Reliability Engineer

Break free from the established norms of a traditional engineering career and thrive as a Reliability Engineer in Halifax, PA at Hearth & Home Technologies.

We have created a unique working environment for our engineers, placing them on project teams responsible for every facet of improving our products. This isn’t an engineering career marked by processes and monotony. It’s an engineering career driven by the need to accomplish great things and continuously improve.

World Class Reliability Standards

Hearth & Home Technologies lives by the philosophy of Lean Manufacturing. It’s a core reason why we’re the world’s largest developer, manufacturer and supplier of fireplaces, stoves and hearth products. We eliminate non-value added activities while delivering quality products with greater efficiency.

Our Reliability Engineers are fundamental to implementing the power of Lean Manufacturing effectively. They apply lean tools and benchmark others in a way that effectively and rapidly improves the growth of our business.

Our engineers ensure that our products meet agency and internal standards, while constantly developing new predictive models to detect potential failures. We support them with a strong team that helps develop and document test protocols to prevent anything from going wrong.

What you will do:

• Key contributor in the New Product Development process to ensure the reliability of the product is statistically validated.
• Perform routine on-site reliability testing of products, components and materials.  
• Develop and document protocol for reliability test methods and reporting.
• Prepare summary reports of test outcomes and recommend corrective action as required.  Maintain report files. 
• Design, implement, and perform reliability demonstration tests to verify designs will meet warranty and reliability requirements. 
• Install new test equipment for the reliability department.  Assist in developing and documenting methods and protocol for use of new equipment.
• Participate in product design reviews to verify that appropriate testing has been passed and that all specifications standards and codes have been met.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or closely related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 0-3 years of engineering experience
• Proficient computer skills, especially with Microsoft Excel
• Effective use of appropriate problem-solving tools to drive root cause analysis and improvements
• Able to perform routine/detailed engineering calculations and tests in a reliability environment
• Demonstrated proficiency in statistical analysis and decision making, including regression analysis, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, analysis of variance, process capability, tolerance interval development, and parametric reliability prediction models
• Experience and demonstrated use of FMEA during product and/or process development
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple functions
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines

Why Engineers Choose Hearth & Home Technologies

• Exceptional career development and advancement potential with organizational stability
• Working for the industry leader of a product that people love
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Positive environment where we work together as a team

About Working for Hearth & Home Technologies

Hearth & Home Technologies is the world’s largest developer, manufacturer and supplier of fireplaces, stoves and hearth products. As the Hearth Experts™, we thrive on continual innovation and work to incorporate the latest in material, design and technology. Our consumer-focused approach, strong brands and streamlined value chain help us lead every aspect of the hearth industry.

Lakeville, Minnesota is our home, but we have locations throughout the United States. Hearth & Home Technologies is a subsidiary of HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) and serves residential and commercial markets. HHT produces the industry’s best and most-recognized brands, including: Heat & Glo®, Heatilator®, Quadra-Fire®, Harman®, SimpliFire™, EcoChoice™ and PelPro™. The company also manages Fireside Hearth & Home™ retail stores and builder design centers.