We are seeking a full-time Reliability Engineer Intern in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for applying engineering knowledge to prevent or reduce the likelihood of product failures, identify, and correct the causes of failures, apply methods to analyze reliability data and likelihood of failure on new designs, process documentation and checklist, cost/benefit analysis of projects, and reporting of results to management.
Essential Functions
- Collaborate with design engineering teams to create/implement reliability plans during product development
- Coordinate reliability goal setting, modeling, and risk analysis
- Perform physics-of-failure based reliability analysis and research
- Design and facilitate reliability testing (ex. accelerated life testing, degradation testing, Highly Accelerated Life Testing, etc.)
- Assist reliability technicians in test execution/documentation
- Utilize engineering skills to identify/resolve failures in electronic, electro-mechanical, and mechanical systems
- Perform statistics based reliability analysis to identify failure trends and expected life
- Prepare concise reports on test results/data analysis and present to peers/management
- Maintain knowledge and application of industry test standards and best practices
- Build strong relationships and leverage all business segments (design engineering, quality, manufacturing, procurement, marketing/sales) to achieve reliability goals
- Cleanliness zone area requirements: This position requires Garmin provided personal protective equipment including SD shoes (Static Dissipative Footwear) to be always worn for an entire shift to minimize the risk of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and meet specified standards.
Basic Qualifications
- Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
- Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
- Proficient using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and respectful interpersonal communication skills
- Must be positive, detail/quality oriented, organized, analytical, multi-tasker, team oriented, and possess excellent time management/follow-up skills with the ability to prioritize and work proactively/effectively with minimal supervision in a fast paced, challenging environment
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience in Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehousing, or Distribution Operations
- Fluent in statistical analysis and software (ex. ReliaSoft, Minitab, JMP, R, Python, etc.)
- Knowledge of three dimensional modeling
- Strong interest/knowledge in electronic and mechanical systems and how products fail
