Senior NPI Reliability Engineer

🔥 14 hours ago

🏄 California, Texas – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $108.2k - $174.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⛑ DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

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Palo Alto Networks

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10,000+ employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $1M Seed Round - Morta Security on 2013-02

Cybersecurity • Enterprise

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company that provides AI-driven platforms, products, and services to protect networks, cloud workloads, endpoints, and applications. Its portfolio includes next-generation firewalls, SASE and Prisma Cloud (CNAPP) offerings, the Cortex security operations suite (XDR, XSOAR, XSIAM), and Unit 42 threat intelligence and incident response services. Palo Alto Networks helps enterprises secure AI deployments, automate SOC workflows, and prevent, detect, and respond to sophisticated threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

📋 Description

• Own and execute the NPI hardware reliability strategy, milestones, and phase-gate qualification plans from early development through production ramp • Partner with Hardware Engineering to assess architecture, design changes, and BOMs for electrical, mechanical, thermal, and environmental risks • Define and execute accelerated life, stress, and environmental test plans, including thermal cycling, drop/vibe, and HALT/ALT • Analyze test data and trends to validate product readiness against reliability targets before commercial release • Lead root-cause failure investigations across NPI testing, pilot builds, and early production using 8D, FMEA, FTA, DOE, and Weibull methods • Collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and contract manufacturers to implement, validate, and track corrective actions • Feed field and post-mortem learnings into early NPI cycles to prevent recurring failure modes • Assess supplier and manufacturing reliability risks during EVT, DVT, and PVT builds • Audit critical processes, materials, and component qualifications • Establish quality controls, test coverage, and containment protocols for critical hardware components and sub-assemblies • Define NPI reliability metrics, statistical models, and dashboards for executive leadership • Serve as the Technical Operations subject matter expert for hardware reliability • Build, standardize, and scale the company’s NPI Hardware Reliability framework across multi-hardware platforms

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical field • 5+ years of experience in hardware reliability, product quality, NPI, manufacturing engineering, or a related discipline • Experience with reliability qualification and validation of complex electronic hardware • Strong understanding of hardware failure mechanisms and reliability engineering principles • Experience working with contract manufacturers and external suppliers • Experience with NPI processes and production ramp of complex electronic products • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Experience with structured root-cause and failure-analysis methodologies • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, BOMs, specifications, and manufacturing documentation • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Immigration sponsorship is not available; applicants requiring work visa sponsorship will not be sponsored

🏖️ Benefits

• Restricted stock units may be included • Bonus may be included • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability or special need