Reliability Hardware Engineer

About the role

Analog Devices is looking for a Reliability Hardware Engineer in Limerick to design, develop and validate electronic circuits and hardware solutions for the reliability qualification of its analog, digital and mixed-signal products. The role works closely with Reliability, Design, Business Unit and Production Engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver robust, scalable and cost-effective solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design circuits and define electrical stress and test configurations with Design and Business Unit teams.
• Develop and validate hardware, including PCBs, sockets, driver/interface boards and supporting systems.
• Perform hardware bring-up, characterization, troubleshooting and validation.
• Build robust, cost-effective and reusable hardware while mitigating technical risks to qualification schedules.
• Analyse existing hardware and systems to find weaknesses and improve them.
• Run structured root-cause analysis and implement corrective solutions.
• Support hardware development and validation for advanced sensing and IoT applications.
• Develop, document and promote engineering standards, design guidelines and best practices.
• Provide technical support to Reliability, Design, Product and Production Engineering teams during qualification and deployment.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic & Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong fundamentals in analog and digital electronics.
• Knowledge of circuit design, component selection and hardware troubleshooting.
• Programming or scripting skills for engineering analysis, automation and validation.
• Experience with laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs and power supplies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and good communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred: experience in PCB design, semiconductor test or reliability qualification, test system development, hardware automation, Python, C/C++ or LabVIEW. About 10% travel is required, and the position is on the first shift, days.