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Practical Trainee (Reliability Engineer) We are looking for a self-driven technical trainee to support our reliability improvement initiatives. In this role, you will work closely with experienced engineers on real-life product reliability challenges, from failure testing and data analysis to root cause investigations and risk assessments. This traineeship offers hands-on experience in reliability engineering within an industrial environment.
More about the role As a Practical Trainee in hardware Reliability Engineering, you will support activities such as:
Collecting, cleaning, and analyzing reliability data
Supporting and performing failure analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Assisting with Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) & Supporting Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
Preparing technical reports and presenting findings to engineering teams
Supporting implementation and verification of reliability improvement actions
Perform hardware reliability testing and create new tests
More about you Bachelor/Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or similar
Interest in hands-on reliability engineering, failure analysis, and quality engineering
Basic knowledge of:
Statistics and data analysis
Failure mechanisms (mechanical, electrical, or materials-related)
Engineering fundamentals (design, testing, physics of failure)
Familiarity with (or willingness to learn):
RCA methods (5-Why, Ishikawa, etc.)
FTA and DFMEA
Rapid prototyping / 3D printing
Reliability tools and metrics (MTBF, Weibull analysis, etc.)
Ablility to work in a structured and analytical way
Good communication skills in English
Comfortable working with test setups, lab equipment, and technical documentation
More about What We Offer Hands-on experience with real industrial reliability data
Coaching by experienced engineers
Exposure to reliability methods used in product development and field support
International and multidisciplinary working environment
Competitive trainee compensation
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