability Engineer
San Jose, California
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $162K/yr
7+ years expOutset Medical is a trailblazing medical device company revolutionizing dialysis care. The Senior Reliability Engineer will lead reliability testing and investigations to ensure product reliability, guiding teams in implementing corrective actions and promoting a reliability-focused culture.
Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalMedical Device
Responsibilities
Utilize DfR best practices to meet our reliability goals and targets
Be the technical lead of root cause investigations of reliability failures that we identify:
Generate top failures and kick off investigations as needed
Lead cross functional meetings to deep dive into issues and brainstorm next steps
Use best practices and tools to confirm and reject root cause hypotheses (FMEA, fishbone, fault tree, DOE, etc.)
Recommend corrective actions and mobilize the team to implement the corrections
Through testing and/or field analysis, demonstrate reliability improvement of the implemented corrections
Work with the teams and leaders to create a Reliability Program Plan
Evaluate the strengths and weak points of the plan and communicate to leaders
Design, execute, and oversee reliability tests as needed by the program:
Component, subsystem, and/or system level testing
Internal lab testing, testing at outside test houses, and/or testing at suppliers
Accelerated life testing, HALT, shock/vibration, chemical compatibility testing, robustness testing, reliability growth testing, etc
Evaluate test design constraints and trade-offs and balance the tests accordingly
Fixture construction and automation where needed
Model failures and suspensions to assess reliability distributions and quantify reliability levels
Interpret these models to track towards our targets and recommend actions
Create and provide presentations to leaders on top issues and progress on ongoing tests and investigations
Help to educate other engineers and leaders on reliability engineering statistics and methodology
Maintain documentation of test protocols, procedures, and reports
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Biomedical, Mechanical, Materials, or Reliability Engineering
Prefer a minimum of 7 years of experience in reliability engineering AND/OR engineering in product development with a focus on root cause investigation
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
CRE certification preferred
Knowledge and demonstrated use of reliability statistics (Weibull modelling, PDFs, CDFs, hazard rate functions, conditional reliability, confidence bounds, sample size determination, etc.)
Experience using reliability modelling software (Reliasoft, Minitab, and/or JMP)
Experience designing and executing reliability tests (ALT, shock/vibe, HALT, etc.)
Experience overseeing external testing at suppliers
Experience leading technical root cause investigations
Experience working on cross functional product development teams
Experience providing clear and actionable presentations to leadership
Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint
Experience with Salesforce databases preferred
Must be an effective communicator
Must be able to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
Company
Outset Medical, Inc.
Outset Medical is changing dialysis – one of the largest, most expensive, and stagnant areas of healthcare.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.43BKey Investors
PFM Health SciencesPerceptive AdvisorsSLR Capital Partners
2025-01-06Post Ipo Equity· $168.8M
2025-01-06Post Ipo Debt· $125M
2022-11-04Post Ipo Debt· $300M
Leadership Team
Leslie Trigg
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Aragon
Chief Medical Officer
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