Reliability Engineer in Santa Clara, California at Foxconn-PCE Technology
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Job Description
Company Overview:
Established in Taiwan in 1974, Hon Hai Technology Group, commonly known as Foxconn, is the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and leading provider of technological solutions with a network of over 233 campuses across 24 countries. In the US, Foxconn employs 8,000 across 56 different sites with manufacturing operations in Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and California. As of 2025, Foxconn ranks 28th among the Fortune Global 500 and reported revenue of approximately USD $259 billion.
The company’s diverse product offerings span four major segments: smart consumer electronics, cloud, and networking solutions, computing, and various other components. Foxconn makes 40% of the consumer electronics that we find in our everyday lives. In recent years, Hon Hai has adopted the 3+3 strategy, focusing on three emerging industries - electric vehicles, digital health solutions, and robotics - while leveraging three key technologies: next-generation communications, artificial intelligence (AI), and semiconductors. Together, these initiatives position the company as a leader in innovation for the 21st century.
Hon Hai Technology Group is deeply committed to championing environmental sustainability within its manufacturing processes. By integrating sustainability into its operations framework, the company strives to serve as a best-practice model for global enterprises, enhancing corporate responsibility while meeting the growing demand for environmentally conscious production methods.
Job Summary:
The primary purpose of the Reliability Engineer (focused on L10/L11 execution) is to own the physical, environmental, and mechanical stress-testing validation of integrated AI rack systems. This position directly contributes by acting as the hardware's ultimate survival gatekeeper — subjecting fully assembled, 3,000+ lb liquid-cooled AI clusters to extreme accelerated testing regimes (such as thermal cycling, mechanical shock, and transit vibration simulations) to identify and eliminate hidden structural, thermal, or electrical weaknesses before mass deployment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute environmental stress and lifecycle testing under temperature, humidity, thermal cycling, and other operating conditions to evaluate product durability, identify potential failure risks, and verify compliance with reliability requirements.
- Conduct shock, vibration, transportation, and structural stress testing to assess product durability during shipping, handling, installation, and operation, and identify mechanical weaknesses requiring design or process improvements.
- Perform root-cause analysis of product and component failures through test data review, physical inspection, and material evaluation to identify failure mechanisms and drive effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Evaluate fastener torque retention, mechanical wear, and component degradation throughout reliability testing to identify potential structural risks and recommend improvements for long-term product performance and reliability.
- Analyze reliability test data and failure trends, prepare technical reports, and verify Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) through appropriate testing to confirm that design and process changes effectively address identified reliability issues.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
Experience:
- 2+ years of Environmental Stress Testing & Lifecycle Simulation.
- 2+ years of Shock, Transit Vibration, and Structural Stress Testing
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
Frequently works in office, laboratory, testing, and manufacturing environments, requiring regular movement, equipment operation, and product inspection. The role may involve occasional bending, reaching, crouching, and handling test components or equipment, with potential exposure to vibration, temperature variations, elevated noise levels, and other testing conditions; appropriate PPE may be required.
EEOC Statement
Foxconn is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Foxconn prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetics, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal law. In addition to federal law requirements, Foxconn complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.