Staff Reliability Hardware Engineer - CA, San Jose, Rio Robles, United States
$130,168 - $188,490 USD yearly
Originally posted 11 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Staff Reliability Hardware Engineer, you will join the Reliability Hardware & Systems Development team to create hardware and system solutions supporting high-impact projects and new product developments at Analog Devices.
What you'll do
- Design and develop high power burn-in systems and hardware, including custom burn-in boards (BIBs) and test fixtures.
- Design reliability stress hardware for HTOL, HAST, HTOB, PTC and maintain related documentation.
- Collaborate with product teams and reliability engineers to determine project requirements.
- Conduct thorough testing and validation to ensure compliance with specified requirements.
- Utilize the 8D process to perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting of hardware defects.
- Apply new methods and techniques to improve the efficiency of existing systems and hardware.
What you'll need
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 7+ years of experience in hardware engineering and/or reliability.
- Proven ability in development and validation of hardware and systems used for semiconductor reliability.
- Hands-on experience with burn-in, environmental, and other reliability stress test chambers.
- Familiarity with reliability testing industry standards such as JEDEC and IPC.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
Nice to have
- High power module burn-in experience.
Skills: burn-in systems, HTOL, HAST, JEDEC, 8D process, hardware engineering
This role has been open 67 days — well above the 53-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
425
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$153k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (425 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 425 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 170 | 9862 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 54 d | 53 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $153k |
Skills observed across this category: burn-in systems, HTOL, HAST, JEDEC, 8D process, hardware engineering
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 75 open roles · median 134 d
- Infineon Technologies · 31 open roles · median 44 d
- Renesas Electronics · 22 open roles · median 38 d
- STMicroelectronics · 19 open roles · median 24 d
- Analog Devices (this employer) · 18 open roles · median 53 d
- Applied Materials · 17 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 425 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.